Values and Ethics in Coaching by Ioanna Iordanou, Rachel Hawley and Christiana Iordanou (2017) London: Sage

Abstract

Coaching and mentoring are fast developing concepts not only to improve individual achievement but also in terms of business performance (Passmore et al, 2016). It is considered among the most used and most effective talent management activities (CIPD, 2015). At the same time coaching seems less institutionalised as a practice and as a profession, and hence still lay in a grey zone. The discipline is still relatively new and there is limited understanding what coaching is (Pelham, 2016). How do we know who is a good/bad coach, what are the key responsibilities of a coach? What aspects of personal, professional or business activities are outside coaching relationship? More importantly coaching philosophy enters the educational setting as well which evokes new discussion around expectations and support in relation to student’s fees and how this can be placed in the standardized curriculum. It is important for coaches to pay attention to ethics, awareness of ethical issues, ethical resilience and maturity to be able to practice coaching and to help developing those qualities in their clients. The book by Ioanna Iordanou, Rachel Hawley and Christiana Iordanou „Values and Ethics in Coaching” allows us to explore those issues.