The Great Master Lea was sitting on his mountain top basking in the sun. Late this morning, verging on the brink of  lunch a group of business people and Enterprise Architects had come before him to ask a question. This is what they asked: “Oh great master Lea, why would it matter to us if we work in different ways?” The great master Lea looked at the group of business people and Enterprise Architects then turned his head towards the sky and said: “If you do not act as one then it is always a question of integration.”

Guidelines to Good Coaching Practice for Enterprise Architects

1. Always putting the success of the participants first
2. Treating all participants equally, and with respect and dignity
3. Help build balanced relationships based on mutual trust with management which empower participants to share in the decision-making process
4. Making enterprise architecture fun and enjoyable, and promoting good quality standards
5. Keeping up to date with knowledge, skills, qualifications and markets
6. Get to know the the participants management and their goals with the coaching
7. Being an excellent role model
8. Giving enthusiastic and constructive feedback
9. Recognising and honoring the developmental needs and capacity of the participants and their organization not pushing them against their will