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Executive Coaching - A Guide For The HR Professional.pdf

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Charlie’s Story<br />

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Charlie’s story is a complex one. In this case the client is a sophisticated,<br />

successful <strong>HR</strong> executive who is comfortable asking for<br />

and using help. He reached out for a coach at a time of transition in<br />

his life.<br />

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What led you to use coaching?<br />

I came to a place in my life where I knew I needed to step back and<br />

completely evaluate the appropriateness of my life trajectory. I had<br />

spent twenty-five years in corporate settings and I knew that yet<br />

another corporate setting was not going to offer me the kind of life<br />

that I was seeking.<br />

I have always believed that one lives best when one lives dialogically.<br />

<strong>The</strong>se kinds of journeys are best NOT taken alone. <strong>The</strong> challenge<br />

is to find the right journey partner at the right time to<br />

accompany you on through that space.<br />

What had been your history with coaches?<br />

Having spent twenty-five years in human resources consulting and at<br />

the top of <strong>HR</strong> functions for four global companies, I have been both<br />

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