The level of confidentiality in coaching depends on who the coach is. Where the coach is an external professional or an internal person from another part of the organisation (ie “out-of-the-line”), the same principles apply generally as with mentoring. Where the coach is a peer in the same team or the coachee’s line manager, the…
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