Kate Bowers, Author at Harvard Business Publishing https://www.harvardbusiness.org/author/kbowers/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 20:28:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Coaching Is A Business Imperative https://www.harvardbusiness.org/coaching-is-a-business-imperative/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 20:26:36 +0000 http://www.harvardbusiness.org/?p=1598 Coaching has traditionally come into play when an employee is struggling, and that remains an important practice. But there’s no reason to relegate coaching to this single, narrow role. After all, we’ve borrowed the term from the world of sports, where coaches are used at every stage in an athlete’s career. It’s time to start looking at coaching as something more than an occasional, special-purpose role and start making it a part of every manager’s toolkit – a part that’s used regularly. Why coaching is increasingly important In fast-paced, complex environments, there’s no guarantee that knowledge and skills that have […]

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