Thought Leader Interview with guest Merry Marcus: Nine Steps to Successful Onboarding Coaching

KE: How do you define “executive onboarding coaching” — is it a subset of standard executive coaching?

MM: Onboarding coaching is a subset of regular coaching. It is for high potential talent at the time of transition where the stakes are very high for the employee, the business goals, and the organization. Onboarding coaching is further defined by the time in your career when critical and lasting impressions are being made and when you couldn’t possibly have a full view perspective into your company, your business and/or your culture. Executive onboarding coaching can be further defined as coaching for high potentials and new executives transitioning into your organization, generally through a routine search. The definition can also include coaching for current employees newly promoted into a position of significance.

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