coaching-plan-1

Outline of a Coaching Plan

You have been hired to develop a coaching strategy to prepare U.S. food company executives of both genders for assignment in East Asia. They will be leading multicultural teams in a new division of the company. None of the executives has had a foreign assignment before. Your task is to develop an outline of a coaching plan for this group, to present to senior management.

• Refer to Geert Hofstede’s Web site (linked in Resources) when developing the content.
• Include these elements in your coaching outline:
  • Write 10 essential interview questions to ask each executive.
  • Explain the coaching approach you would use.
  • Identify cultural differences of which they should be cognizant.
  • Discuss how age and gender inform coaching decisions.
  • Discuss whether age or race should be considered and if either would affect coaching recommendations.
• Write a role-play scenario involving an interaction between a western male executive and a subordinate East Asian male:
  • How should he give instructions to East Asian middle managers?
  • How can he test for understanding?
  • How can he be sure his instructions are understood, beyond asking, “Do you understand?”
• Write a role-play scenario involving an interaction between a western female executive and a subordinate East Asian male:
  • How should she give instructions to East Asian middle managers?
  • How can she test for understanding?
  • How can she be sure her instructions are understood, beyond asking, “Do you understand?”
• Explain how you would evaluate the effectiveness of the coaching plan.
• Identify ethical considerations in your approach.
• Provide supporting sources for the interview questions, the coaching approach, and the evaluation plan.

Additional Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current edition style and format.
• References: One reference for each comprehension test and one reference for the interview questions.
• Font and font size: Arial or Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Length of coaching outline: 5–7 pages.