PDF File Summary

Coaching to the Bonds that can Bind and Blind Us

W Berquist 1900

The Leadership Spectrum: II. Blended Perspectives and Practices

W Berquist 1900

Best Practice 5: CALIBRATOR of RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY™

J Sandstrom, L Smith 1900

A calibrator is one who is clear about standards, vision, values, and what is right both personally and organizationally, and measures all behavior against them. This is an ongoin...

Best Practice 4: ADVOCATOR of DIFFERENCES and COMMUNITY™

J Sandstrom, L Smith 1900

An advocator is one who stands firm in support. It is about BEING someone who is courageous enough to take a stand, and stay standing. It means having a well-defined sense of righ...

Best Practice 3: INFLUENCER of INSPIRATION AND LEADERSHIP"™

J Sandstrom, L Smith 1900

A Legacy Leader® understands that we cannot NOT influence, and therefore becomes an intentional influencer. It is about having a consciousness that all that we do influences, even...

Best Practice 2: CREATOR of COLLABORATION and INNOVATION™

J Sandstrom, L Smith 1900

Collaboration and Innovation don't happen by themselves. They must be encouraged, nurtured, with opportunities created by leaders. This is not about being creative, it is about be...

Best Practice 1: HOLDER OF VISION AND VALUES™ (BEING: Holder)

J Sandstrom, L Smith 1900

Great leaders are conscious guardians of both personal and organizational vision and values. It becomes part of who they are, and guides all they do. BEING a Holder implies unders...

Organizational Coaching and Professional Development: A Valuable Partnership

W Berquist 1900

Training and education have become prominent features in the professional development curricula of many contemporary organizations. In this essay, I briefly identify several of th...

Collaboration for Survival and Success: Organizational Coaching Strategies to Meet Unique Opportunities and Challenges

W Berquist 1900

A Secularist’s Perspective on Spirituality

W Berquist 1900

What Are The Benefits For Emerging Leaders?

G Quehl, W Berquist 1900

The motivations that sage leaders attribute to their civic involvements, and the benefits they receive from them, are closely linked. But benefits possess a different quality than...

Being Authentic in Challenging Coaching Relationships

M Raymond 1900

BE the Coach: Use Coaching Principles and Competencies in Marketing

T Belf 1900

Changing the Game - Changing the World

B Barthelemy 1900

Create value through coaching

B Walsh 2014

Maximise your returns from executive coaching.

Who benefits from executive coaching?

B Walsh 2014

Recent research reveals that a systemic approach to executive coaching has a double benefit.

Women Logica vs the Altitude of Success

V Naidoo 1900

Avalon and Glastonbury The Merlin Factor

C Smith 2012

Authentic Leadership Growth in Executive Coaching Happens in Three Stages

M Horne 1900

Authentic Branding

S Pomerantz 2012

ASYMMETRIC THINKING IN THE MILITARY

C Smith, M Gaw 2003

Online Assessments in Leadership Coaching

J Naudé 1900

Assessment Instruments to be Used in Conjunction with Professional Coaching: A Resource List

B Bergquist 1900

The list of instruments in this document is not intended to be definitive. These instruments have been presented to illustrate the broad range of resources that are available for ...

The Women in Assessments

C Bowman 1900

Assessing Resilience: The Resilience at Work Assessment (RAWA)

A Graham 1900

Assessing Awareness of Coaching

M Ruth 2014

Peak Performance for the Political Leader

P Brill, K Sloan JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP STUDIES 2011

Managing Conflicts between Marketing and Finance Department… Is there any way for Alignment?

D Naeem 1900

Development of Coaches: IV. Does Age Make A Difference?

W Bergquist 1900

This report is the fifth in a series that convey and interpret results from two versions of a questionnaire that was initially prepared by the Development of Coaches Research Col...

Real World Coaching: Real World Research

F Campone 2014

In this article I begin with a fundamental premise: there are three primary goals regarding the future of coaching that are interdependent. One cannot happen without the other two...

Real World Coaching: Real World Research

F Campone 2014

In this article I begin with a fundamental premise: there are three primary goals regarding the future of coaching that are interdependent. One cannot happen without the other two...

Why Transformative Coaching Takes Guts

M Reynolds 2015

Most trained coaches know how to be supportive, encouraging and nonjudgmental. These approaches are useful but often not enough to create a new awareness. Coaching starts by buil...

THE ART OF BUILDING COALITION

S Pomerantz 2012

Do you have what it takes to successfully manage an uncomfortable coaching conversation?

M Reynolds 2020

John Lazar: Coach and Friend Extraordinaire

P Arceneaux, K Frerichs, G MacDonal... 2024

Is there an Ideal Coach Personality?

T Chamorro-Premuzie 2016

The Ark of Leadership: An Integrative Perspective

W Bergquist, J Sandstrom, A Mura 2024

An independent, external coach's perspective on the trend of coaching supervsion

L Mallet 2015

The Interdisciplinary Art and Science of Professional Coaching: Perspectives from a Life Richly Lived

A Mura 2020

Row, Row, Grow Your Business

I Altman 2012

Alignment Coaching: The Missing Element in Business Coaching

J Lazar, W Bergquist The International Journal o f Coaching i... 2003

Generating Balance: An Ontological Ingredient For Global Transformation

A Berlonghi 2020

Group Executive Coaching Global 2008 Study

J Nicholas 2008

Executive Summary o From the broad geographical spectrum of respondents, there is growing global interest in the power of Group Executive Coaching. Although it is taking place ar...

‘AHA’ MOMENTS – REASONS FOR EMERGENCE AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS IN IMPROVING THE EFFICACY OF COACHING.

N Vaddadi 2012

After the Final Merger

C Smith 2001

Alfred Adler and the Future of Coaching: Ethics, Equality, and Eternity

L Page, C Labelle 2019

Alfred Adler influenced not only the profession of clinical psychology but also the development of professional coaching in the 20th century, resulting in his being recognized as ...

Addressing Mental Health in the Workplace

P Bailey 2020

Addressing employee mental health can often feel taboo to executive coaches who are unsure how to approach it. Rather than shying away, challenge yourself to learn about your emp...

Address Your Stress: Simple Techniques to Try

J Michael 2020

Most individuals view stress as the result of external forces when, in fact, the issue is internal. Stress is a conversation. It’s not about what is going on in your life or your...

Revealing Failure as the Path to Success

J Harshaw JR 2020

Accelerate your Career GPS into Top Gear

V Naidoo 2020

Engaging in careers that allow people to follow their passion while getting paid for doing what they are amazingly good at doing is the way forward; however this appears to be rid...

ABOUT THE YES AND THE NO´S THAT PRECEDE THEM

V Sanchez 2020

Case Study: A Winning Strategy

D Mitsch 2020

Over the last two decades, team coaching has emerged as an extension of Executive Coaching, empowering leaders to work with their teams in new ways and transform team-building int...

A Process View of Conflict

E Kandell 2020

A process view of conflict means that conflict is not just a discrete interaction; rather, it is a series of stages with distinct characteristics. A process is dynamic, ongoing an...

A Pivotal Executive Coaching Experience

Insync Consulting 2020

The  executive  was  frustrated,  important  initiatives  were  being stalemated,  the  department’s  individual  leaders  were  a  non-­...

A Perspective on Evaluation

J Lazar 2020

I have a point of view about evaluation. I think it’s important for us, as coaches and consultants. It’s also important to our clients and client organizations. The reasons have t...

A Perfect Paradox

C Smith 2012

A Fly in the Ointment

C Smith 2020

A crisis in the rejection of expert knowledge, and the acceptance of “Google-fueled, Wikipedia based, Blog-sodden” information

K Weitz 2020

The title “Google-fueled, Wikipedia based, Blog-sodden” is taken from Tom Nichols book entitled “The Death of Expertise”. While this description may be a little over the top, we a...

A Case for Coaching the Who

P Rao 2018

A Better Way to do Business

C Smith 2004

Grounding Professional Coaching Practice with Positive Assessments of Emotional Intelligence

G Low, R Hammett 2020

The International Coach Federation (ICF) has historically operated from a competency-based model that we were drawn to when we wrote the first edition of our book on EI-centric co...

Coaching Trends: 2022 Predictions

M Hudson 2022

Resilience and Human Nature

B Masterman, F Morais 2020

2014 Executive Coaching Survey Corporate Culture

Sherpa Coaching 2014

In a series of nine new questions, we asked training professionals and business leaders to tell us about their working environment. We asked about the culture that executive coach...

Annual Executive Coaching Report 2014

S Herbig 2014

Executive Coaching Survey Earnings Report

Sherpa Coaching 2014

8th Annual Executive Coaching Survey Earnings Report - 2013

Sherpa Coaching 2013

8th Annual Executive coaching Survey (2013)

At the Summit 2013

Seventy Pathways to Sleep: New Strategies for the Professional Health-Based Coach

M Lilley 2020

22 Self-Relationship Fundamentals Needed for Success

T Belf 2020

There are 3 parts of a coaching relationship. One is the client’s relationship with self, the second is the coach’s relationship with self, and the third is the relationship in be...

13 Steps to Communicating a Strategic Plan to Employees

G Cohen 2020

Creating a strategic plan is quite an undertaking for a business. Not only are you often hiring outside firms for facilitating the process but you are using an enormous amount of ...

