As a Certified High Performance Coach, I [Andrew Srinarayan] will:

1) Conduct myself in accordance with this Code of Ethics in all interactions, including coach training, coach mentoring and coach supervisory activities.

2) Communicate and create awareness in others, including organizations, employees, sponsors, coaches, and others, who might need to be informed of the responsibilities established by this Code.

3) Refrain from unlawful discrimination in occupational activities, including age, race, gender orientation, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin or disability.

4) Make verbal and written statements that are true and accurate about what I offer as a coach or the coaching profession.

5) Accurately identify my coaching qualifications, expertise, experience, training, and certifications.

6) Recognize that the Code of Ethics applies to my relationship with coaching clients, coachees, students, mentees, and supervisees.

7) Maintain, store and dispose of any records, including electronic files and communications, created during my coaching engagements in a manner that promotes confidentiality, security, and privacy and complies with any applicable laws and agreements.

8) Honor an equitable coach / client relationship, regardless of the form of compensation.

9) Ethically speak what I know to be true to clients, prospective clients or sponsors about the potential value of the coaching process or of me as a coach.

10) Carefully explain and strive to ensure that, prior to or at the initial meeting, my coaching client and sponsor(s) understand the nature of coaching, the nature and limits of confidentiality, financial arrangements, and any other terms of the coaching agreement.

11) Have a clear coaching service agreement with my clients and sponsor(s) before beginning the coaching relationship and honor this agreement. The agreement shall include the roles, responsibilities, and rights of all parties involved.

12) Hold responsibility for being aware of and setting clear, appropriate and culturally sensitive boundaries that govern interactions, physical or otherwise, I may have with my clients or sponsor(s).

13) Respect the client’s right to terminate the coaching relationship at any point during the process, subject to the provisions of the agreement. I shall remain alert to indications that there is a shift in the value received from the coaching relationship.

14) Encourage the client or sponsor to make a change if I believe the client or sponsor would be better served by another coach or by another resource and suggest my client seek the services of other professionals when deemed necessary or appropriate.

15) Maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality with all client and sponsor information unless release is required by law.

16) Have a clear agreement about how coaching information will be exchanged among coach, client, and sponsor.

17) Have a clear agreement when acting as a coach, coach mentor, coaching supervisor or trainer, with both client and sponsor about the conditions under which confidentiality may not be maintained (e.g., illegal activity, pursuant to valid court order or subpoena; imminent or likely risk of danger to self or to others; etc.) and make sure both client and sponsor voluntarily and knowingly agree in writing to that limit of confidentiality. Where I reasonably believe that because one of the above circumstances is applicable, I may need to inform appropriate authorities.

18) Commit to the need for the continued and ongoing development of my professional skills.