The
members of the Executive Coaching Forum are pleased to announce
the release of CORE COMPETENCIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COACH,
a follow up to THE EXECUTIVE COACHING HANDBOOK. This document
is targeted at human resources and leadership development
professionals who screen executive coaches, organizational
coaching practice managers who run coaching programs, executives
who utilize executive coaching services, and educators responsible
for training the next generation of executive coaches.
Click
here to see the model.
The
screening and credentialing of executive coaches is one of
the most important challenges facing the field today. Yet,
there is little guidance for those who are charged with doing
so. This represents our effort to draw on our accumulated
experience as coaches, coaching practice managers, and researchers
in order to articulate a set of competencies for those who
practice executive coaching. You may down load a PDF file
of this document here.
We
ask that in return for this service, you provide us your feedback.
Please e-mail Huntj@babson.edu,
and let us know your role, how you have made use of this document,
and your own perspective on the competencies of an effective
executive coach. We thank you in advance for your help.
New
Research -- SUCCESSFUL EXECUTIVE COACHING FROM THE
CONSUMER’S
PERSPECTIVE:
Adaptive
and Developmental Learning is a new research study by TECF
Leadership Group member James M. Hunt, DBA, Associate Professor
of Management, Babson College. It was published in Research
in Management Consulting, Fourth Edition, Tony Buono, Editor,
Greenwich, CT: Information Age Press, August 2004. The study
reports on in depth case analyses of fifteen successful executive
coaching engagements. Both coach and executive were interviewed
for the study, and a grounded theory methodology was utilized
to perform a content analysis on the interview transcripts.
The study examined how coach and executive define successful
outcomes, the processes by which successful outcomes were
achieved, and the impact of the organizational context on
the outcomes of coaching. The results of the study are a series
of hypothesis regarding successful executive coaching activities
and the factors that facilitate successful outcome. See the
Power Point presentation
describing the study.
New
TECF website section -- See
our new Research page,
which will serve as a resource to executive coaches, executives,
HR and OD Professionals, researchers and others involved with
Executive Coaching who are interested in promoting, conducting
and accessing research on executive coaching. A great deal
of practice wisdom is available in books published by executive
coaches and in articles in a variety of industry and trade
magazines. Relatively few reports of empirical research are
available, however. Fortunately, there is a growing interest
among practitioners and scholars in the study of executive
coaching. This site will provide those interested in executive
coaching with an opportunity to announce their research and
solicit help, access descriptions of research related publications,
and post their research related questions, ideas or other
announcements. The new Research page also lists Research Related
Publications in Executive Coaching.
New
TECF Handbook Survey -- Since our handbook was first
published in 2000, we’ve heard that the following organizations
are using it in-house, including to train internal coaches.
Please let us know if your organization is using the handbook,
and for what purposes.
American
Express
Amersham
Cambria Consulting
Liberty Mutual
CID
Linkage
PDI
Pfizer
Prudential
Starwood Hotels and Resorts
Worklife Strategies
New
-- TECF'S international reach. See our new page,
TECF's International Website Users,
for a list of the countries from which we receive inquires.
Also, be sure to send us your view,
using the feedback form.
