TITLE:
An Investigation on the Role of Coaching in Strategic Leadership Development in the Academia
AUTHORS:
Marc Salama Asobee
KEYWORDS:
Coaching, Strategic Leadership, Leadership Development, Higher Education, DRC
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Leadership,
Vol.10 No.2,
May
21,
2021
ABSTRACT: The changing and challenging situation on the market
place has led many academic institutions to update and upgrade their learning
methodologies. This improvement aims at helping learners to maximize their
potential and achieve greater performance and become more effective,
competitive and relevant in the current Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and
Ambiguous (VUCA) world. Coaching has been identified as a strategic
intervention in leadership development. This paper investigated the role of
coaching in strategic leadership development in the academia. Existing
literature was reviewed and a 3-week individual coaching program implemented
with an undergraduate student using GROW model. Findings indicated three themes
connected with the role of coaching in strategic leadership development
including goal setting, action planning and prioritization, self-confidence and
determination.