mentoring

In his book, The War for Talent, Ed Michaels relays the following findings collected from the feedback of 12,000 managers:

“When you talk about development, … most people think about training. Training is 10% of the development equation. Fifty percent is the sequence of jobs that you have, and 40% is the coaching and mentoring and candid feedback that you have or don’t have.�

In his book, How to Become a Great Boss, Jeffrey Fox says you should spend 90% of your time with your best people. “If you were investing in the stock market, and had the choice of putting money into a growing high-return company, or a sluggish low-return company, where would you put your money?� Click here to get Joe and Wanda's thoughts.