In Conversation with Erik de Haan

11/12/19 • 21 min

This special episode of the Coaching Kool-Aid is brought to you all the way from Boston, MA, where we sat down with the charming and insightful Erik de Haan, keynote speaker at the IOC’s Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare Conference. Erik is Professor of Organisation Development at VU, Amsterdam, and Director of Ashridge's Centre for Coaching. A prolific author, Erik speaks with us today about his latest book, Critical Moments in Executive Coaching, as well as the importance of being aware of our own agendas within the coaching space.

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