... 16 5
Sample Action Plan 16 9
Action Plan Format 17 1
Sample Progress Report 17 3
“To-Do” List for Managing Coaching Resources 17 5
Appendix 17 7
Executive Breakaway Section 17 9
Bibliography 213
About the ... work has changed drastically. The
same forces that are changing our lives in organizations are driving
the greater use of coaching (see Table 1. 1). The demands pl...
... come
from another source.
Helping the Overall Effort
How the boss communicates about the coaching effort can make or
break its success. If the coaching is viewed as another way to accel-
erate the learning ... reports and to whom?
As stated in Chapter 4, when a more formal evaluation is
desired, there are a number of approaches that the coach and the
client may want to t...
... when the coach serves as a
team facilitator during breakout sessions. Under this scenario, the
role played by the coach is established early for the participants. At
the same time, the coach gains ... section addresses topic areas that have special relevance
to coaching. As coaching has developed as a professional disci-
pline, it has begun to play a larger role in th...
... We also learn by reading about what others
have done, watching what others do, or occasionally by going to
formal classes. Personal coaching is also a learning alternative, one
that accelerates ... highlighted and executive coaching has
been defined and explained. To enable readers to understand
the available options for coaching, mentoring, and therapy, the
What Is Coaching? 1...
... critical. As one HR
professional in a health care maintenance organization stated:
“Using an external coach promotes a great way of learning. The
advantage of using an external coach is that the ... changes that are occurring?
Third, the evaluation serves as a recalibration process. It can
provide valuable information for the coach and the client that helps
them make adjus...
... parts:
• Manage the overall coaching program
• Support the start of new coaching assignments
• Support the coaching during and at the end
Manage the Overall Coaching Program
The organization and ... help the client set appropriate goals, it is
important that the coach understand the structure of the
organization and the strategic plans that guide the client’s...
... and praise came
in the form of a bonus. I had advanced to a prominent position
without really having a good understanding of what I was good at
and why. As we covered the political, bureaucratic, ... time I had
been a manager for six years, and I was twelve years into my working
career. I was aware of the idea of coaching because one of my
colleagues had found a relationsh...
... months of coaching conversations, I
made a decision about leaving my company and coaching was
included as a part of my “departure” package. That was my first time
having a full-time coach; I had someone ... measured?
• What information about the coaching assignment is to
be shared? With whom? At what intervals?
Agenda Items for an Initial
Discussion Among HR Professional,
Cli...
... goals as well as long-term goals.
• There may be “business” and also “personal” goals—
and they may overlap and impact each other.
A reasonable approach, therefore, is to set an initial goal and
expect ... process usually are delineated at the out-
set of a coaching engagement. Although the names and labels may
vary, in almost all situations a coaching process will contain these...