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This hermeneutic phenomenological study explored how executive leaders experienced executive coaching programs and how interpretations of self-awareness contributed to the leadership abilities of leaders within organizations across the United States. Twenty participants were selected using criterion and snowball sampling and engaged in-depth interviews. Each interview was transcribed and data was analyzed using NVivo7 software. Four themes emerged. The themes centered on executive coaching experiences, meaning of self-awareness, changed leadership behaviors, and opinions about coaching; leading to the essence of the experience of the phenomenon. The implication for leadership was executive coaching experiences change perceived levels of self-awareness contributing to leadership behavior changes. Selected recommendations include quantitative study with a different population and a longitudinal study measuring sustainability of change.
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School: | University of Phoenix |
School Location: | United States -- Arizona |
Source: | DAI-A 69/08, Dissertation Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Management, Business education, Business and Secretarial Schools |
Keywords: | Behavior changes, Coaching, Executive coaching, Leadership, Leadership development, Organizational leadership, Self-awareness |
Publication Number: | 3324089 |
ISBN: | 978-0-549-76610-0 |