12 Simple Ways to Change Your State

R Holmes 2020

10 Questions To Ask a Client Who is Thinking About Changing Roles

W Johnson 2017

8 Success Factors for Mentoring

M Zasloff 2020

In my 20+ years of experience I have found that Mentoring is the most effective way to affect change in an organization. In this eBook you will find 8 Success Factors that mus...

6 Tips to Efficiently Manage Your Time

M Sacco 2020

All successful entrepreneurs have in common a brilliant mind, the fact that they never give up, and the ability to efficiently manage their time. Indeed, the key to success when r...

6 Things you don’t know about Communication and Wealth Creation.

R Rees 2020

5 Recruitment trends in the Digital Age

V Naidoo 2020

Many professionals turn to social media, professional network sites and groups, and use their androids during their job search. Consequently, many organizations are stepping up wi...

5 Keys to Exceptional Business Coaching

2020

As an experienced business coach, you provide high performers with an “edge” in their chosen field. You’ll likely use fundamental “tried and tested” coaching principles in an atte...

Five Key Skills of an Effective Context Leader

Banks. S. 2020

5 Fatal Flaws of Social Media

M Spadavecchia 2020

Ah, the excitement of Social Media. But before you jump in, be mindful of these fatal flaws.

4 Reasons Why You Should Try Executive Business Coaching

J Foxx 2020

Executive coaching works so well that there was an approximate 1.5 billion dollars was spent on it just last 2017. Most of the big companies all over the world employ coaches for u...

4 Reasons Females Struggle in Leadership Roles

V Naidoo 2020

The last decade has seen more females on the upward rise to management roles across the globe. There are some that are doing exceedingly well and getting ahead positively yet there...

4 Mistakes New Coaches Make and How to Avoid

R Ceira 2020

There has been a boom in the professional coaching industry recently and it’s easy to see why. The number of people now joining the workforce and taking entrepreneurial initiatives...

Feedback: Focus on the HOW as Much as on the WHAT

Box of Crayons 2020

Building a culture of supportive, useful and ongoing feedback is as important now as it’s ever been. As organizations reinvent their approach to performance management, as they see...

3 Barriers Women Experience to Career Progression

V Naidoo 2020

Women earn less, promotions are few and far between and are evaluated differently during interviews and on the job. Females in leadership roles experience many challenges and often...

Measuring ROI in Executive Coaching

J Phillips, P Phillips International Journal of coaching in Org... 2005

At first glance, the thought of measuring the ROI in coaching appears to be a novel idea or an impossible mission. Both views are inaccurate. With increased use of executive coachi...

International Journal of coaching in Organizations (Theme: Research on Coaching)

W Berquist, J Lazar, P Erck, D Tram... International Journal of coaching in Org... 2005

Special issue that introduces the importance of organizational coaching research, presenting a variety of perspectives on coaching research focusing on research of coaching within ...

The Executive Coach Approach to Marketing

S Pomerantz, I Brodie 2016

A workbook companion to our book The Executive Coach Approach To Marketing: Use your coaching strengths to win your ideal clients and painlessly grow your business This workbook w...

Curated 2016

G Schleifer, S Pomerantz, W Bergqui... 2016

This collection is presented to you from the hearts and archives of the group known as the International Professional Coaching Publication Association (IPCPA). The IPCPA was forme...

Understanding Imposter Syndrome Among Kenyan Executives and Founders: Insights from Attribution and Social Comparison Theories

J Wasike-Sihanya 2025

This report examines survey findings on Imposter Syndrome Among Kenyan Executives and Founders using Attribution Theory (Weiner, 1985) and Social Comparison Theory (Festinger, 1954...

Development of a Coaching Competency Framework

J DiGirolamo, J Tkach, G Rogers, C ... International Coaching Federation 2024

Introduction: Competency models should be kept up to date in order to ensure that they align with how the job is currently being performed. Method: This work describes a robust ...

The Democratization of Small Business Coaching

B Rasmussen 2023

This paper explores the importance of increasing support for small business owners delivered by professionally credentialed coaches. Despite the availability coaches, most small bu...

Online group coaching: the experience of postgraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Nacif, A Giraldez-Hayes, K Finn, ... COACHING: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TH... 2023

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the use of online platforms across different sectors and industries. Coaching has been no different, with clients and coa...

The long-term impact of coaching in an executive MBA program

J Fulmore, J Olson, L LaCoste Organization Management Journal 2022

Purpose – The purpose of this qualitative study is to conduct an exploratory investigation of the impact and sustainability of coaching on career and leadership development of stud...

BeWell: a group coaching model to foster the wellbeing of individuals

A Nacif International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This multi-methods study, informed by the principles of action research, presents an evidence- based model for group coaching for wellbeing. The model is primarily based on psych...

R7-TestUpload</a><b>test</b>

2023

We don’t see color: How executive coaching can help leaders to create inclusive cultures by acknowledging structural racism

C Roche, J Passmore Consulting Psychology Journal 2023

Coaching education: Wake up to the new digital and AI coaching revolution!

J Passmore, W Woodward International Coaching Psychology Review 2023

In this article we argue that coach education has been through three distinct phases of development over the past three decades: 1990-2020. These phrases reflect changes in the coa...

The Library of Babel: Assessing the powers of Artificial Intelligence in knowledge synthesis, learning and development and coaching

J Passmore, D Tee Journal of Work Applied Management 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for knowledge synthesis, the production of written content and the delivery of coachin...

The Future is now: Digital Coaching Industry reviewed

J Passmore, D Tee Coaching Today 2023

Recent years have seen a marked increase in digital coaching platforms, many engaging thousands of coaches and becoming billion-dollar businesses. In this article we critically rev...

Can Chatbots like GPT-4 replace human coaches: Issues and dilemmas for the coaching profession, coaching clients and for organisations

J Passmore, D Tee The Coaching Psychologist. 2023

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has led to the speculation that chatbots could revolutionise the coaching industry in the coming decade, replac...

Defining Digital Coaching: A qualitative conductive approach

S Diller, J Passmore Frontiers in Psychology 2023

The term ‘digital coaching’ is widely used but ill-defined. The present study therefore investigates how digital coaching is defined and how it differentiates from face-to-face c...

Coach, Know Thyself: The Developmental Consciousness of Professional Coaches

K Perry 2015

This dissertation explores the developmental consciousness (DC) of a sample of certified professional coaches using Kegan's (1982) constructive developmental theory as its foundati...

Client perceptions of effectiveness in executive coaching

M Bush Proceedings of the Second ICF Coaching R... 2004

Keeping up with the cheese! Research as a foundation for professional coaching of the future

A Grant Proceedings of the first ICF coaching re... 2003

A generalized model of adult change

J DiGirolamo Society of Consulting Psychology Confere... 2016

Coaching Practice in Public Health Partnerships

A Lewis, E Tamanas Ragusa, J Scacci... New Jersey Health Initiatives 2022

Coaching Practice in Public Health Partnerships

A Lewis, E Tamanas Ragusa, J Scacci... New Jersey Health Initiatives 2022

The mentoring experiences of professional staff in higher education: evidence from a South African university

Y Owusu-Agyeman International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

This study examines how the mentoring experiences of professional staff in a South African university enhance their social integration and professional development. Drawing on soci...

Exploring the experience of coaches in an international non-profit organisation using a values-based coaching framework

B Patel, C van Nieuwerburg International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was applied to explore coaches’ experience using a values-based coaching framework within an international non-profit organisation. The ‘Co...

Coaching and mentoring talent to a higher level at The Voice of Holland: Talent development of singing artists

K Manuel International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

There is a lack of research considering coaching and mentoring as related concepts. The Voice of Holland (TVOH) has been subject of a longitudinal empirical study to fill this rese...

Enacting Mentorship which empowers: A realist exploration of Relationships between trained mentor activity and Doctors’ Wellbeing

A Steven, V Larkin, G Wilson-Menzfe... Alison Steven ✉ (Northumbria University)... 2022

Doctors' wellbeing is overlooked, although stress and burnout is high. Evidence suggests links between mentoring and health and wellbeing, but little is known. This mixed methods, ...

‘It’s kind of revolutionary’ - An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Exploring Clients’ Experiences of Using Journaling in Coaching

C Cousins, A Giraldez-Hayes International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Although dialogue is the main medium of communication in the helping professions, writing, mainly throughout journaling, has been extensively used in different therapeutic contexts...

The Use of Non-Linear Dynamics to Help Facilitate Understanding of Learning and Development Within Groups

A George International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Complexity theory, including non-linear dynamics, provides a powerful approach to understanding and analysing complex interactions as seen when group members learn and develop. How...

Coaching at Scale: Investigating the Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence Coaching

N Terblance, J Molyn, E de Haan, V ... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

There is limited empirical efficacy evidence on the confluence of artificial intelligence (AI) and organisational and life coaching. Coaching “works” but is often unavailable or un...

The buffering effects of virtual coaching during crisis: A quasi-experimental study of changes in well-being, work, and social outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

ci coaching International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

We examined the buffering effects of virtual coaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a pre-post quasi-experimental design, we compared change in well-being, social behaviour...

The buffering effects of virtual coaching during crisis: A quasi-experimental study of changes in well-being, work, and social outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

E Auer, D Hutchinson, E Eatough, E ... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

We examined the buffering effects of virtual coaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a pre-post quasi-experimental design, we compared change in well-being, social behaviour...

