"Financial Times" Management Briefings: Mentoring and Coaching (FT Management Briefings)

Successful mentoring and coaching is a powerful means of individual development for all levels of staff which covers a whole range of development needs. The benefit of this approach are learning based on individual requirements, a 'can do' learning environment and much more. However, to be successful it requires: clear objectives, support from senior management and a manageable plan of action. This is an essential guide to providing you with a comprehensive and practical 'tool box' approach. Contents include: The skills and roles involved Who will benefit from this approach Mentoring and coaching, the organisational issues How leaders learn to mentor and coach Developing a coaching programme Training issues for mentoring and coaching Plus checklists, tips and practical advice throughout.Mathews, S. is the author of '"Financial Times" Management Briefings: Mentoring and Coaching (FT Management Briefings)', published 1997 under ISBN 9780273632528 and ISBN 0273632523.