How does Executive Coaching differ from other types of coaching?
Executive coaching is a collaborative learning relationship that aims to improve the quality of the person’s life at work, and thereby contribute to organisational effectiveness. Executive Coaching is distinguished by a three-way relationship between the coach, the coachee and the organisation. The organisation is actually the client, making the dynamic between coach, coachee and the client sponsor more complex than in a simple one-to-one coaching relationship. What distinguishes executive coaches from other coaches is their understanding of how to manage the ethics of the three-way relationship through their professional background, their organisational experience and their business executive coaching training.
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There is no generally agreed definition of Life Coaching. There are no real standards nor governmental control anywhere for coaching. Executive Coaching is somewhat more accepted as it is monitored by the businesses or organizations who are paying for the coaching.
Ideally, Executive Coaches should be trained in Organizational Management and Psychology. 56% of all Executive Coaches are Psychotherapists who specialize in Executive Coaching. In contrast, Life Coaches represent a cross section of the population. Generally, the focus of Executive Coaching is related to organizational leadership. For Life Coaching, it is less clear what the range of goals are.
Executive Coaching/Anger Management for "disruptive physicians" is currently the most popular for of coaching in the United States.
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