The barriers to a scientific, evidence-based coaching evaluation practice

M Schneider, A McDowall, D Tee Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2022

Workplace coaching has grown in popularity and is increasingly used for a plethora of purposes across organisations. As a growing field, coaching is still in need of a continuing c...

An exploration of the relationship between self-confidence and female leadership: The role of workplace coaching in supporting gender equality

F Wilkinson, S Rose Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2022

Gender equality in organisational leadership is still poor. Evidence suggests that women may experience lower levels of self-confidence than men and that this may influence the re...

Decolonising reflective practice and supervision

C Roche Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2022

This paper presents a critique of current norms relating to reflective practice and coaching ethics in the context of our aspirations as coaches and supervisors to contribute to ...

‘I was exhausted, and there was no break at all’: how Black women leadership coaches understood and navigated workplace tensions after the racial reckoning

A Carter, S Sisco, R Malik Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2022

The racial reckoning that occurred after the murder of George Floyd and the remote workplace dynamics created by the pandemic contributed to the tension that many Black professio...

Exploring the experience of coaches in an international non-profit organisation using a values-based coaching framework

B Patel International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was applied to explore coaches’ experience using a values-based coaching framework within an international non-profit organisation. The ‘...

Coaching and mentoring talent to a higher level at The Voice of Holland: Talent development of singing artists

K Manuel International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

There is a lack of research considering coaching and mentoring as related concepts. The Voice of Holland (TVOH) has been subject of a longitudinal empirical study to fill this res...

The mentoring experiences of professional staff in higher education: evidence from a South African university

Y Owusu-Agyeman International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

This study examines how the mentoring experiences of professional staff in a South African university enhance their social integration and professional development. Drawing on soc...

Enacting Mentorship which empowers: A realist exploration of Relationships between trained mentor activity and Doctors’ Wellbeing

A Steven, V Larkin, G Wilson-Menzfe... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Doctors' wellbeing is overlooked, although stress and burnout is high. Evidence suggests links between mentoring and health and wellbeing, but little is known. This mixed methods,...

‘It’s kind of revolutionary’ - An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Exploring Clients’ Experiences of Using Journaling in Coaching

C Cousins International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Although dialogue is the main medium of communication in the helping professions, writing, mainly throughout journaling, has been extensively used in different therapeutic context...

The Use of Non-Linear Dynamics to Help Facilitate Understanding of Learning and Development Within Groups

G Andrew International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Complexity theory, including non-linear dynamics, provides a powerful approach to understanding and analysing complex interactions as seen when group members learn and develop. H...

Coaching at Scale: Investigating the Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence Coaching

N Terblanche, J Molyn, E de Haan, V... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

There is limited empirical efficacy evidence on the confluence of artificial intelligence (AI) and organisational and life coaching. Coaching “works” but is often unavailable or u...

The buffering effects of virtual coaching during crisis: A quasi-experimental study of changes in well-being, work, and social outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

E.M. Auer, D. Hutchinson, E. Eatoug... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

We examined the buffering effects of virtual coaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a pre-post quasi-experimental design, we compared change in well-being, social behavio...

The buffering effects of virtual coaching during crisis: A quasi-experimental study of changes in well-being, work, and social outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

E.M. Auer, D. Hutchinson, E. Eatoug... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

We examined the buffering effects of virtual coaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a pre-post quasi-experimental design, we compared change in well-being, social behavio...

Introducing a coaching culture within an academic faculty

G Callaghan International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

This paper describes a change project which seeks to introduce a coaching culture within an academic faculty. It discusses the changing academic labour market and the pressures thi...

Coaching and Mentoring for Academic Development / by Kay Guccione and Steve Hutchinson.

J Gannon International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Foundations of Professional Coaching: Models, Methods and Core Competencies / by James Gavin

E Cox International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Investigating the use of speech-based conversational agents for life coaching

L Aymerich-Franch, I Ferrer International Journal of Human - Compute... 2022

Life coaching can contribute to goal attainment, quality of life, and psychological well-being enhancement. We explored the capacity of a speech-based conversational agent coach (C...

Introducing a coaching culture within an academic faculty

G Callaghan International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

This paper describes a change project which seeks to introduce a coaching culture within an academic faculty. It discusses the changing academic labour market and the pressures thi...

Coaching in a higher education institution in the Middle East: Reflections on the obstacles and the way forward

P Mathew, A Nawaz Hakrob International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Coaching is widely adopted by various types of organizations in order to facilitate the achievement of personal, professional and organisational goals. This case study of a coachin...

Towards building theory on coachee readiness

S Van Coller-Peter, D de Vries International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Lack of coachee readiness impacts negatively on the effectiveness of coaching. Despite the general awareness of the phenomena that influence coachee readiness, this concept needs b...

Improving self-awareness and engagement through group coaching

A Sutton, C Crobach International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

Group coaching has potential to enhance individual and organisational outcomes but demonstrating its effectiveness remains difficult. Practitioners are often caught between trying ...

Leadership coaching as a transformative process in the military

J Hinck International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

This paper examines the nature and impact of a leadership coaching program – a key component of a leader development course for the United States Air Force. To assess coaching trai...

Mentoring as a Pathway to Labour Market Integration: Evidence from a Belgian Programme

L Bagnoli, A Estache, M Fourati International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2022

In this paper, we provide evidence on mentoring as a way to ease the labour market integration of youth with a migration background. To do so, we designed a survey and collected ...

Proceedings of the Fourth ICF Coaching Research Symposium

J Bennett, F Campone International Coach Federation 2006

Proceedings of the Third International Coach Federation Coaching Research Symposium

F Campone, J Bennett International Coach Federation 2005

Investigating the use of speech-based conversational agents for life coaching

L Aymerich-Franch, I Ferrar International Journal of Human-Computer ... 2022

Life coaching can contribute to goal attainment, quality of life, and psychological well-being enhancement. We explored the capacity of a speech-based conversational agent coach (C...

The Value of Conceptual Encounter methodology in exploring women’s experience of identity work in career choices and transitions.

S Snape International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Conceptual Encounter, a constructivist research methodology, was first introduced by de Rivera in 1981. Its key output is a conceptualisation that contributes to an ‘ever-broadeni...

Can reciprocal mentoring as a progressive tool contribute to creating shared understanding of women’s career equality challenges?

S Round International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This qualitative case study sought to explore if the experience of participating in a reciprocal mentoring programme between mixed gender pairs could influence shared understandin...

Exploring Reverse Mentoring; “Win-Win” Relationships in The Multi-Generational Workplace

I Browne International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

The UK workplace is witnessing unprecedented change; for the first time witnessing four generations simultaneously active in the workplace. Organisations are increasingly adopting...

What do the experiences of team coaches tell us about the essential elements of team coaching?

G Graves International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

There has been a surge of interest in team coaching in recent years, however understanding of the process, based on the first-person perspective of team coaches, is lacking. This ...

Coaching and Mentoring with Metaphor

R Thompson International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This conceptual study explores the effective use of metaphor in coaching and mentoring from literature evidence within the helping professions using a combination of three linked ...

How do coaches and clients create and experience thinking environments?

D Johnston International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This constructivist grounded theory research explored how coaches facilitate clients to become critical in their coaching environment. Critical thinking has been described as a cor...

Augmenting Coaching Practice through digital methods

K Ellis-Brush International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Self-help technologies, accessed through smart mobile phones, employing coaching methods are challenging our understanding of the nature of coaching. Research findings suggest tha...

BeWell: a group coaching model to foster the wellbeing of individuals

A Nacif International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This multi-methods study, informed by the principles of action research, presents an evidencebased model for group coaching for wellbeing. The model is primarily based on psycholog...

A Parallel Journey: The varied roles of coaching in an elite athlete's transition to a second career

A Edwards International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

The one truth all athletes share is that their playing career will end, often before retirement age. While research into non-linear career journeys and work identity abounds, litt...

How do coaches work with clients showing signs of burnout?

A Geraghty International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This paper explores approaches coaches are undertaking with ‘burnout’ clients and uses constructivist grounded theory to help address a paucity of coaching related literature. Ana...

The experience of coaching for permanently childless women: A heuristic inquiry

S Andeh International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Childlessness may affect a woman’s well-being and sense of identity, and cause feelings of loss and grief. I found no research on coaching for childless women. Using heuristic inq...

Peer Coaching During Treatment Decision Making with Men Newly Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

A Adkins International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

One in six men born in the UK after 1960 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and must make a difficult choice from a wide range of treatment options with possible negative life...

The Applicability of Self-Determination Theory for Cross-cultural Coaching: A Study with Assigned and Self-initiated Expatriates

P de Araujo International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This study explores how cross-cultural coaching supports individuals in their expatriation cycle. Interpretative Phenomenology Analysis was used to explore semi-structured intervie...

Understanding the coaching experiences of non-traditional students in Higher Education in the UK

D Spencer International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

In coaching there is a lack of research that focuses specifically on the coaching experiences non-traditional students during their undergraduate studies in the UK. This heuristic...

Discovering the ‘modern maestro’: The importance of a professional industry pedigree and aspects of coaching and mentoring within the supervision of music undergraduates

A Armour International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

and practice used in the supervision of undergraduate students at a London music school. It used coded analysis of interviews with tutors, students, and academic administrators to...

