Intro 2 Coaching

The success of a coaching engagement is undoubtedly tied to many variables. You need to understand what characteristics of the coach and the coachee (i.e., the manager, executive, or leader being coached) add up to a successful coaching engagement from the perspective of the coach.

For the purposes of this research, we define coaching as a formal one-on-one relationship between a coach and a coachee. In a coaching engagement, the two “collaborate to assess and understand the coachee and his or her development needs, challenge current constraints while exploring new possibilities, and ensure accountability and support for reaching goals and sustaining development”

Both the coach and coachee possess characteristics that might facilitate or impede a successful coaching relationship.

These characteristics may include personality traits, work and life experiences, or level of commitment to learning.

In many respects, these characteristics are what each individual brings to the relationship before the coaching interaction starts and they set in motion the entire coaching relationship.

Using a broad understanding of “characteristics” allows us (and the interviewees) to consider a wide range of factors tied to the individual coach and coachee that affect the outcomes of the coaching engagement. The specific characteristics that were described by the interviewees were analyzed, grouped, and named. A detailed description of the terms is listed in this app.

What Are Coach and Coachee Characteristics?