History of Coaching

1960-170 - government and large organization planning was top down. Upper management made the decisions; middle managers saw to it that decisions were carried out.

1970s-80s - organizations needed more flexibility to thrive, hierarchical control of employees gave way to trust and collaborative work relationships. (3)

late 1980s - the professional field of coaching was born - a field promoting continuous resilience and performance in persons and organizations--focused on formulating scenarios for the future, given the complexities and speed of change in today's world. Coaches were often ask about:
personal evolving
succession planning
career shifting
work performance
high performance teams
outplacement
burn-out
scenario building
leadership training
work-home balance
individual and organizational renewal.