Use
the following Checklist to help make decisions on the appropriateness
of Executive Coaching for you or somebody else and to help
select the best coaching and coach for your situation.
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of The Executive Coaching Forum have found this resource helpful,
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1.
Is coaching right for the executive right now?
- He/she
is motivated to change or learn.
- He/she
has others needed support to accomplish the coaching.
- He/she
believes that he/she is primary person who needs to do something
now (not someone else).
- He/she
is ready for a collaborative partnership to learn and/or
achieve business results.
- He/she
is receptive to one-on-one help and guidance.
- He/she
is emotionally stable and not going through any major, personal
period of crisis or distress
- He/she
is willing to commit him/herself to a period of significant
time and work to make the coaching successful.
2. What does the executive want or need to accomplish
through executive coaching?
- Decision
making
- Problem
solving
- Skill
development
- Habit
change
- Develop/improve
relationships
- Plan
strategy
- Implement
strategy
- Success
at a new assignment
- Improve
the executive’s communication
- Manage
change
- Plan
the executive’s development
- Resolve
conflict
- Help
gain personal awareness
- Clarify
roles/responsibilities
- Other
goals: ____________________________
3. What is the most important
thing the executive
needs to accomplish in coaching?
4. How does a coach need to help?
- Educate/teach
the executive
- Get
and give feedback for the executive
- Mediate
issues between the executive and other(s)
- Collect
data and help evaluate the situation
- Advise
- Mentor
- Discuss
things, talk them out
- Other
help:_____________________________
5.
Based on the executive’s past experience and what the executive
is like, what qualities would be most important in the executive’s
coach?
- Directness
- Compassion
- Experience
- Diplomacy
- Patience
- Knowledge:_______________________________
- Experience:_______________________________
- Intelligence:_______________________________
- Humor
- Pace:
_______________________________
- Listening
- Other
personal characteristics or styles in a coach:
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
6.
Important things a coach should know about the situation and
the executive to help decide if the coach is the best fit:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________