I need two responses for answers from other students. I have attached the original question and the answers they gave. The responses are not to be negative and need to be academically acceptable. The

Original Question

Describe for whom the coach works and to whom they are ethically bound; include the ethical conflicts that could exist because of that relationship. Would it depend on the situation? Explain.

First Answer (John)

First and foremost the coach works for the client that hired their services. This can become tricky in the executive coaching field cause many times one person will hire the coach but on behalf of the company. Many ethical issues can arise in a relationship like this.

One of the issues is the confidentiality issue. One the hiring client can tell you something and his or her boss can ask you for information divulged. This puts the client in an ethical dilemma because the hiring client may think that what he or she tells you is in confidence, but because the company is the actual client, information can be divulged to higher executives. It should be established at the initial session who the client is and what information can be given to other parties of the company.

Another issue is conflicting information’s and suggestions from different parties in the companies. In many companies executives will not see eye to eye on a lot of issues. This again should be addressed at the initial session and established throughout the ranks so that the other parties know who the client is and what your purpose is in the company. The coach should avoid internal conflicts between employees. This could lead to a messy situation for the coach.

Pomerantz S. (2011) Ethics in Coaching, Contracting and Confidentiality: Drawing Lines in the Sand. https://libraryofprofessionalcoaching.com/concepts/ethics/ethics-in-coaching-contracting-and-confidentiality-drawing-lines-in-the-sand/

Second Answer (Mark)

According to Hannafey & Vitulano (2012), executive coaches are usually hired by an organization to “assist the executive in becoming a more effective and successful manager” (p. 599). The coach is to improve relation of the executives’ life and work within the organization. The Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct stresses the importance of practicing with the allowed boundaries the coach’s skills and experiences learned from education, and training (Anderson, Williams & Kramer, 2012).

Because of the relationship between the coach and the executive, one such ethical conflict that could exist is a friendship or any type of relationship where coaching is not involved. According to Anderson, Williams & Kramer (2012), it is not unethical to have a nonsexual, nonexploitative between the coach and the client; however, they should be used with some caution. At one time, my wife and I were seeing a marriage counselor and we felt we made a connection with her. Even though we found some common interests, we knew there would me no outside contact.

Anderson, S. K., Williams, P., & Kramer, A. L. (2012). Life and executive coaching: some ethical issues for consideration. In , APA handbook of ethics in psychology, Vol 2: Practice, teaching, and research (pp. 169-181). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved from https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pzh&AN=2011-11699-009&site=ehost-live&scope=site

Hannafey, F., & Vitulano, L. (2013). Ethics and Executive Coaching: An Agency Theory Approach. Journal Of Business Ethics, 115(3), 599-603. Retrieved from https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=88936351&site=ehost-live&scope=site