The Meaning Making Journey of Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Leaders in HE

S Bailey International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This study, set in a small UK Higher Education Institution, investigates how 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students, who facilitate Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) group study sessi...

How have workplace coaches experienced coaching during the Covid-19 pandemic

J Irving International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This exploratory interpretive study provides impactful preliminary evidence on which to base further research into coaching amid challenging circumstances. Thematic analysis of tr...

What Do Team Coaches Experience at the End of a Client Relationship?

R Hanley-Browne International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

All coaching and business relationships have an ending. Here we explore the reflections of experienced team coaches at this key stage of the client relationship. This is where coa...

Coaching in the context of talent management: an ambivalent practice

K Mangion-Thornley International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Little is known about coaching in the context of talent management, especially the views of talented employees on its role for their career progression and leadership development....

Organizational and executive coaching: Creating a coaching culture in a non-profit

S Boysen, T Arya, L Page International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This paper examines how the field of coaching has grown in organisations and allows them to create a culture based on a coaching approach. The current elements of coaching culture...

Coaching to enhance learning and reinforce commitment

P Lyons, R Bandura International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

The focus of the research was to search for and identify theory and practical constructs to guide the creation of a model for manager-as-coach to assist employees and the manager ...

Exploring Mentoring Practices Contributing to New Teacher Retention: An Analysis of the Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study

B Maready, Q Cheng, D Bunch International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

How to best support new teachers through the beginning years of their careers and thus to increase new teacher retention is an important question. To explore the predictor variabl...

ADHD Coaching and Interprofessional Communication: A Focus Group Study

E Ahmann, M Saviet, R Fouché, M Mis... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Multimodal care, including Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) coaching, is considered optimal in ADHD treatment. Still, little research has explored the topic of int...

Leaders’ adaptive identity development in uncertain contexts: Implications for executive coaching

K Bennett International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Executive coaches need to add value to leaders in uncertain organisational contexts. One way would be to support leaders with their personal uncertainty by encouraging adaptive r...

An integral quadrants perspective of coaching presence: A qualitative study of professional coaches

M Abravanel, J Gavin International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

A multi-dimensional perspective emerged from this qualitative investigation of coaching presence pertaining to a coach's focus and behaviors during a coaching session. The qualit...

The Impact of Professional Coaching on Emerging Leaders

R Brown, L Varghese, S Sullivan, S ... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Coaching is a well-established developmental tool for senior managers and leaders, but almost no research has examined the value of coaching for young, emerging leaders. This pap...

The Adequacy of Competency Frameworks for Coaching Academic Deans: A Critical Review

I Nadeem, B Garvey, M Down International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This paper explores the adequacy of existing coaching competency frameworks to address the complexities of coaching academic deans. The unit of analysis of this interpretative and ...

Five Conversations Toward a Field of Coaching Studies

I Stein, L Page Proceedings of the Fourth Coaching Resea... 2006

United in our Coaching for Community Impact

AV Deaton, S Sizemore, P Cluverius Proceedings of the Fourth Coaching Resea... 2006

Proceedings of the First ICF Coaching Research Symposium

I Stein, LA Belsten International Coach Federation 2003

The Life Satisfaction Survey (LSS): Development of the Instrument

TM Krapu, L Meinke, L Kramer, R Fri... Proceedings of the Fourth Coaching Resea... 2006

Similarities and Differences in Organizational Coaching Programs in U.S Government and Fortune 500 Companies

J Fritsch, C Powers Proceedings of the Fourth Coaching Resea... 2006

What People Want: Research Implications for Creating Cultures of Coaching Within Organizations

T Bacon Proceedings of the Fourth Coaching Resea... 2006

Who's who in coaching: Who shaped it, who's shaping it

VG Brock Proceedings of the fourth international ... 2006

Coaching ADHD: Towards an Integrated Family Based Development Model

A Berofsky-Seyffert, R Cashman, M S... Proceedings of the Fourth Coaching Resea... 2006

Obesity Treatment Through Life Coaching

C Newnham-Kanas, JD Irwin, D Morrow Proceedings of the Fourth Coaching Resea... 2006

The impact of co-active coaching on physically inactive 12 to 14 year olds in Ontario

P Gorczynski, D Morrow, J Irwin Proceedings of the Fourth Coaching Resea... 2006

Quantum Thinking for Quantum Health Coaching Results

M French-Hubbard, RG Weir Proceedings of the Fourth Coaching Resea... 2006

The Value of Artificial Intelligence Coaching Standards

International Coaching Federation International Coaching Federation 2021

The Value of Conceptual Encounter methodology in exploring women’s experience of identity work in career choices and transitions.

S Snape International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Conceptual Encounter, a constructivist research methodology, was first introduced by de Rivera in 1981. Its key output is a conceptualisation that contributes to an ‘ever-broadeni...

Can reciprocal mentoring as a progressive tool contribute to creating shared understanding of women’s career equality challenges?

S Round International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This qualitative case study sought to explore if the experience of participating in a reciprocal mentoring programme between mixed gender pairs could influence shared understandin...

Exploring Reverse Mentoring; “Win-Win” Relationships in The Multi-Generational Workplace

I Browne International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

The UK workplace is witnessing unprecedented change; for the first time witnessing four generations simultaneously active in the workplace. Organisations are increasingly adopting...

What do the experiences of team coaches tell us about the essential elements of team coaching?

G Graves International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

There has been a surge of interest in team coaching in recent years, however understanding of the process, based on the first-person perspective of team coaches, is lacking. This ...

Coaching and Mentoring with Metaphor

R Thompson International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This conceptual study explores the effective use of metaphor in coaching and mentoring from literature evidence within the helping professions using a combination of three linked ...

How do coaches and clients create and experience thinking environments?

D Johnston International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This constructivist grounded theory research explored how coaches facilitate clients to become critical in their coaching environment. Critical thinking has been described as a cor...

Augmenting Coaching Practice through digital methods

K Ellis-Brush International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Self-help technologies, accessed through smart mobile phones, employing coaching methods are challenging our understanding of the nature of coaching. Research findings suggest tha...

BeWell: a group coaching model to foster the wellbeing of individuals

A Nacif International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This multi-methods study, informed by the principles of action research, presents an evidencebased model for group coaching for wellbeing. The model is primarily based on psycholog...

A Parallel Journey: The varied roles of coaching in an elite athlete's transition to a second career

A Edwards International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

The one truth all athletes share is that their playing career will end, often before retirement age. While research into non-linear career journeys and work identity abounds, litt...

How do coaches work with clients showing signs of burnout?

A Geraghty International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This paper explores approaches coaches are undertaking with ‘burnout’ clients and uses constructivist grounded theory to help address a paucity of coaching related literature. Ana...

The experience of coaching for permanently childless women: A heuristic inquiry

S Andeh International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Childlessness may affect a woman’s well-being and sense of identity, and cause feelings of loss and grief. I found no research on coaching for childless women. Using heuristic inqu...

Peer Coaching During Treatment Decision Making with Men Newly Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

A Adkins International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

One in six men born in the UK after 1960 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and must make a difficult choice from a wide range of treatment options with possible negative life...

The Applicability of Self-Determination Theory for Cross-cultural Coaching: A Study with Assigned and Self-initiated Expatriates

P de Araujo International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This study explores how cross-cultural coaching supports individuals in their expatriation cycle. Interpretative Phenomenology Analysis was used to explore semi-structured intervie...

Understanding the coaching experiences of non-traditional students in Higher Education in the UK

D Spencer International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

In coaching there is a lack of research that focuses specifically on the coaching experiences non-traditional students during their undergraduate studies in the UK. This heuristic...

Discovering the ‘modern maestro’: The importance of a professional industry pedigree and aspects of coaching and mentoring within the supervision of music undergraduates

A Armour International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

The case study reported in this paper explored the aspects of coaching and mentoring theory and practice used in the supervision of undergraduate students at a London music school...

The Meaning Making Journey of Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Leaders in HE

S Bailey International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This study, set in a small UK Higher Education Institution, investigates how 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students, who facilitate Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) group study sessi...

How have workplace coaches experienced coaching during the Covid-19 pandemic?

J Irving International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This exploratory interpretive study provides impactful preliminary evidence on which to base further research into coaching amid challenging circumstances. Thematic analysis of tr...

What Do Team Coaches Experience at the End of a Client Relationship?

R Hanley-Browne International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

All coaching and business relationships have an ending. Here we explore the reflections of experienced team coaches at this key stage of the client relationship. This is where coa...

Coaching in the context of talent management: an ambivalent practice

K Mangion-Thornley International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Little is known about coaching in the context of talent management, especially the views of talented employees on its role for their career progression and leadership development....

Team coaching: Systemic Perspectives and their Limitations

P Lawrence Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2021

The terms ‘systemic coaching’ and ‘systemic team coaching’ are becoming increasingly prevalent in the team coaching literature. This emphasis on a systemic perspective is almost ...

Smorgasbords, Cracked Pots and Potholes: The Role of Chronotopes in Shaping Coaching Conversations

M Dennison, P Stokes, P Sullivan Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2021

Drawing on interviews and authoethnography, this paper argues that chronotopes offer a novel approach to deconstructing the dialogical exchange between coach and coachee. Chronot...

Applying the Lens of Social Movements to Coaching and Mentoring

J Gannon Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2021

The rise and development of coaching and mentoring in recent decades has led to a plethora of debates around their theoretical and disciplinary roots. Alongside these debates are...

