Coaching and Mentoring: A Guide to How They Work

Coaching has become mainstream and the big business end of this phenomenon is executive coaching. Top coaches earn huge fees and according to Harvard Business Review, US companies are spending more than $1 billion a year on this 'must-have' activity. This guide explains what coaching, and its cheaper and simpler alternative, mentoring are, outlining different types of coaching and their cost. Crucially, it assesses the effectiveness of coaching and mentoring and gives advice based on lessons learned by those interviewed for the book on making coaching work successfully and avoiding mistakes that lead to disappointment or even harm.