Executive
Coaching on Rise
"A
big shift is under way to provide
coaching
for executives, which was
until
recently considered "nice to
have"
but not essential, a study by
the
Canadian Management Centre
and
its international affiliates finds.
Fifty-two per cent
(52%) of 1,030
executives
surveyed worldwide,
including
330 in canada, receive
coaching
for performance; 13%
were
started in the past year; and
37%
of organizations that don't
have
programs plan to initiate
executive
coaching in the next
year.
Among reasons for
having
coaching:
79% said it was to
improve
overall performance,
63%
to groom for top
leadership,
and 60% to upgrade
specific
skills."
Wallace Immen
Globe
& Mail July 16, 2008 |
At
times executives reach a point, for many reasons, where some decisions
and/or behaviours are not getting the intended results or at a
price detrimental to the organization. The identification and
trigger for the executive coaching engagement comes sometimes
tied to the annual performance feedback process where the executive's
development plan is identified or at times driven by a specific
situation or event..