Contracting and Re-contracting


Contracting is vital to all coaches, it sets the parameters of the relationship and helps to build trust between coach and coachee, without a contract a coach may find it difficult to ensure their coachee is on track and following the plan they have laid out together.

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Contracting and Re-contracting Definition

The general meaning of a contract is an agreement involving two or more agents or parties such as people, groups, organisations, or businesses that sets forth what each will and will not do. The modern understanding of a legal contract, whether written or oral, concerns a promise, action or performance between participants and a “consideration” which is commonly money but could be another agreed resource (Fielder & Starr, 2008).

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Contracting and Re-contracting references (4 of up to 20) *

  • Caldicott Principles (2020) [Online]. Accessed via: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-caldicott-principles
  • Bennett JL (2008). Contracting for Success. International Journal of Coaching in organizations. 6(4). 7-14 [Online]. Available at: https://researchportal.coachfederation.org/Document/Pdf/2955.pdf
  • Fielder J & Starr L. (2008). What's the Big Deal About Coaching Contracts. International Journal of Coaching in Organizations. 4. 15-27.
  • Rothwell WJ and Sullivan R (2005). Practicing organisation development: A guide for consultants (second edition). San Francisco. Pfeiffer.

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