The dynamics of the executive coaching-coachee matching process in the South African context: assessing the experiences and perspectives of participants

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dc.contributor.authorMpuntsha, Loyiso Faith
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-06T07:42:37Z
dc.date.available2017-11-06T07:42:37Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionA research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in Business and Executive Coaching. Johannesburg, 2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study assessed the dynamics of the coach-coachee matching process in the South African context with a specific focus on the experiences and perspectives of participants. It took place in Johannesburg within the South African context of business executive coaching, which is growing in popularity in corporates. It involved seven Top 40 organisations listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) that had implemented executive coaching as a management development tool. The participants comprised 22 participants consisting of 15 coachees, four HR/OD managers, and three coaches. A constructivist-interpretivist paradigm and in-depth semi-structured interview technique for data collection was used. The key findings were about organisation-coachee and coach-coachee matching dynamics. Organisation-coachee dynamics included factors contributing to positive organisation-coachee dynamics such as organisational coaching culture and formal programme; trained internal coaches; geographic access to coaches; availability of choice of coaches; a dedicated matching person; group coaching and an enabling use of technology. Factors that contributed to negative organisation-coachee dynamics were limited coach experience; remedial coaching; negative feedback and limiting technology use. Coach coachee dynamics included factors contributing to positive coach-coachee matching dynamics such as complementarity of personality, values and beliefs of the coach and coachee dyad, and various others on the preferred demographics of coach and coachee. Factors that contributed to negative coach-coachee dynamics included unmet expectations of the coachee; lack of trust; personality clash; crossing of the coaching relationship boundaries; and negative impact of coach-coachee demographics. The conclusions of this study indicated that organisations should consider the dynamics involved in matching coaches to coachees by assessing the coaching needs of prospective coachees and helping them find a suitable coach. Furthermore, effective management of both processes and dynamics has an influence on the success or otherwise of the coaching relationship.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianMT2017en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (x, 100 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationMpuntsha, Loyiso Faith (2017) The dynamics of the executive coaching-coachee matching process in the South African context: assessing the experiences and perspectives of participants, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23376>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/23376
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshExecutives--Training of--South Africa
dc.titleThe dynamics of the executive coaching-coachee matching process in the South African context: assessing the experiences and perspectives of participantsen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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