Executive Coaching for Leadership Development: Five Questions to Guide Your Program Design

Abstract

In contrast with traditional leadership training methods, coaching builds stronger leaders through self-awareness and sustainable changes in behavior. Coaching is a personalized learning process that is accomplished through a series of one-on-one focused coaching conversations; and by having the leader gain feedback, observe his or her actions, and practice new actions/behaviors tied to growth goals. Executive Coaching also helps leaders identify desired business results and the challenges impeding progress toward these goals. In addition to focusing on enhancing the leader’s learning, coaching assists the leader in developing strategies to achieve identified business results.

Introduction: Executive Coaching as a Leadership Strategy

Executive coaching is an individualized learning process that enables

managers to grow as leaders and achieve greater business results.