Executive Coaching: A Catalyst for Personal Growth and Corporate Change

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Executive coaching is a relatively new area of management consulting that has emerged primarily because of the increased pressure on senior executives. Pinning down exactly what executive coaching entails is difficult, because there are probably as many definitions as there are practitioners. There are, however, two key attributes present in the practice of executive coaching. The first is its overriding purpose - that is, to enhance the individual executive's contribution to organizational performance. The second attribute involves ownership - the executive, not the coach, owns the decisions and actions arising from the coaching process. Some fundamental conditions that make for successful coaching at the CEO level are: 1. The CEO must be receptive to new ways of looking at problems and solutions. 2. The CEO must agree that the coach will act as an ego check. 3. The CEO must feel and exhibit values harmony. 4. The coach must have the right background, credibility and skills.

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Executive Coaching: A Catalyst for Personal Growth and Corporate Change

A relatively new management tool, executive coaching has proven its value to CEOs facing complex business and personal challenges. Behind every successful intervention are a successful professional coach and a receptive, committed CEO. This author describes when and how a coach can help a CEO, and what a coach and CEO must do to work effectively together.

Executive coaching is a relatively new area of management consulting that has emerged primarily because of the increased pressure on senior executives. Pinning down exactly what executive coaching entails is difficult, because there are probably as many definitions as there are practitioners.

There are, however, two key attributes present in the practice of executive coaching. The first is its overrid...

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