{"id":3997,"date":"2013-05-15T06:03:37","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T06:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centerforcoachingcertification.com\/coachingblog\/?p=3997"},"modified":"2022-09-13T18:56:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:56:36","slug":"coaching-confidentiality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachcert.com\/coachingblog\/coaching-confidentiality\/","title":{"rendered":"Coaching Confidentiality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bill was hired by a company to coach one of their high potential employees, Devin.\u00a0 The company was interested in developing Devin as a leader and putting his career on the fast track.<\/p>\n

Bill and Devin discussed skills for Devin to develop and explored possibilities for increasing levels of leadership.\u00a0 Devin worked diligently to learn, enhance his abilities, and take on more responsibility.<\/p>\n

After working together for six months, Devin confided in Bill that he planned to leave the company and was actively seeking other opportunities.\u00a0 Because Bill was being paid by the company, he thought about reporting this news.<\/p>\n

Bill is a member of the International Coach Federation and reviewed the Code of Ethics<\/a>.\u00a0 He read the information on confidentiality and that permission to release information was required first.\u00a0 Because Devin did not want this information shared, Bill could not ethically report it.<\/p>\n

Bill continued coaching<\/a> Devin and they began discussing what Devin wanted in his career.\u00a0 They discussed different jobs Devin was considering.<\/p>\n

Bill was worried and checked with his coach.\u00a0 His coach asked him how Devin felt about his current employer.\u00a0 Then Bill\u2019s coach asked about the pros and cons of Devin leaving and whether him leaving would be on a good note or a bad note.\u00a0 Then Bill was asked by his coach if it was possible that Devin decide to stay with his current company.\u00a0 Through this process, Bill realized several things:<\/p>\n