What Do Team Coaches Experience at the End of a Client Relationship?

Abstract

All coaching and business relationships have an ending. Here we explore the reflections of experienced team coaches at this key stage of the client relationship.  This is where coaches consider the choices they have made, how they responded to the client, their relationship to the wider organisation and the other key stakeholders.  By seeking to explore how seasoned coaches interpret their experiences, we gain a window into how they have developed a mastery of their craft. Using an IPA methodology, this study contributes to evidence-based research in the discipline, practice, and purpose of systemic team coaching.