HIT Coaches Newsletter

Question
What identifying characteristics set Executive Coaches apart from all other coaches (i.e., sports coaches, personal coaches, business coaches, spiritual coaches, life coaches are among the myriad of different titles coaches have claimed)?

Answer
The Definition of Executive Coaching:
Executive Coaching is a facilitative one-to-one, mutually designed relationship between a professional coach and a key contributor who has a powerful position in the organization. This relationship occurs in areas of business, government, not-for-profit, and educational organizations where there are multiple stakeholders and organizational sponsorship for the coach or coaching group. The coaching is contracted for the benefit of a client who is accountable for highly complex decisions with wide scope of impact on the organization and industry as a whole. The focus of the coaching is usually focused on organizational performance or development, but may also have a personal component as well. The results produced from this relationship are observable and measurable, commensurate with the requirements the organization has for the performance of the person being coached. (From the ECNet*)

Question

What are the Distinguishing Characteristics of the Executive Coach?

Answer
In order to be an effective resource for the executive's development, Executive Coaches must possess a unique combination of maturity, professional skills and human qualities, such as:

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