Executive Coaching - A Guide For The HR Professional.pdf

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What Are the Steps
in the Coaching Process?
Coaching relationships are custom-designed, not replicated from
a manual the coach keeps on a shelf or that the HR department
asks external coaches to obey. However, a large percentage of
coaching assignments do follow a general format, which is what we
will outline in this chapter. If you feel your situation falls outside of
the usual pattern for coaching assignments, you will need to contract
for a variation on the traditional relationship so you develop
a process that makes sense for you and your company. In this chapter
we will also address the way coaches and clients can use technology
to aid in their relationship.
The Coaching Process
Steps in the coaching process usually are delineated at the outset of
a coaching engagement. Although the names and labels may vary,
in almost all situations a coaching process will contain these steps:
1. Contracting
2. Initial goal setting
3. Assessment
4. Implementation and action planning
5. Evaluation
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