Chapter Seven
BUILDING THE COACHING ALLIANCE
Illuminating the Phenomenon of Relationship in Coaching
John is an experienced and successful executive coach whose client, Peter, a senior executive in a top tier business consulting firm, presented for coaching wanting to find greater work-life balance. His self-expressed motivation for achieving this objective was to enable him to spend more time with his three children. For Peter, spending four out of five days each week travelling out of state had taken its toll on his family, but equally concerning was the impact that the situation was having on his performance at work. His growing irritability and impatience with his team was having a heavy impact on his leadership performance; ...
