Executive coaching and deep learning

This dissertation is a study of the relationship between executive coaching, transformational learning, and incorporation of a spiritual perspective into the coaching methodology. The author coached six executives for a minimum of 6 months and then conducted several qualitative interviews to ascertain the level of learning that occurred and whether or not the benefits of coaching were experienced (a) in the workplace; (b) in their personal lives; and (c) in their spiritual lives.; The research method employed for this study is collective case study method. As a result of having participated in the coaching, participants reported benefits that affected their business and professional lives, as well as their personal and spiritual lives. In addition, they also experienced deep learning---learning that alters the organization of the Self in such a way that a person makes meaning and consequently makes decisions from a higher level of consciousness.; As a result of having conducted this study the researcher makes the following observations: (a) Incorporation of a model that includes a spiritual perspective into an executive coaching engagement benefits the executives in the business environment; (b) incorporation of a spiritually based model into an executive coaching engagement benefits the executive in ways that transcend the business environment; (c) incorporation of a spiritually based executive coaching model fosters transformational learning; and (d) the amount of learning that occurs appears to be directly related to the amount of time I was able to coach them.