Executive coaching as a vehicle to enhance organisational performance and culture in a mining company in the Northern Cape

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dc.contributor.authorNkomombini, Sipho
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-27T00:10:19Z
dc.date.available2022-01-27T00:10:19Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionA research report submitted to the Wits Business School, Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in Business and Executive Coaching, 2021en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study explored executive coaching as a vehicle to enhance organisational performance and culture. The study was undertaken in an open cast mine in the Northern Cape, the mine is part of a bigger multinational mining group. The mine experienced a few leadership challenges when it came to holding leaders to account in driving high performance and to shape the requisite organisational culture. The key motivation of the study was that the study will help better understand the role of executive coaching and its impact on organisational performance and culture in a mining context. The main purpose of the study was to examine executive coaching as a vehicle to enhance organisational performance and culture within a mining company. The data was collected by means of face-to-face semi-structured open-ended interviews. The sample consists of 20 senior managers who have all undergone executive coaching within the company. The key findings of the study were that executive coaching plays a significant role in driving high performance and culture in organisations. The study contributes to an existing body of knowledge and positions executive coaching as key driver of high performance and culture in an organisation. In conclusion the study found that it is beneficial for companies deploy executive coaching as a leadership development tool. The results show that organisations that implement executive coaching have a high-performance culture and this will ultimately positively impact the organisations culture and strategy. the study has practical and theoretical implications for the leadership of the organisation, coaching practitioners, and coaching bodies because it outlines the role executive coaching played in leadership development. The study makes detailed recommendations for future research in the field of executive coachingen_ZA
dc.description.librarianCKen_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Managementen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/32616
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWits Business Schoolen_ZA
dc.subjectExecutive Coaching
dc.subjectOrganisational Performance
dc.subjectPerformance Management
dc.subjectCulture
dc.subjectCoaching
dc.subjectManagement
dc.subjectLeadership
dc.subjectOrganisation
dc.subject.otherSDG-8: Decent work and economic growth
dc.titleExecutive coaching as a vehicle to enhance organisational performance and culture in a mining company in the Northern Capeen_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen_ZA
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