Talent Management: Skills Senior Executives Most Need to Improve

December 8, 2009 – Talent Management – Boston, MA, USA

 Two-thirds of companies feel that senior-level executives need to improve their leadership skills, while more than half say that senior management must sharpen their strategic thinking and communications abilities, according to a survey by ClearRock, an outplacement and executive coaching firm headquartered in Boston.

Almost half of companies say senior managers must improve their team-building, vision and motivational capabilities, according to the survey of more than 100 organizations with operations throughout the U.S. by ClearRock.

However, employers are supplying their senior-level management with plenty of help, including outside and in-house coaching and training. Three-quarters of surveyed companies provide their senior-level leaders with outside coaching; almost half give them outside training and education, and about 4 in 10 coach them within the organization. Read Story.