The contribution of generic coaching to self-leadership
- Authors: Govindjee, Kavita
- Date: 2023-12
- Subjects: Employees -- Coaching of -- Research , Mentoring in business , Leadership -- South Africa , Organizational behavior
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/65610 , vital:74204
- Description: The working landscape underwent significant changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to an increased need for employees to enhance their self-leadership skills. The advancement of these skills could assist individuals to adapt and thrive in the face of relentless change. While self-leadership skills have traditionally been cultivated through training, coaching research has typically not considered it as a process of contributing to the growth of self-leadership. This study aims to explore the contribution of generic coaching to self-leadership. A qualitative research design using a purposive sampling method was applied to a sample group consisting of nine coachees. Coaches from the researcher’s network in South Africa had referred coachees who had previously been engaged in an individual generic coaching process, such as life, health, career, business or executive coaching. This exploratory study involved conducting semi-structured online interviews to collect data. An interpretative phenomenological analysis was adopted to learn about the lived coaching experiences of the participants. A thematic analysis approach was applied to the data to extract repeated themes that could provide answers to the research questions. The themes that emerged from the data included (1) the generic coaching process, (2) the factors that facilitate effective coaching, (3) the impact of coaching, and (4) the understanding of self-leadership. The findings of the research had, to a large extent, indicated that generic coaching contributed to self-leadership. The connection between the three self-leadership strategies, the coaching process and the tools that were used made this apparent. Coaching is another method of development that can enhance employees’ self-leadership skills, accelerate growth and facilitate learning. , Thesis (MCom) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resources, 2023
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- Date Issued: 2023-12
- Authors: Govindjee, Kavita
- Date: 2023-12
- Subjects: Employees -- Coaching of -- Research , Mentoring in business , Leadership -- South Africa , Organizational behavior
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/65610 , vital:74204
- Description: The working landscape underwent significant changes due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to an increased need for employees to enhance their self-leadership skills. The advancement of these skills could assist individuals to adapt and thrive in the face of relentless change. While self-leadership skills have traditionally been cultivated through training, coaching research has typically not considered it as a process of contributing to the growth of self-leadership. This study aims to explore the contribution of generic coaching to self-leadership. A qualitative research design using a purposive sampling method was applied to a sample group consisting of nine coachees. Coaches from the researcher’s network in South Africa had referred coachees who had previously been engaged in an individual generic coaching process, such as life, health, career, business or executive coaching. This exploratory study involved conducting semi-structured online interviews to collect data. An interpretative phenomenological analysis was adopted to learn about the lived coaching experiences of the participants. A thematic analysis approach was applied to the data to extract repeated themes that could provide answers to the research questions. The themes that emerged from the data included (1) the generic coaching process, (2) the factors that facilitate effective coaching, (3) the impact of coaching, and (4) the understanding of self-leadership. The findings of the research had, to a large extent, indicated that generic coaching contributed to self-leadership. The connection between the three self-leadership strategies, the coaching process and the tools that were used made this apparent. Coaching is another method of development that can enhance employees’ self-leadership skills, accelerate growth and facilitate learning. , Thesis (MCom) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resources, 2023
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- Date Issued: 2023-12
Evaluation of the impacts of water allocation reform on livelihoods in the Lower Sundays River catchment area
- Authors: Ngilana, Simphiwe
- Date: 2021-08
- Subjects: Water-supply -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Management , Water resources development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/54229 , vital:46373
- Description: The study aimed to evaluate the impact of the Water Allocation Reform (WAR) programme on the socio-economic livelihoods of resource-poor farmers (RPFs). WAR was implemented between 2014 and 2019 in the Lower Sundays River Valley Municipality of the Eastern Cape. The study sought to qualitatively evaluate the outcome of the WAR programme using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework. The study findings show that water allocation reform has contributed positively to the livelihoods of resource poor farmers in the area under study. It was found that joint ventures (JVs) are the strongest mechanisms used by farmers to ensure water is used for irrigation purposes and this is encouraged by government. The issue of equity is still not realised as one of the objectives of the National Water Act, 1998. It was found that resource poor farmers are willing to pay for water resource management although it is very expensive. However, government does not conduct the monitoring and evaluation of the programmes, and implementation is left solely to farmers to arrange. It was discovered that there is a lack of coordination by government departments on programme implementation. The case study further revealed that government is not providing the necessary support for resource poor farmers. , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2021-08
- Authors: Ngilana, Simphiwe
- Date: 2021-08
- Subjects: Water-supply -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Management , Water resources development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Master's theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/54229 , vital:46373
- Description: The study aimed to evaluate the impact of the Water Allocation Reform (WAR) programme on the socio-economic livelihoods of resource-poor farmers (RPFs). WAR was implemented between 2014 and 2019 in the Lower Sundays River Valley Municipality of the Eastern Cape. The study sought to qualitatively evaluate the outcome of the WAR programme using the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework. The study findings show that water allocation reform has contributed positively to the livelihoods of resource poor farmers in the area under study. It was found that joint ventures (JVs) are the strongest mechanisms used by farmers to ensure water is used for irrigation purposes and this is encouraged by government. The issue of equity is still not realised as one of the objectives of the National Water Act, 1998. It was found that resource poor farmers are willing to pay for water resource management although it is very expensive. However, government does not conduct the monitoring and evaluation of the programmes, and implementation is left solely to farmers to arrange. It was discovered that there is a lack of coordination by government departments on programme implementation. The case study further revealed that government is not providing the necessary support for resource poor farmers. , Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, 2021
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- Date Issued: 2021-08
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