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Why coaching, not gadgets, is key to getting the most out of employees

  • Written by Grace McCarthy, Dean Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong
imageCoaching means many things, from simply listening to staff, to helping them set personal goals.Taylor Johnson/Flickr, CC BY

Forget the gadgets and “lifehacks” to increase productivity, my research with Julia Milner shows that managers need to become coaches to get the best out of their employees.

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