TY  - JOUR
TI  - Executive coaching in a cross-cultural context.
AU  - Peterson, D.B.
AB  - Many executive coaches today find themselves working with leaders from a variety of cultural backgrounds, as well as coaching leaders who work with culturally diverse teams. It is therefore increasingly important that coaches understand the role of culture in their work. This article begins with an overview of several ways that culture plays a role in coaching, including an exploration of how assumptions about culture can positively or negatively impact a coach’s approach and their ultimate success with a given individual. A second section provides three general principles for coaching across cultures, emphasizing the importance of using cross-cultural knowledge as a way to customize coaching to each person. The third section focuses on five essential conditions for learning—insight, motivating, capabilities, realworld practice, and accountability—and how cultural differences can influence various steps in the coaching process. A variety of examples for each condition highlight specific tools and techniques that coaches can use.
IS  - 4
JO  - Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research
PY  - 2007
KW  - executive coaching
KW  - leadership development
KW  - Learning
KW  - Cross-cultural
KW  - individual differences
SP  - 261
UR  - psycnet.apa.org/journals/cpb/59/4/261/
VL  - 59
LA  - English
ER  -