When is Appreciative Executive Coaching likely to be of real value to a colleague?
• When the colleague has sufficient ego-strength to genuinely engage in a process that involves self-exploration. • During periods of significant personal or career transition. • As a complement to Strategic Planning, Team Development, Management Training, and other collective activities that often involve the declaration of good intentions unaccompanied by the building of the capability to deliver. 8. How can I know whether your approach will be right for me? You can’t absolutely. That’s why we strongly recommend that you check out at least three different coaching services firms before you choose an executive coach. There are many ways to shop for an executive coach: • Coaches advertise in the Yellow Pages, as well as in business papers and magazines. • There are Executive Coaching special interest groups within such organizations such as the Human Resources Management Association. • The International Coach Federation (www.coachfederation.org) provides a centralized coach referral se
