Not All Coaching Skills Are Created Equal

To establish a strong coaching culture, prioritize training for managers on coaching competencies.

Companies want coaching. According to the Association for Talent Development’s recent report Managers as Coaches: Boosting Employee and Organizational Performance, 90 percent said they want supervisors to coach direct reports.

The allure is obvious. Three-quarters of the 412 responding organizations associated a strong coaching culture with better employee performance, and more than half tied