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Managers Think They’re Good at Coaching. They’re Not.

Harvard Business Review

In our years studying and working with companies on this topic, we’ve observed that when many executives say “yes,” they’re incorrectly answering the question. Later, these tapes were evaluated by other participants in the coaching course through an online peer review system. pbombaert/Getty Images.

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Most Work Conflicts Aren’t Due to Personality

Harvard Business Review

Yet, according to the Association of Test Publishers, the Society for Human Resources, and the publisher of the Myers-Briggs, these assessments are still administered millions of times per year for personnel selection, executive coaching, team building and conflict resolution.

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Most Managers Don’t Know How to Coach People. But They Can Learn.

Harvard Business Review

In our years studying and working with companies on this topic, we’ve observed that when many executives say “yes,” they’re ill-equipped to answer the question. Later, these tapes were evaluated by other participants in the coaching course through an online peer review system.