TeAM YYeP G Digitally signed by TeAM YYePG DN: cn=TeAM YYePG, c=US, o=TeAM YYePG, ou=TeAM YYePG, email=yyepg@msn.com Reason: I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Date: 2005.04.27 14:49:45 +08'00' [...]... of coaching and the rationale for its recent widespread popularity Recent driving forces for organizational change have been highlighted and executive coaching has been defined and explained To enable readers to understand the available options for coaching, mentoring, and therapy, the 16 EXECUTIVE COACHING distinctions have been drawn among these different types of assistance and what they have... let anyone know that a coach was being used Driving Forces Behind Organizational Change Since the mid-1990s the world of 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 placed on organizational leadership in the new business environment have expanded greatly Corporations have grown lean and have... Greller, and Amy Moquet For their assistance in researching several of the special topics, we extend our gratitude to Veronika Boesch, Marilyn Dabady, Michael Frisch, Marina Tyazhelkova, and Ann-Caroline van der Ham We are especially thankful to our editorial team, Matt Davis and Susan Rachmeler, for their professional expertise Our gratitude also goes to the three anonymous reviewers whose insights and... boss, as was mentioned earlier A boss cannot do what an independent coach does The boss has much greater accountability for achieving results and for clarifying realistic expectations and standards The boss has authority to take or recommend disciplinary actions, rewards, and other organizational actions Sure, the boss can be supportive and helpful—but the boss is ultimately still boss Coaching also calls... receive a lot of coaching There is no belief that good athletes come by their skills in some entirely “natural” way That’s why the people who run the teams are called “Coach” as their official title But that wasn’t always the case Perhaps you recall the movie Chariots of Fire, about a British Olympic team in the early 20th century At that time the idea of hiring a professional coach to improve a track runner’s... dominated by “instruction” in one form or another As we grew into adulthood, trial and error became perhaps the most common learning method 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 the learning process Therefore, coaching is useful when someone has a need... understanding among the client, the HR professional, the boss, and the coach about what is going to happen in the coaching engagement You will learn about the importance of having a good structure for the coaching assignment and what elements should be in a good contract Since one of the most important steps is having a clear understanding of the client’s issues, what is to be accomplished by the coaching... performance was considered at least newsworthy if not scandalous Today everyone in athletics uses a coach, and the coaches are expected to be competent professionals 9 10 EXECUTIVE COACHING Coaching to improve organizational performance and to help bring out an executive s potential have also gone through a history of increased acceptance There is no clear starting point for the use of coaching... effort • Valid data Change and learning require good data, and the coach can help in that area Information is needed on what the client brings to the job, what actions are being effective, and what is needed in order to succeed A coach may offer his or her personal views of the client’s actions and/or may do some “testing” using standardized inventories The coach can interview others in the organization... category Managers at other levels who are in especially significant roles also are responsible for making an important contribution, so they too can be appropriate coaching clients Managers may receive coaching simply because they are considered to be “high potential,” regardless of the nature of their current organizational role • The relevant learning issues are in the “soft skills” area Improving any person’s . HR professionals and others. The Appendix contains an executive breakaway section—material designed for the coaching client. The break- away section, as. States of America ISBN: 0-7879-7301-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Valerio, Anna Marie Executive coaching: a guide for the HR professional