Was Robert Eaton a Good Coach?

Summary

            Was Robert Eaton, a Good Coach, is a case study 9-1 in the book “Performance Management.” I would like to reflect some important points which are described in the case before talking about major functions were missing, key behaviors were missing and also before recommendations on how he could have been a more successful or effective coach. Robert Eaton was chairman and CEO of the Chrysler from 1993 to 1998. The passenger car brands of the DaimlerChrysler where Eaton served as cochairman include Smart, Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Mercedes-Benz, and Maybach. Eaton even modernized the manner in which Chrysler planned cars based on a study formerly disregarded by Iacocca (Aguinis, 2012).

It is clear that Robert Eaton is a good coach, on the other hand, there are some functions were missing such as setting the strategy and vision, building influencing relationship, conducting practices for managing competitions and learn and reflect. According to my point of view, the coach must create a strategy and vision based on the stages and needs of the improvement of the organization. There are fundamental behaviors were missing such as empowering team and do not micromanage, expressing the interests in the personal well-being and success in team members, and helping employees with career improvement (Katherine Elya, 2010).

Based on my evaluation, I would like to provide some particular recommendations on how he could have been a more effective coach such as building the relationship, providing assessment, challenging assumptions and thinking, encouraging and supporting, driving results, willingness to evolve, moral courage, and champion for champions (Lim, 2015).

References

Aguinis, H. (2012). Performance Management. Pearson; 3 edition (January 20, 2012).

Katherine Elya, L. A.-B. (2010). Evaluating leadership coaching: A review and integrated framework. The Leadership Quarterly, 585–599.

Lim, K. (2015, March 17). 7 Key Qualities of an Effective Coach. Retrieved December 19, 2016, from https://ecicoaching.com: https://ecicoaching.com/7-key-qualities-of-an-effective-coach/