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The Ethics of Coaching:
Doing Right by Your Clients

Practise ethical judgement when confidentiality, organisational expectations, professional competence and client autonomy pull in different directions.

9 guided lessons6 knowledge checks8 ethical decisionsContracting toolkitPersonal report
Chapter 9 learning pathway

Ethics is the work, not a box to tick

Study the principles in the book, then apply them to Rachel and James’s dilemma. Each lesson closes with a practical reflective question.

Knowledge check

What would an ethical coach notice?

Eight consequential decisions

Rachel, James and the sponsor

You are Rachel, an executive coach engaged by a financial services organisation. James is a senior director with a sensitive concern about customer-facing practices. Apply client-centred judgement without assuming that every ethical dilemma has a simple answer.

Apply to a real professional situation

5G Ethics Decision Lab

Describe the situation without identifying the client, employer or third parties. The tool creates a structured reflection; it cannot decide legal duties.

Three-way coaching contract builder

Coach · Client · Sponsor

Select the subjects the three parties have explicitly clarified. A selected item confirms only your reflection, not actual legal compliance.

Reflective self-assessment

Eight ethical practice dimensions

Rate 1 (rarely) to 5 (consistently). This is a learning reflection, not a validated professional credential or compliance audit.

Personal professional development report

My Ethics & Coaching Analysis

Generated locally from your answers. A score in the scenario indicates alignment with this learning exercise—not proof of legal compliance or professional competence.

Scenario points
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Self-rated practices
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30-day ethical practice plan

My ethics case reflection