Leader identity and identity work: Enhancing coaching of leaders in changing contexts

Autor: Thabo Mosala, Kathy Bennett
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 115-129 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1741-8305
DOI: 10.24384/wm88-ke86
Popis: Coaches need to expand their repertoires for developing leaders in turbulent contexts. From the leader-client perspective, this interpretive qualitative study investigated how executive coaching facilitated leaders' identity work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings indicated that leaders faced identity uncertainty in transitioning to virtual leadership - and how coaching supported leaders with their identity work. While the outcomes of the coaching were shifts in leader identity, it seemed that coaches did not work explicitly with an identity lens. This finding suggests identity and identity work be adopted as a theoretical lens to enhance the coaching of leaders in changing contexts.
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