A well‐designed and executed training program minimizes new employee “on‐boarding” time and time …‐to‐first‐contribution. This paper presents considerations for the design of a two‐phase training program for new employees – an initial program … (addressing training requirements of a general group), and a detailed program (requiring skill mastery by individual functional …

Solutions coaching is a powerful, highly pragmatic and emotionally intelligent method of coaching individuals and teams … model of solutions coaching. In the next issue you will discover the artful “how‐to” of applying this approach and will have …

Solutions coaching is a powerful, highly pragmatic and emotionally intelligent method of coaching individuals and teams … the SIMPLE model of solutions coaching. In this second article the artful “how‐to” of applying this approach is shown …

In this article the author, Managing Director of the leading coaching and coach training company, Peter Bluckert … Coaching, and founder member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, sets out a personal view on the current state of … the coaching market. That market, and, indeed, the profession of coaching, is fairly young, but it is one that he expects …

coaching culture and provides case histories of the implementation of coaching and coach training in the workplace. Provides …Focuses on coaching, the latest “fix” in corporate life, and how the workplace is changing from authoritarian bosses … some facts and figures about Return On Investment, and why companies introduce coaching. Concludes with a look into the …

Purpose – Aims to examine the two main groupings of definitions of executive coaching: those which focus on learning … proposition that psychological‐mindedness is the foundation of psychologically focused coaching. Design …/methodology/approach – Definitions of coaching are presented to set the context. Then the term psychological‐mindedness is described and the key aspects …

point to a need to shift the emphasis of coach training more strongly towards the coaching relationship. Originality …Purpose – The paper aims to examine the coaching relationship as a critical success factor in executive coaching. It … also aims to set out the characteristics of a successful coaching relationship and how to establish it. Design …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into a training and coaching intervention by Kepner Tregoe … training and coaching intervention, plus customer satisfaction results in Siemens Automation & Drives is described. Findings … – Key findings are that training when implemented within a well designed performance system yields an impressive Return On …

Purpose – The paper's aim is to assist OD managers in the design and implementation of a coaching culture in their … supported by the coaching literature. Findings – OD managers must consider a range of factors when designing and implementing a … coaching culture including: the motivation of a leader to coach; the health of internal coaching relationships; and role …