The impact of coachee personality traits, propensity to trust and perceived trustworthiness of a coach, on a coachee’s trust behaviour in a coaching relationship

N Terblanche, M Heyns SA Journal of Industrial Psychology 2020

Orientation: Coaching continues to grow in importance as a learning and developmental intervention in organisations. It is therefore important to understand what makes coaching s...

African organisational coaching practice: Exploring approaches used, and the factors influencing coaches’ fees

N Terblanche, J Passmore, J Myburgh South African Journal of Business Manage... 2021

Purpose: More context-specific research regarding the praxis of organisational coaching was needed for increased understanding of this emerging profession. Whilst progress was bei...

Factors that influence users’ adoption of being coached by an Artificial Intelligence Coach

N Terblanche, D Cilliers Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2020

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is making in-roads into many spheres of life, including workplace coaching. The introduction of a new class of support technologies (‘e-c...

Creating and maintaining a commercially viable executive coaching practice in South Africa

N Terblanche, R Jock, M Ungerer The Southern African Journal of Entrepre... 2019

Background: The executive coaching industry is growing internationally and in South Africa. As is typical of small businesses, many struggle to survive. Factors contributing to sm...

BOOK REVIEW: Innovations in Leadership Coaching

E Cox International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

A Qualitative Evaluation of SMU’s Peer Helpers Programme

A Koh, M Cheong International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This study examines the impact of peer helper training in Singapore Management University (SMU) from personal interviews with 11 alumni peer helpers. The aims are to find a) new ...

The Chronological Development of Coaching and Mentoring: Side by Side Disciplines

R Koopman, P Englis, M Ehrenhard, A... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Interest in coaching and mentoring has increased over the past decades. However, confusion about what is meant in practice and in the literature and the lack of sound definitions ...

Employee Coachability: New Insights to Increase Employee Adaptability, Performance, and Promotability in Organizations

J Weiss, M Merrigan International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Researchers, like practitioners, often examine managerial coaching in isolation, focusing on the coach without considering the impact those being coached (i.e., coachees) have on ...

A study of perceived benefits of mentoring among nascent entrepreneur women: the case of ‘MET’ mentoring community in Spain

A Arruti International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

The purpose of this paper is to identify to what extent novice/nascent entrepreneur women perceive that their participation in a mentoring programme contributes positively to thei...

Effect of Mentoring on Job Performance among Indian Millennials: A Quantitative Study

S Chatterjee, A Dey, H Chaturvedi International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Millennials form a large proportion of the labour market in India. Therefore, organizations are interested in knowing how to motivate them and maximize their performance. Accordin...

The experience of positive psychology coaching following unconscious bias training: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

F Moin, C van Nieuwerburgh International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This study explored the lived experience of four professionals who engaged in positive psychology coaching following an implicit association test and unconscious bias training. U...

ABCD Map: A personal construct approach to coaching supervision

C Smith International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

Coaching supervision is increasing in popularity among the coaching field but is far from the accepted standard for all coaches. A growing number of coaching supervision models ar...

Peer Coaching and Health Science Practicums: Best Practices of Experienced Clinical Educators

R Ladyshewsky, B Sanderson International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

The health sciences sector uses work integrated learning to prepare professionals for practice and has done so predominately using a traditional apprenticeship model. Over the pas...

The role of courage in the development and practice of coaches

C Wood, T Lomas International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

This study seeks to understand the role that courage plays in the development and practice of coaches. Courage is mentioned frequently in the coaching literature, but this research...

The impact of coaching on well-being and performance of managers and their teams during pandemic

J Jarosz International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2021

In March 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the outbreak of COVID-19 was a pandemic. Many companies were forced to shift to fully remote work following preventativ...

Tying it All Together: I-O Meets Coaching: What's New in Coaching Research

J DiGirolamo SIOP Annual Conference 2021 2021

Summary slides of the SIOP 2021 session on I-O Meets Coaching: What's New in Coaching Research

A Practice Analysis of Team Coaching

J DiGirolamo, G Ammons SIOP Annual Conference 2021 2021

An overview of the job analysis for the development of the ICF team coaching competencies. A presentation in the I-O Meets Coaching: What's New in Coaching Research session of the ...

Leading in an unprecedented global crisis: The heightened importance of versatility

R Kaiser Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice ... 2020

Recent discussions of organizational performance have emphasized growing complexity and an accelerating pace of change and have called for new models of leadership for managing t...

Become the best coach you can be: The role of coach training and coaching experience in workplace coaching quality and quality control

S Diller, J Passmore, H Brown, S Gr... Organisationsberatung, Supervision, Coac... 2020

This paper explores whether coach training or coaching experience leads to better coaching quality and quality control. In two large studies, both coaches (N1 = 2267) and personnel...

Dynamic Team Leadership Coaching Towards Business Results

A Barosa-Pereira 2020

Limited published research has examined team coaching function processes. Through an extensive systematic literature review, this research explores team coaching knowledge and prop...

A Design Framework to Create Artificial Intelligence Coaches

N Terblanche International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

There is on going debate about the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on humanity. The application of AI in the helping professions is an active research area, but no...

Become the best coach you can be: The role of coach training and coaching experience in workplace coaching quality and quality control

S Diller, J Passmore, H Brown, S Gr... Organisationsberatung, Supervision, Coac... 2020

This paper explores whether coach training or coaching experience leads to better coaching quality and quality control. In two large studies, both coaches (N1 = 2267) and personn...

Bridging the team coaching competency gap: A review of the literature

L Widdowson, L Rochester, P Barbour... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

The primary purpose of this literature review was to provide a comprehensive background for understanding current knowledge, to highlight the significance of new research and to of...

A Professional Development Study: The Lifelong Journeys of Coaches

A Hullinger, J DiGirolamo International Coaching Psychology Review 2020

Every coach is on a journey. The moment they enter a coach training programme or begin coaching, they enter a path of exploration with clients as well as beginning self-exploration...

The state of coaching supervision research: 2019 Update

A Hullinger, J DiGirolamo International Coaching Federation 2020

Editorial: A Tribute to Professor Tony Grant PhD (1954 – 2020)

J Gannon International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

Psychology at the University of Sydney. Tony was a regular contributor and valued reviewer for the journal. He was also one of the original editorial board members for this journal...

Using the Romantics to understand the imagination: A creative and original methodology for research into coaching

C Tomlinson International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

It could be argued that imagination is a necessary counterweight to reason if coaches are to help clients make truly informed decisions. The use of imagination in coaching is unde...

Silence and Disclosure: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study into the Experience of Workplace Coaching whilst facing Stressful Life Events At Home

C Duncan International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

Organisations typically offer counselling to employees who experience stressful life events at home, and coaching to a much lesser extent. Yet my own experience suggests coaching ...

Coaching needs to Differ Before and After the Transition to Retirement

T Dodwell International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

Improvements in life expectancy are enabling more people to reach retirement age. The transition to retirement is complex and, for approximately 30%, prompts a downturn in wellbe...

Paternity Coaching During the Transition to Fatherhood

K Smith International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

The transition to parenthood is one of the most joyful, yet stressful life events, however, there is little evidence to support paternity coaching as an intervention. This action ...

Making a Difference Again: How Using Coaching Enabled Children’s Social Workers to Enhance their Practice & Fulfil their Vocational Aspirations

S Triggs International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

There is a dearth of empirical research and conceptual work on the application of coaching within social work. This research used focus groups and semi structured interviews to ex...

How Can Charities use Coaching to Develop Managers and Does the Charity Context Matter?

P Watson International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

Little research exists on coaching in charities. This article explores how coaching might support managers in the charity sector. Using an interpretivist approach, 20 interviews ...

The emergent role of the coaching manager: An experience of working with IPA

B Mayhead International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

A result of organisational change over the last two decades has been the expectation on managers to coach as part of their roles. However, only the minority of organisations provi...

Developing Adaptive Expertise in Executive Coaching

P Berry International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

Although the coaching industry appears to place great value on developing coaching effectiveness, absent from the discourse is coach decision-making. This study explored the cons...

Team coaches’ experiences of coaching to develop conditions for shared leadership

A Ghosh International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

This paper explores how team coaches make sense of working within shared leadership situations. Adopting an interpretive research lens, an under-developed area of research within ...

Why Evaluation of Leadership Coaching Counts

M Jamieson, T Wall, N Moore International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

Evidence suggests organisations’ significant investment in leadership coaching is characterised by two evaluation paradoxes: despite high strategic expectations and substantial bu...

Global Coaching Supervision: A Study of the Perceptions and Practices Around the World

K McAnally, L Abrams, M Jo Asmus, T... 2020

This research study report represents data analyzed from 1,280 coaches and coach supervisor respondents, world-wide, obtained in 2018. Study participants include a broad range of ...

An exploration of the coach approach to managing and leading: A white paper for managers, leaders and professional coaches

J DiGirolamo, J Tkach International Coaching Federation 2020

Coaching culturally different members of international business teams - the role of cultural intelligence

S Couch, S Rose International Coaching Psychology Review... 2020

1. Objectives THIS ARTICLE aims to provide insights into the vital role of cultural sensitivity when coaching international teams. The objectives of the article are to: i. sha...

An exploration of playfulness in coaching

S Wheeler International Coaching Psychology Review... 2020

Objective: In light of sparse direct empirical research on adult playfulness in coaching, the objective of this study was to explore playfulness and raise awareness of its presence...

