Individuals Sought for Research Study to Understand the Role of Presence in Relationship Building During Executive Coaching Sessions

Hello. I am a doctoral student under the direction of Professor Cleve Mortimer in the College of Doctoral Studies at Grand Canyon University. My name is Russell Haynes. I am conducting a research study to understand the role of presence in relationship building during executive coaching sessions. As an executive coach, I am interested in learning how you would describe this process.

INCLUSION- I am recruiting individuals that meet these criteria:

• Are an executive coach in the Southwest US.
• Have coached executives in the Southwest US.
• Have coached executives for a minimum of 1 year.
• Willing to answer personal, and identifiable questions like, (job title, gender, education level, educational training, types of companies you worked for, years of experience, age range, strategies used to coach, certifications)
• Be willing to do a zoom recording.

EXCLUSION- You cannot be in this study if:

• are not an executive coach in the Southwest US.
• have not coached corporate executives for more than 1 year
• are not willing to answer personal, and identifiable questions like, (job title, gender, education level, educational training, types of companies you worked for, years of experience, age range, strategies used to coach, certifications)

The ACTIVITIES for this research project will include:

• Fill out a short questionnaire 5-10 minutes.
• Meet on Zoom for a 60-minute interview
• Participate in a 90 - 120 minutes focus group with 4 to 15 people.

You taking part in this study is voluntary.

All data in this study will be guarded by being secured in a locked cabinet at the researcher's home office. Audio and video recordings will be saved on a secure, password protected external drive that will be kept in a locked cabinet in the researcher’s home office.

If interested, please click on the link to enter the questionnaire: https://qualtricsxmcm3g733g3.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eW1NLEQdyAbJ6yW

If you have questions about this study or you taking part in the study, please contact me at rhaynes8@my.gcu.edu or at 214-543-9950 via phone or text.