?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Executive+coaching+%3A+perspectives+of+effectiveness+from+executives+and+coaches&rft.creator=Hill%2C+Graham+Ian&rft.subject=coaching%2C+effectiveness%2C+executive+coaching%2C+executive+development&rft.description=Over+the+past+two+decades+there+has+been+a+remarkable+expansion+in+the+use+of+executive+coaching+as+an+executive+development+technique.+The+increasing+prominence+of+executive+coaching+has+been+attributed+to+the+emergence+of+new+organisational+cultures+and+the+subtler+competencies+needed+by+executives+in+these+faster+moving+organisations.+The+widespread+popularity+of+executive+coaching+has+been+based+largely+on+anecdotal+feedback+regarding+its+effectiveness.+The+small+body+of+empirical+research+has+been+growing+but+conclusive+outcomes+are+rare.+The+prominent+question+for+those+with+the+business+imperative+to+implement+executive+coaching+has+been+what+are+the+ingredients+of+the+process+that+engender+an+effective+outcome%3F+This+investigation+has+focused+on+the+factors+of+executive+coaching+that+contribute+to+effectiveness.+A+qualitative+methodology+facilitated+an+in-depth+study+of+the+experiences+of+the+participants+of+executive+coaching+with+the+perceptions+of+both+executives+and+coaches+being+sought.+Semi-structured+interviews+and+a+focus+group+provided+rich%2C+thick+descriptions+and+together+with+a+process+of+inductive+analysis+produced+findings+that+confidently+identify+the+key+factors+that+contribute+to+coaching+effectiveness.+Six+major+themes+were+identified%2C+each+comprising+a+collection+of+meanings.+These+themes+have+been+labelled+Executive+Engagement%2C+Preliminary+Assessment+and+Feedback%2C+Coaching+Process%2C+Coach.s+Contribution%2C+Trusting+Relationship+and+Support+from+the+Organisation.+One+theme%2C+Coaching+Process%2C+comprises+three+significant+sub-themes%2C+namely%2C+Encouragement+and+Emotional+Support%2C+Challenge+and+Reflection+and+Enhancing+Executive+Performance.+The+findings+of+this+study+add+value+to+the+field+by+identifying+factors+contributing+to+coaching+effectiveness%2C+and+providing+for+the+coaching+practitioner+a+basis+for+enhancing+their+practice+of+executive+coaching+to+better+meet+the+needs+of+executives+and+their+organisations.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2010&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F40237%2F1%2FGraham_Hill_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Hill%2C+Graham+Ian+(2010)+Executive+coaching+%3A+perspectives+of+effectiveness+from+executives+and+coaches.+Masters+by+Research+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F40237%2F&rft.identifier=QUT+Business+School