The experience of executive group coaching - A qualitative study

K Gyllensten, C Henschel, G Jones International Coaching Psychology Review... 2020

Introduction: The aim of this study was to explore managers’ experiences of participating in executive group coaching in a municipality in Sweden. Methods: A qualitative methodolo...

Can an online coaching programme facilitate behavioural change in women working in STEM fields?

S Jackson, D Bourne International Coaching Psychology Review... 2020

With the communication and many aspects of social life moving into the online domain, social interaction and communication between individuals in corporate environments are often b...

In recognition of a pioneer in coaching psychology: Vale Professor Anthony Grant

M Cavanagh, S O'Connor International Coaching Psychology Review... 2020

The business of consulting psychology: Lessons from the field

L Norton Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice ... 2020

This article presents a capstone review of this special issue of Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, concerning the business application of consulting psycholog...

Global by design

A Eyring Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice ... 2020

This article describes lessons learned during my 20 years of experience as an industrial– organizational psychologist building a global consulting firm based in Singapore. It exp...

How to build hogan assessment systems

R Hogan Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice ... 2020

Between 1987 and today Hogan Assessments grew from a 5-person startup to a substantial business with offices in 54 countries, and we did it with no prior business knowledge or ex...

The evolution of a business owner

S Davis Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice ... 2020

This article describes my personal experiences as a business owner over the course of the last almost 40 years. To be descriptive I have used a lens that incorporates stages in th...

Communication modalities in coaching for individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): A qualitative examination

M Saviet, E Ahmann International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

Little research has examined processes involved when coaching individuals with Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A mixed methods study surveyed 117 self-identified...

Looking forward to going back? The experience of career decision-making for first-time mothers and the implications for coaches

H Noon, C van van Nieuwerburgh International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

The career penalty for professional women who become mothers is well known, while research scrutiny of career decision-making itself appears to have been largely overlooked. This...

What clients want: A conjoin analysis of precursors to coach selection

C Rojon, N Bode, A McDowall International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

This study investigated individuals’ preference structures for workplace coaching providers. Guided by questions about relative weightings of seven important coach(ing) characteri...

A mixed methods study of effects and antecedents of solution-focused questions in coaching

S Jordan, S Kauffeld International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

The coaching interaction regarding questioning is still under-researched. This study investigates clients’ behavioural responses to coaches’ solution-focused questions (SFQ), thei...

The lived experience of self-identifying character strengths through coaching: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

AJS Fouracres, C van Nieuwerburgh International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

The study aimed to expand the understanding of the experience of people who self-identify their character strengths. The data came from semi-structured interviews held after a coa...

Moving mentorship to opportunity for women university presidents

T Reis, M Grady International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

Women remain underrepresented in U.S. university presidential positions. Mentorship is a tool used to support women in gaining access to the position. In this qualitative study, ei...

The effect of perceived values on negative mentoring, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and perceived career success

M Illies, R Reiter-Palmon International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

This study addresses how perceived mentor and protégé values affect negative mentoring, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and perceived career success. Results indicate...

Mobility and mentoring: Supporting socialisation in international service firms

J Gannon International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2020

Mentoring is often identified as a flexible practice that supports the socialisation of newcomers. Within international organisations high levels of managerial mobility creates ...

Exploring the Use of Internal Coaches

D Baldwin, M Cherry 2020

While current studies on the subject have culminated in mixed results, with one study showing better results for internal coaching (Jones et al., 2016; Jones et al., 2018), and a...

Systemic Coaching Supervision: Responding to the Complex Challenges of Our Time

A Wright, M Walsh, S Tennyson Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

A core challenge for coaching is to develop new paradigms that help coaches, and their clients, navigate today’s complex, interconnected and rapidly changing world. This paper ex...

Contextual Coaching: Leveraging Context for Alignment in the System

M Valentine Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

Contextual coaching is a process that emphasizes the importance of an organization’s environment or context on leadership development work. It recognizes that certain attributes ...

How to Improve Complex and Creative Knowledge Work in 21st Century Organizations with Kanban

G Abella, S Arvizu Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

How can teams better produce complex and creative knowledge work in today’s competitive and fast-moving business environment? How can team coaches and organizational design pract...

Reciprocal Peer Coaching Supported by a Professional Coach: The Future of Sustained Leader Development?

L Kemp Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

Leader development requires learning new ways of behaving, which takes sustained practice over time, yet organizations continue to focus their efforts in traditional classroom st...

Seeing Polaris: A Call to Integrate Visual Images into Coaching Action Plans

Y Prywes, E Mah Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

This paper recommends that coaches consider equipping clients with a visual image to refer to between sessions. This recommendation is based on the authors’ personal experience a...

Needs Supportive Coaching & the Coaching Ripple Effect: Elevating Individual & Whole System Engagement

S O'Connor, A Wright Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

Organizations operate in times of unprecedented uncertainty, complexity and change. To meet these challenges, they are seeking out new and efficient ways of effecting change at t...

Systems Coaching, Models of Typology, and Emergence

V Varner Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

Systems coaching generally refers to coaching assorted groups of people, whether they entail corporate teams or families. However, systems are also present within individuals. Su...

Book Review of Coaching and Mentoring Research: A Practical Guide.

G Spence Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

Oades, L.G., Siokou, C.L. & Slemp, G.R. (2019). Coaching and Mentoring Research: A Practical Guide. London: Sage.

Book Review of Transformational Coaching to Lead Culturally Diverse Teams.

K Luiters Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

Stout-Rostron, S. (2019). Transformational Coaching to Lead Culturally Diverse Teams. London: Routledge.

Book Review of Peer Supervision in Coaching and Mentoring. A Versatile Guide for Reflective Practice. London: Routledge.

C Dunne International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Turner, T., Lucas, M. & Whitaker, C. (2018). Peer Supervision in Coaching and Mentoring. A Versatile Guide for Reflective Practice. London: Routledge.

Using Group Coaching to Foster Reflection and Learning in an MBA Classroom

E Ostrowski Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

Group coaching may facilitate individual learning and change over time through the social processes of learning vicariously and learning through feedback. While anecdotal evidenc...

What is systemic coaching?

P Lawrence Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

The term ‘systemic coaching’ is now widely used, usually to articulate the value for the coach of looking beyond the immediacy of the one-to-one coaching relationship. It is also...

Reflective practice for coaches and clients: An integrated model for learning

A Hullinger, J DiGirolamo, J Tkach Philosophy of Coaching: An International... 2019

The literature on reflection, awareness, and self-regulation provides theoretical and empirical fruit for understanding self-processing mechanisms that enhance learning, growth, a...

Coaching in Israel

J Passmore, H Brown, S Finkelstein,... 2019

Coaching in the Middle East

J Passmore, H Brown, J DiGirolamo, ... 2019

Coaching for Social Change: Survey Report

K Kanelidou, M O'Byrne ICF Converge 2019

A Pretest-Posttest Study of Leadership Coaching: Effects on Leadership Self-Efficacy, Leader Authenticity, Change Leadership and Overall Effectiveness

P Halliwell, B Boyle, R Mitchell 2019

Change Processes: Mechanisms of Clients' Adaptive Emotion Regulation as a Lynchpin of Coaching Effectiveness

T Erdös 2019

How is Coaching Perceived by Leaders Engaged in a Global Talent Management and Leadership Development Programme?

K Mangion-Thornley 2019

An Analysis and Measure of the Use of Coaching Skills by Managers and Leaders

J DiGirolamo, J Tkach 2019

A Validated Set of Coaching Outcome Measures

J DiGirolamo, M Barney, J Tkach 2019

Client-led coaching? First-time coaching clients' experience

J Birnie International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

This study investigates lived experiences of first-time coaching clients. Three clients of business coaching shared how they experienced their coachee role. Data was collected via...

The client as a provider of developmental feedback for the executive coach

H Seiler International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Formative feedback is likely to improve performance, which has encouraged executive coaches to seek accreditation and supervision. However, many coaches do not consider their cli...

Mimetic effect in mentoring: The contribution of shared transcendence values

C Norris International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Modelling in mentoring has been widely identified but the underlying mimetic process of how mentor qualities are reproduced in mentees is rarely explained. This article describes ...

The power of pragmatism: How project managers benefit from coaching practice through developing soft skills and self-confidence

S Thompson International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

My instinct as practitioner, a project manager and a coach, originated the idea of using coaching practice to develop project managers’ soft skills: an empirical, pragmatic sugges...

How could a 3-step coaching model help executives handle workplace conflict?

S Hughes International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Relationship conflict at work is common and can have substantial negative effects for individual wellbeing and organisational productivity. A literature review identified a lack o...

The manager as coach and facilitator of development for employees in information technology (IT)

T Dawber International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

This qualitative study explored managerial coaching to facilitate employee development within the Information Technology Department of a large UK Higher Education Institution. Its ...

How shadow coaching helps leaders to improve their performance on the job in real-time

B Roelofs International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Self-awareness is critical for leadership success. It not only builds and strengthens leadership skills, it also supports leaders’ creativity and innovation and helps increase the...

Coaching during late career reinvention: The discovering model

L Walker International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Most of us will be living and working longer, but what if we want to do something very different during the later years of our working life? Research suggests that workers face uni...

A Q methodology study: How do coaches foster the coaching relationship?

