Saturday, December 15, 2007

In a downturn, what do Executive Coaches do?


In a rather remarkable piece in yesterday's Telegraph, clearly taken straight from a PR person's outpouring, the Chief Executive of Penna tries touting for investors in his firm by claiming that in good times, a coach coaches, whereas in bad times, they become outplacement consultants.

It's worth a read simply for the naivety of the argument and its blatant cry for help - CLICK HERE.

But there's two serious questions that would be worth us all asking ourselves here. If and when this much bandied 'downturn' does happen:
  • what will happen to the executive coaching and leadership development market, and...

  • what will those of us who are practitioners within it find to do?


  • Best wishes

    PS Joking aside, I'm going to be running career coaching workshops from the Wren in EC3 in the New Year, entitled "Finding Your Passion" - if you're interested let me know and I'll send you details.


    GRAHAM WILSON
    London + Oxford - 07785 222380
    Helping Organisations & People Achieve Things They Never Dreamt Were Possible
    grahamwilson.org; inter-faith.net

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