What is Missing from Management Education? The Knowledge and Skills from the Growing Profession of Executive Coaching

This research seeks to understand whether business schools are lagging in their preparation of

future leaders. The author explores the question, should the knowledge and skills of executive

coaching be integrated into management education? The growing profession of coaching and its

integration into the workplace, demands our attention as educators. The interview questions

explore the potential of integrating executive coaching skills and knowledge into management

education from the point of view of senior leaders as the future employers of business graduates.

An outcome of this research is the insight into what employers expect of educators, as they prepare

students to become future leaders.