E Crosse International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

There have been numerous studies which demonstrate the importance of the coaching relationship and its relevance in ensuring the successful outcome of the coaching process. Howev...

Insight events in coaching sessions

I Lightfood International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

There is little research available that describes or gives a picture of what happens in a coaching session. This paper provides a view of the events containing insight within coac...

Coaching for professional development: Using literature to support success by Christine A Eastman (2019): London Routledge

E Cox International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Values and ethics in coaching by Ioanna Iordanou, Rachel Hawley and Christiana Iordnou (2017) London: Sage

M Ciesielska International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Team coaching: A thematic analysis of methods used by external coaches in a work domain

R Hastings, W Pennington International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

This paper aims to provide insight into the methods being used by external team coaches in the workplace, the need for which is highlighted by the sparsity of team coaching resear...

The role of coaching and coach language in clients' language and individual change

B Fölscher-Kingwill, N Terblanche International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

This study explored the under-researched area of the effect of coaching on clients’ spoken and internal language, the link to individual change, as well as the effect of coach lang...

What happens in group supervision? Exploring current practice in Australia

P Lawrence International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

This article presents qualitative findings from a study of seven group coaching supervisors and 57 coaches participating in those groups. The purpose of the research was to further...

As iron sharpens iron: A mentoring approach to labour market integration for humanitarian migrants

A Weiss, M Tulin International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Integration of humanitarian migrants into the labour market is crucial for the long-term success of EU Member States. Previous research suggests that mentoring may be a viable labo...

Migrant mentoring to work: Defining an old-but-innovative instrument

P De Cuyper, H Vandermeerschen, D P... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Despite numerous labour market interventions to address the large unemployment gap, migrants struggle to find work in their host societies. In an effort to address this, an altern...

Communication modalities and their perceived effectiveness in coaching for individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

E Ahmann, M Saviet International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Coaching for individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), an emerging coaching subspecialty, has demonstrated efficacy both as a stand alone behavioral suppor...

Empowering female pre-retireess with a goal focused coaching relationship and a direct focus on well-being: A mixed method multiple case study

M Fogg International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

This multiple case study of life coaching uses an embedded mixed method design to examine the question: How does an evidence based coaching approach, including the use of the PER...

Coaching women towards authenticity: An appropriate workplace environment

S Jackson International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

This paper reports on a heuristic study with women in academia. Nine women collaborated as co-researchers to explore coaching women towards authenticity within higher education. T...

The experiences of educational coaches prior to their first placement: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

D Tee, M Barr, C van van Nieuwerbur... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Studies of student coaching have shown benefits to both students and coaches, yet little is known about the experiences of coaches as they prepare to coach. This study sought to ...

Trust-based mentoring towards a new knowledge state as a change cycle: Exploring key interpersonal interactions

S Atkins International Journal of Evidence Intern... 2019

Within the New Zealand Education sector, the Specialist Classroom Teacher Position is a mentoring position focusing on developing novice teachers. Mentoring occurs in pairs that a...

Mentoring and career satisfaction among emerging nurse scholars

T Foster, J Hill International Journal of International J... 2019

The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between mentoring and career satisfaction among emerging nurse scholars currently pursuing, or who have acquired a doctor...

Breaking Grad: Building Resilience Among a Sample of Graduate Students Struggling with Stress and Anxiety via a Peer Coaching Model – An 8-Month Pilot Study

R Fried, M Atkins, J Irwin International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

This mixed methods, 8-month pilot study investigated graduate students’ (n = 11) experiences in Breaking Grad, a peer coaching program derived from mentorship, motivational inter...

The State of Play in African Coaching: Executive Report 2019

N Terblanche, J Myburgh, J Passmore 2019

World-wide, coaching has grown significantly in the last 20 years, warranting research into all aspect of coaching. In 2016, the European Coaching and Mentoring Project was underta...

When and How to Refer a Client to Therapy or Other Helping Professions

A Hullinger, J DiGirolamo 2018

This is an extension of the "Referring a Client to Therapy: A Set of Guidelines". Please see that document for more details on indicators and the referral process.

Referring a Client to Therapy: A Set of Guidelines

A Hullinger, J DiGirolamo 2018

This guide is a resource for coaches to understand when and how to refer a client to a mental health or other helping professional when the client’s needs are outside a coach’s c...

Coming in from the cold: The experience of group coaching as a setting for entrepreneurial learning and change

E Ostrowski 2018

The challenges of entrepreneurship make learning integral to the entrepreneurial process. However, many entrepreneurs work in relative isolation and lack opportunities to engage wi...

Awareness and use of motivational interviewing reported by Canadian university sport coaches

C Wierts, P Wilson, D Mack International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a communication strategy to facilitate behaviour change yet MI research in sport is scant. This study investigated awareness and use of MI by coac...

Executive Coaching in the International Context

E Alvarez 2019

Executive coaching is a multidisciplinary concept and intervention that companies acquire in order to help the constant development of their employees as well as, to overcome probl...

Positive Psychology Coaching Protocols: Creating Competitive Advantage for Leader Development

D Gray 2018

A gap exists between positive psychology coaching (PPC) theory and practice because PPC lacks rigorous measurement, evidence-based protocols and standard processes. This quasiexper...

ICF Supervision Literature Review 2018

J Tkach, J DiGirolamo International Coach Federation 2018

This report is an update on the state of academic research in coaching and clinical supervision for 2018. We examined a total of six academic research articles on coaching supervis...

ICF Supervision Literature Review 2017

J Tkach, J DiGirolamo International Coach Federation 2017

This report is an update on the state of coaching supervision for 2017. For a comparison to last year’s report, please see Tkach and DiGirolamo (2017). We examined a total of 16 ac...

Experiences of receiving career coaching via Skype: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

C Deniers International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Research on video-mediated coaching is sparse, with literature on video-mediated communication in general and different aspects of technology-assisted coaching existing. Therefor...

Assessing contracting and the coaching relationship: Necessary infrastructure?

H Gettman, S Edinger, K Wouters International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

While the criticality of a strong coach-client relationship has received significant attention, this study represents one of the few investigations of coach behaviours that impac...

The value of strategic mentorship in park and recreation agencies

A Hallmon, T Tapps International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

The purpose of this study was to identify the benefits of a systematic mentorship programme using a recreational agency as the case study. Demographic information was used to und...

The meaning of peer group mentoring in the university context

T Skaniakos, A Piirainen International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

Peer mentoring is commonly used for didactical and learning purposes. In this study we examine peer group mentoring in the university context. The aim is to promote understanding...

From "blind elation" to "oh my goodness, what have I gotten into"… Exploring the experience of executive coaching during leadership transitions into C-suite roles

International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2019

A promotion to a more senior role brings an exciting yet challenging period in a leader's career. Using an interpretative phenomenological methodology, this study explores the expe...

The State of Play in European Coaching and Mentoring

J Passmore, H Brown 2017

This report provides an overview of the main findings from the 2017 European Coaching and Mentoring Research Project, undertaken by Jonathan Passmore and Hazel Brown, in partnershi...

Trust and Intimacy: Coaching Survey Report

K Kanelidou 2018

ICF defines the 3rd core competency (Establishing Trust and Intimacy) as the “ability to create a safe, supportive environment that produces ongoing mutual respect and trust.” Th...

Coaching in Italy

J Passmore, H Brown, G Giuffredi, D... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

The State of Play in Irish Coaching

J Passmore, H Brown, B Byrne, Europ... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

Coaching in Greece

J Passmore, H Brown, T Tsirogianni,... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

Coaching in Germany

J Passmore, H Brown, S Greif, C Rau... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

Coaching in the Czech Republic

J Passmore, H Brown, E Jarošová, P ... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

Coaching in the Netherlands

J Passmore, H Brown, A Waringa, Eur... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

Coaching in Hungary

J Passmore, H Brown, J von Bartheld... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

The State of Play in European Coaching & Mentoring

J Passmore, H Brown, Z Csigas, Euro... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

Coaching in Ukraine

J Passmore, H Brown, K Timonkina, E... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

The State of Play in Coaching in Switzerland

J Passmore, H Brown, W Hofmans, Eur... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

Coaching in Poland

J Passmore, H Brown, A Zawadzka, Eu... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

The State of Play in Coaching in Sweden

J Passmore, H Brown, L Gustafsson, ... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

Coaching in the Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

J Passmore, H Brown, A Dromantaitė,... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

The State of Play in Coaching in the United Kingdom

J Passmore, H Brown, T Wall, P Stok... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

The State of Play in Scottish Coaching

J Passmore, H Brown, D Peebles, D G... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

The State of Play in Welsh Coaching

J Passmore, H Brown, D Tee, Europea... Henley-on-Thames: Henley Business School 2018

The Impact of Life Coaching on Undergraduate Students: A Multiyear Analysis of Coaching Outcomes

E Lefdahl-Davis, L Huffman, J Stanc... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Life coaching is a professional practice which aims to help people flourish in life, by living according to their strengths, striving to reach goals, and achieve well-being in all ...

A narrative approach to coaching multiple selves

P Lawrence International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

According to many philosophers and psychologists, we are each not one, but many. The origins of multiplicity theories are briefly outlined before several contemporary theories are ...

