FORMAL VS. INFORMAL
It is important to differentiate between the way a professional coach performs coaching behaviors in the context of a formal coaching relationship and the way fellow organizational members informally use coaching behaviors.
In a formal coaching relationship the coachee and the coach enter into a written or verbal agreement or have an expressed contract that coaching will occur. They mutually and explicitly understand, endorse, and commit to the goals, actions, and timeline of the process and to their respective roles and responsibilities. The coach is expected to stay focused on the developmental issues and process and to actively direct his or her own energy, and that of the coachee, toward developmental and performance goals. ...
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