Ethical dilemmas are just one of the things you might bring to coaching supervision. We’ve explored just some of the ethical dilemmas that you might face as a leader as coach. Other things might come into play that we haven’t discussed; keep an eye out for those as you are coaching. Something just doesn’t feel
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Ethical Dilemmas for Leaders as Coach: Conflicts of Interest
We’ve discovered that leaders as coaches face ethical dilemmas around boundaries, dual relationships, and confidentiality; let’s turn our attention now to conflicts of interest. What do you do when the talented person you are coaching in your organisation tells you that she is looking to take her career outside the organisation? The organisation sees her
Ethical Dilemmas for Leaders as Coach: Confidentiality
As a Leader as Coach, you are becoming aware of ethical dilemmas facing you. We’ll turn our attention today to confidentiality. You know that you are bound to keep anything that happens in coaching confidential, between you and the other person. It is up to them who and what they tell. Sometimes you will be
Ethical Dilemmas for Leaders as Coach: Dual Relationships
Dual relationships are one element to think carefully about for the leader coach The leader coach encounters as many, if different, ethical dilemmas as an external coach, dual relationships are one of them. For example, you may be coaching two people on the same team, and they may tell you things about each other. It
Ethical Dilemmas for the Leader as Coach
We’ve talked about the skills we need as a leader as coach, and the underpinning beliefs, but what about our ethical dilemmas. What about our ethical position? Every coach is guided by an ethical code, I am guided by the International Coach Federation Code of Ethics, for example. Ethical dilemmas don’t always have black and white
Ethical Dilemmas for Leaders as Coach: Boundaries
When should you coach, when should you not coach, what are your boundaries? It’s important to know what your boundaries are, where you feel ok to coach, and where you feel out of your depth. When you are out of your depth, that may be the time to refer to someone else, either another coach
