Executive Coaching: A reality check.
Posted by Kalani Iwiula on Wed, Mar 10, 2010
In January of '09, Harvard Business Review published a report titled, "The Realities of Executive Coaching." Authors Carol Kauffman and Diane Coutu surveyed a diverse group of coaches with the majority from the US and UK, gender divided equally 50-50, 61% active in the coaching profession for 10-plus years, and nearly all respondents claimed independent status with only 1% claiming internal corporate coaches.
Whether you're an internal or external executive coach, you should find value in the report particularly the introductory framing of the engagement, key success factors, and the conclusion sections.
Of particular interest was how high 360-degree feedback collection was ranked in terms of valuable tools used in practice (77%). As with all diagnostic instruments, be sure your provider's methods and validity are of sound psychometric standards.
To review the HBR report, click here.
Click for Eric Schmidt's quick take on coaching.
Please share your comments about coaching or the HBR report?
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