Coaching and Mentoring at the Top

On their way to the top of the management ladder, 80 per cent of Chief Executive Officers ascribe the receipt of a large part of the learning and support they required to having a mentor -- someone to help them understand what is needed in behaviour, experience or track record to move up a rung or two; to be a sounding board when there are difficult choices to make; and occasionally to goad them into tackling issues they might otherwise have avoided.