@article{Sheldon,2018Objectives:,
abstract = {Objectives: Experienced coaches profess using intuition in their work. Practitioner literature positions it as a critical coaching tool. Yet minimal empirical data supports using intuition in evidence based coaching practice. This study looked to: add detail to the map of how experienced coaches work with their intuition in their practice, and to the interplay between ‘gut’ and ‘reason’; and to co-create a language, theory or model to support and legitimise discussion about intuition in coaching.  Design: A qualitative approach rooted in social constructionism was chosen to accommodate the enquiry, grounded theory to provide structure.  Methods: An abbreviated form of grounded theory method (GTM) was developed to explore how four experienced executive coaches talked about intuition and worked at the boundary between intuitive and rational ways of knowing. Data was generated during the iterations of focus group, online discussion and follow-up conversations. Purposive sampling was used.  Results: Findings suggested that: dialogue sharpens and extends individual understandings of intuition in coaching; and expertise and developmental maturity facilitate more choiceful and effective decisions about using intuitions. A model, ‘Working at the boundary’, symbolises the potential in the moment between a coach noticing and responding to an intuition. It captures four ways of working with intuition, mapping the impact of these interventions on the coaching relationship.  Conclusions: Expertise and maturing as a coach have an impact on the quality of interventions at the intuitive/rational boundary, and dialogue extends understandings of intuition. More research is needed – and ‘Working at the boundary’ kick-starts conversations about intuition and provides a tool for coaching psychologists and their supervisors.},
author = {Sheldon, C.},
title = {Trust your gut, listen to reason: How experienced coaches work with intuition in their practice},
number = {1},
journal = {International Coaching Psychology Review},
keywords = {Coaching; Intuition; coaching relationship.; expertise; maturity; dual processing},
pages = {6-20},
year = {2018},
language = {English},
url = {shop.bps.org.uk/publications/publications-by-subject/coaching/international-coaching-psychology-review-vol-13-no-1-spring-2018.html},
volume = {13}
}