During this cohort, you have developed skills that are used to assess, develop, and implement management and leadership strategies. However, regardless of the quality of any strategy, success is not possible without the cooperation and commitment of the people who are tasked with the daily responsibilities of meeting organizational goals and objectives. In this final week, you will integrate your knowledge, skills, and experience to focus on the human side of any business - the critically important leadership activities intended to retain talented people and influence them to be productive members of a high-performance team.

Read the questions below and think about how you would answer each of them:

1.Why do most successful organizations consider coaching to be a critical management and leadership competency?

2. What are some important organizational benefits to be gained from providing feedback, coaching, and inspiration?

3. Why is recognition (both individual and team) such an important requirement for retaining talented people?

4. How does the use of a framework for activities help great leaders achieve optimum levels of team member performance?