TY  - JOUR
TI  - Goal orientation in coaching differs  according to region, experience, and education
AU  - David, S.
AU  - Clutterbuck, D.
AU  - Megginson, D.
AU  - McLean Hospital
AU  - David Clutterbuck Partnership
AU  - Sheffield Business School
AB  - Goal-setting remains a largely unquestioned element of coaching practice. This study examined the goal orientation of 194 coaches in the U.S. and Europe. An analysis of survey results revealed differences according to region, coaching experience, and education. Specifically, coaches in the USA are more goaloriented than European coaches, and those who have taken a long coaching course are more goal-oriented than those who have learned through experience alone. Goal orientation decreases for more experienced European coaches, but not for U.S. coaches. These findings provide researchers with a reliable measure of goal orientation, and raise questions for further research on goals in coaching. 
IS  - 2
JO  - International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
PY  - 2014
KW  - Coaching
KW  - goals
KW  - goal setting
KW  - SMART goals
KW  - GROW model
VL  - 12
LA  - English
ER  -