| This article explores the question of wether the | | | | and not a regulatory requirement. |
| executive coaching industry in Australia should | | | | So will regulation be compulsory and is it |
| require coaches to be accredited? Let’s face | | | | necessary for the industry to try and set a |
| it the number one sports people, world renowned | | | | standard for executive coaching through |
| leaders and politicians all have highly credible | | | | accreditation programs? |
| coaches. Are executive coaches exempt from | | | | If indeed it does, it would beg the question |
| showing their credibility through accreditation or | | | | wether a Welch, a Branson, a Murdoch or a Lowy |
| qualification? | | | | would require accreditation or qualification to |
| This debate has been buzzing around the | | | | justify their existence as an executive coaching |
| Australian corporate coaching world over the | | | | professional? |
| recent past and is becoming increasingly relevant | | | | Furthermore, as with the psychologists and social |
| now that the impact of executive coaching is | | | | workers would it be advisable that the practitioner |
| being felt. | | | | have some support and opportunity to debrief |
| More and more organisations are adopting | | | | their challenging scenarios with those who have |
| executive coaching programs with their senior | | | | successfully walked down similar paths before |
| management and leadership teams and their | | | | them? |
| experiences have overall seemed to prove quite | | | | All these questions are relevant and their answers |
| positive. | | | | are not that straight forward. |
| With the interest in executive coaching on the rise | | | | Form the way the executive coaching industry is |
| more and more executive coaching professionals | | | | heading in Australia I wouldn’t be surprised if |
| are entering the market to take advantage of | | | | some sort of accreditation or experiential success |
| this fairly lucrative industry. | | | | would become a requirement before any |
| But who are those that are claiming that they | | | | executive coaching program was to be accepted |
| indeed can coach at senior leadership levels and | | | | and implemented. |
| promise to transform organisations into profitable | | | | This will become especially relevant when more |
| enterprises with a satisfied and happy workforce? | | | | and more executive coaching professionals enter |
| Is the attraction of a helping hand, shared burdens | | | | the market. Not only will it serve to ensure high |
| and a promise of future success sufficient to | | | | standards of coaching excellence but will also |
| entice Australian business to dig deep and invest in | | | | weed out those who simply don’t cut the |
| executive coaching no matter the qualification or | | | | mustard. |
| experiential successes of the coach? | | | | As far as support for executive coaching |
| While admittedly there are many worthy and | | | | professionals in concerned unfortunately I cannot |
| experienced executive coaching professionals | | | | see any immediate movement to make this |
| there is no regulation as yet as to executive | | | | compulsory. |
| coaching accreditation. | | | | If executive coaches preach the value of |
| There are coaching organisations as well as | | | | coaching surely it should apply to them as well? |
| academic programs to cater for those executive | | | | After all can we ever be objective about |
| coaching professionals that choose accreditation | | | | ourselves? |
| and qualification but it is solely at their own peril | | | | |