Marshall Goldsmith is a multiple-time New York Times bestselling author and widely considered the world’s foremost executive coach. He is not, however, an HR professional (although he told me, “I love HR!”).
One of Goldsmith’s groundbreaking innovations is the development of six questions that he uses when coaching executives to be better leaders, which you can read about in this New WindowHuffington Post article. Essentially, the goal of the questions is to maximize a leader’s relationship with direct reports.