Coaching: Establishing and maintaining a successful coaching relationship

Original authors: Emma Donaldson-Feilder, coaching psychologist, and Jennifer Liston-Smith, head of thought leadership, coaching & consultancy for Bright Horizons Work+Family Solutions.

Overview

This series of Leading practice guides discusses how coaching can be used in the workplace and the practicalities of implementing a coaching programme.

In this guide, we discuss how a successful coach-coachee relationship can be established and maintained, including the importance of confidentiality and boundaries in any coaching relationship. Other guides in the series:

• Coaching: What is it and why use it?
• Coaching: Preparing to introduce coaching
• Coaching: In-house or external provision?
• Coaching: Evaluating a coaching programme