Date of Conferral

6-24-2024

Date of Award

June 2024

Degree

Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.)

School

Psychology

Advisor

Jason Etchegaray

Abstract

Communities often suffer from the closure or downsizing of businesses, leading to negative consequences such as increased crime rates, higher taxes, and reduced funding for community programs. Executive coaching (EC) has emerged as a viable tool to address these challenges as organizations seek to strive for a competitive work culture by implementing necessary changes. This transcendental phenomenological study examined the lived experience of leaders (i.e., superintendents, senior leaders, principals, directors, managers) in educational systems to investigate the effectiveness of EC in promoting organizational change. Data were collected from nine leaders in a public school system, a charter and private school, a recently retired school superintendent, and a recent transfer from public school administration to the private sector. The results indicated that EC influenced the building of trusting relationships, promoting collaboration, fostering growth, and utilizing feedback to impact organizational change. Future research should focus on implementing effective coaching models and theories to generate replicable individual and organizational changes. The study contributes to theory by identifying applicable theories and models in coaching that can lead to stability and effectiveness in implementing change. This study also contributes to positive social change by providing decision makers with the tools to improve staff and implement community development strategies.

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