Jan 19 2009

HBR: The Realities of Executive Coaching — What’s the Lesson for Healthcare Coaches?

Published by Francine Gaillour at 9:50 pm under Getting PR, Marketing, Program Development, Staying Jazzed

An excellent Special Report was published in the January 2009 issue of the Harvard Business Review.  The report shares  survey data taken from coaches working within corporations.  The purpose of the report was to explore how the coaches define success for their clients (among other things).  Additional commentaries by coaches round out the report.

Here is the link the PDF version of the article.

One of the quotes that popped out for me reinforced what we teach in the PCI Advanced Certification Program, namely, the importance of developing a Philosophy of approach and Methodology.  Here is the quick quote from the article:

If a coach can’t tell you what methodology
he uses – what he does and what outcomes
you can expect – show him the door.

The article is not exactly a endorsement for coaching (or evidence of coaching results or ROI), but its heft certainly elevates executive coaching in the mind of the reader.

I am curious to hear your thoughts on the article.  Post your comments below.

–Francine

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One Response to “HBR: The Realities of Executive Coaching — What’s the Lesson for Healthcare Coaches?”

  1. # Francine Gaillouron 20 Jan 2009 at 2:15 am

    Hi coaches,
    Note: there are actually two articles in this report:
    The Realities of Executive Coaching is the research part of the report, but there is an “insights” portion, “What a Coach Can Do For You” that is the article appears in the print journal.
    The link I gave you includes both articles.

    Francine

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