Executive Coaching - A Guide For The HR Professional.pdf

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What Is the Boss’s Role?
In most situations, the client executive’s boss is a central figure in
the coaching activity. The boss’s role may include identification
of the need, initiating the coaching arrangement, offering detailed
information, rewarding progress, and providing the budget for the
coach.
Topics addressed in this chapter include the following:
• Creating the case for change
• Defining success
• Authorizing the coaching
• Identifying performance expectations
• Providing observations
• Assessing how well changes are going
• Helping the overall effort
Creating the Case for Change
Executives who are capable of making major business decisions
aren’t necessarily good at talking straight to their employees about
what needs to change. Sometimes a coach arrives for a first visit
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