@article{George,2025This,
abstract = {This study explores the virtues needed to be a good coach. In contrast to the considerable focus on competencies, there has been little discussion about what the character traits of a coach should be. We therefore explored what key stakeholders in coaching understood about the virtues of coaches. Experienced coaches and clients (predominantly from a workplace context) were interviewed and the data analysed by reflexive thematic analysis. This identified six virtues: wisdom, temperance, courage, loyalty, non-judgemental and attentive, which were made up of 22 components. This provides a helpful framework for professional reflection and the training and development of coaches, as well as future research.  },
author = {George, A. and Rose, S.},
title = {What makes a ‘good’ coach? How stakeholder groups understand the virtues of a coach},
number = {1},
journal = {International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring},
keywords = {Coaching; coaching education; coaching training; virtue; phronesis},
pages = {6-23},
year = {2025},
language = {English},
url = {radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/items/c1e36fc9-9e12-457e-bbfa-6e8221c438fd/1/},
volume = {23}
}