Scenario for Case Assignment As the HR manager you have been thinking about adding coaching to the development activities for your executives. You would like to develop a coaching culture within the organization as a whole. You know you need a champion to spearhead this effort, which you hope would come from the executive level of the organization. Within the Human Resource Unit, there are a couple of internal staff within the Organizational Development Unit who have taken coaching classes. They both have used their coaching skills at times within the organization. One has more than 15 years of experience in the organization but has practiced coaching on a limited basis on the job. The other staff member has only been with the company for one year but brings lots of previous experience with conducting coaching in another organization. There is one executive assistant Vice President in particular you know could benefit from coaching. It has been reported to you by staff who directly report to the Vice President that she talks down to them, is consistently late for meetings, and cannot manage the differences/conflicts between two of her direct reports. She is also known to ignore or not manage problems that are brought to her. 1 / 3 After talking to a number of her direct reports, you are seeing that what you are hearing may just be the tip of the iceberg. It is also confusing to you that she seems to show a different communication style to others at her level and above where she seems compliant, communicative, and congenial with these peers. She is also seen throughout the organization as a strong supporter of training and career development. For the last few years, she spearheaded a committee, which you were on that was in charge of a major change effort that has been seen as very successful. "Assignment"