Women Use Coaching for Upward Mobility
According to a 2012 report produced by McKinsey & Company (“Unlocking the Full Potential of Women at Work,” Barsh and Yee), the business case for developing women leaders continues to be considered a strong factor for organizational success. Gender diversity creates a talent advantage for companies willing to make the investment, and leads to stronger business results. Of the companies surveyed for the McKinsey report, more than 80 percent of human resource leaders believed that gender diversity is a business imperative. The authors argued that companies need to create opportunities for women to accelerate professional growth. Here is a story of an international company that took up the challenge to develop more women leaders.
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