THE INFLUENCE OF LIFE COACHING SESSIONS ON THE ENTREPRENEURS' BEHAVIOR.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of life coaching sessions on the entrepreneurs' behavior. The exploratory research used a qualitative method and we used the in-depth interview. For interpreting the results, we used content analysis for the transcripts of the recorded interviews. Data obtained from the in-depth interview were coded and we used conceptual content analysis to obtain frequencies of occurrence. After life coaching sessions the entrepreneurs began to organize their time and priorities differently. Following these sessions, subjects responded that they came to define their objectives more clearly, they came to provide feedback whenever needed and the performance. Various audiences could use these exploratory results - professionals and human resource managers who might be interested in the coaching status of various organizations as well as in the management practices for the implementation of coaching programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]