TY  - JOUR
TI  - Self-deception in coaches: An issue in principle and a challenge for supervision. 
AU  - Bachkirova, T.
AB  - This article describes an exploratory study aimed at investigating factors contributing to the phenomenon of self-deception in coaches. Six experienced coaching supervisors were interviewed in accordance with the Conceptual Encounter research methodology. The results are presented in a model of self-deception in coaches. The model consists of three main sections, which include the nature of self-deception, contextual influences on self-deception and the focused influence on self-deception in coaching supervision. These themes are discussed in light of the structural analysis of the literature on self-deception performed from a pragmatic perspective. The paper concludes by considering how the results of the study add to current debates on the nature of self-deception and what implications the findings might have for coaches, coaching supervisors and other practitioners engaged in the development of individuals in organisations.
IS  - 0
JO  - Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice
PY  - 2015
DO  - 10.1080/17521882.2014.998692
SP  - 1
EP  - 16
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17521882.2014.998692
VL  - 0
LA  - English
ER  -