Metaphor Magic in Coaching and Coaching Supervision

L Seto, T Geithner International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Metaphor Magic draws from symbolic modeling, systems theory, sandplay therapy, and Clean Language, and uses symbolic metaphors to support clients in coaching and coaching supervisi...

Making the Grade: Mentors’ Perspectives of a Course-Based, Smart, Healthy Campus Pilot Project for Building Mental Health Resiliency Through Mentorship and Physical Activity

R Fried, S Karmali, J Irwin, F Gabl... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

The purpose of this academic-year-long pilot study was to explore senior Kinesiology students’ (i.e., ‘mentors’; N = 30) experiences in an undergraduate course focused on building ...

The impact of coaching doctoral students at a university in London

L Lane, J De Wilde International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

This study explores the impact of coaching doctoral students at a university in London. A mixed methods approach was taken to identify themes which emerged from coaching conversati...

Hierarchy, Community, and Attachment: Integrating At-Risk Youth into Martial Arts and Combat Sports Academies

A Lorenz International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Cultural shifts have eroded the hierarchical structure responsible for vertically transmitting guidance to youth, making the development of secure parent-child attachment relations...

Business coaching processes that facilitate the successful implementation of business improvement projects

S Klopper, S Van Coller-Peter International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

This article is a summary of a research assignment investigating the Business Coaching Processes (BCPs) that support the implementation of Business Improvement Projects (BIPs) in o...

The Interplay Between Organisational Learning Culture, The Manager as Coach, Self-Efficacy and Workload on Employee Work Engagement

R Ladyshewsky, R Taplin International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

A cross sectional convenience sample of 195 MBA students answered questions which explored the impacts of managerial coaching on work engagement. Measures of organisational learnin...

How high potential coaching can add value – for participants and the organisation

M Taconis International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

This case study explores the value of high potential coaching as part of a leadership development programme. As empirical and participant-based research for coaching (effectiveness...

Exploring the Lived Experience of Internal Coaches

J Feehily International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

This study investigates the lived experiences of internal coaches. In-depth interviews were conducted with four practising internal coaches in a large UK Higher Education Instituti...

Executive Coaching Outcomes: An investigation into leadership development using five dyadic case studies illustrating the impact of executive coaching

FMH Trevillion International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Revenue spent on coaching globally is significant, yet data is lacking on the specific leadership behaviours it develops. This study focuses on the debate about coaching efficacy, ...

Does managerial involvement in workplace coaching impact the outcome? A mixed-methods study into the current methods managers employ and the impacts on coaching effectiveness

T Webster International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Research into workplace-training suggests actions taken by managers, such as discussing applying the training, can significantly impact the effectiveness of training. However, litt...

Development insights: the learning journeys of highly experienced coach supervisors

N de Estevan-Ubeda International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Coaching supervision is a developing profession, yet little is known about the development of supervisors after their training. This study aimed to add to the empirical literature ...

A temporal multi-stakeholder perspective on the perceptions, expectations and experiences of coaching in a team context

S Fontannaz International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Concerted efforts have been made to define and distinguish coaching as an emerging discipline and profession to develop confidence in the potentiality of coaching. Multiple perspec...

Presence in Executive Coaching Conversations – The C2 Model

R Noon International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Presence is considered by the practitioner community to be a key factor in coaching effectiveness and is recognised as an important coaching competence. Yet to date, there has been...

Trust and connection in formal, virtual mentoring

C Evans International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Trust between mentees and mentors is important. This article considers how trust can be generated in a formal scheme in a third-sector organisation, the NCT. Interviews and documen...

Striving for autonomy: The importance of the autonomy need and its support within coaching

S Schiemann, C Mühlberger, E Jonas International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Based on definitions of coaching, coaches support their clients with their self-determination as well as their self-congruent, self-valued goals; in other words and with regard to ...

Practice & Potential: A Heuristic Inquiry into the potential of poetry for the reflexive coaching practitioner

J McCartney International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

A capability mind set which includes reflexivity enhances the competency frameworks promoted by the professional associations with their attention to self-awareness, self-insight a...

Is it possible for managers to coach effectively in a hostile culture?

S Smith International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

This paper proposes that it is possible for a manager to effectively coach their team, regardless of the culture that they are operating within. The piece of qualitative research u...

A New Sense of Self: Exploring the Experience of Coaching during a Full Time Master of Business Administration Programme

M Smith International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

This study used the interpretative phenomenological analysis approach to explore how five full time Master of Business Administration (FTMBA) students experienced coaching during t...

An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Employee Perceptions of Effective Manager Coach-Employee Relationship

E Albarracin 2018

Previous researchers showed manager coaches face challenges setting up effective employee coaching relationships with their direct reports. Previous quantitative studies about the ...

Providing safe passage into a larger life: supporting clients’ transformational change through coaching

E Hanssmann International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2014

This paper reports coaches’ experiences of supporting clients undergoing transformational change. Qualitative research was carried out using semi-structured interviews with six co...

Application of a 10 week coaching program designed to facilitate volitional personality change: Overall effects on personality and the impact of targeting

J Allan, P Leeson, F De Fruyt, S Ma... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

The current study explored the outcomes of a 10 week coaching program designed to facilitate volitional personality change. It also explored the impact of targeting specific person...

Empowering Public Employment Service Practitioners’ peer facilitation with peer coaching training

C Wolf, T Schaefer, K Ćurković3, T ... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

In a changing world of work with high youth unemployment rates, an ageing society and flexible work force, practitioners in Public Employment Services need to cope with continually...

‘Living Life in the Meantime’: An arts-based coaching model offering an alternative method of managing personal and professional change

Y Ramos-Volz International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Confronted by change, people may be afraid to explore and digest their current circumstance, thus missing opportunities. Individuals, coaches, supervisors, and facilitators can ben...

Organisational Coaching Outcomes: A comparison of a practitioner survey and key findings from the literature

S Boysen, M Cherry, W Amerie, M Tak... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

This paper compares the measurements of organisational outcomes from executive and leadership coaching based on existing studies and research that has been conducted throughout the...

Ethical dilemmas and tricky decisions: A global perspective of coaching supervisors’ practices in coach ethical decision-making

E Turner, J Passmore International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

This paper examines ethical dilemmas and tricky decision-making among coaching supervisors internationally. Supervisors were selected for the first study in this wider project due ...

Understanding the experience of midlife women taking part in a work-life balance career coaching programme: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

C Brown, J Yates International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Midlife women currently have the highest ever presence in the workplace with many juggling work with demanding home lives. Women are reporting increased dissatisfaction with their ...

Parental Perceptions of Coaching

K Allen, T Baker, A Behnke International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Family Life Coaching (FLC) is an emerging approach to serving families that blends family science and coaching psychology. While family life coaching is growing, there is limited r...

Parental Perceptions of Coaching

K Allen, T Baker, A Behnke International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Family Life Coaching (FLC) is an emerging approach to serving families that blends family science and coaching psychology. While family life coaching is growing, there is limited r...

The adolescent experience of motivational interviewing-via-Co-active Life Coaching as a motivational intervention: A constructivist grounded theory

E Hall, D Morrow International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

Motivational Interviewing-via-Co-Active Life Coaching (MI-via-CALC) was investigated as a possible behaviour intervention for adolescents who experience stressors in their lives. T...

Enhancing Learning for Participants in Workplace Mentoring Programmes

S Bear International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

This study examined learning for matched pairs of mentors and protégés who participated in a formal workplace mentoring program in the United States. The use of matched pairs enabl...

The Effect of Value Similarity on Mentoring Relationships and Outcomes

M Illies, R Reiter-Palmon International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

One hundred and forty-six protégés with a mentor in their profession responded to a survey exploring how value similarity affects mentoring success (career support, psychosocial su...

Perceptions of sponsoring as a career advancement tool for women: Are they different in Europe?

V Bhide, B Tootell International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2018

The current understanding of sponsoring as an impactful tool for the career advancement of women is based on predominantly US based research. There is a lack of insight into the pe...

Six Degrees of Contracting: Approaches and Lessons from a Global Coaching Program

J Patel International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

In this article, the author outlines the role of coach contracting in Hewlett Packard (HP), a global technology organization. Specifically, critical factors are outlined that have ...

Coaching in another language: Opportunities for coaches and coachees

K Kanelidou 2017

Can coaching in another language provide an opportunity for the coach's mastery? Can it be a vehicle for the coachee's growth? Usually, when we talk about coaching in another langu...

Bridging the Gap with Next Generation Leaders

S McFarlin 2017

PURPOSE: Throughout the past sixteen years as an executive leadership coach working with young talent and the executives that manage them, I have seen a disconnect. That disconnect...

Critical reflection in the coaching process

Z Kristal 8th International Transformative Learnin... 2009

Executive Coaching: An HR View of What Works

GR Dagley Australian Human Resources Institute 2007

Towards a Theory of Supervision for Coaching: An Integral Vision

P Pampallis-Paisley 2006

This research project was undertaken as a response to the compelling need for coaching to firmly establish itself as a profession of the highest standing. Supervision has been a wa...

Mentoring in Indian organisations- A revisit to Noe’s (1988) Mentoring Functions Scale

R Arora, S Rangnekar International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

In this study, we attempted to validate Noe’s (1988) Mentoring Functions Scale on a sample of 363 managerial employees working in public and private sector organisations in North I...

Effects of the similarity between mentees and mentors on the evaluation of the ‘Mentoring for Migrants Program’

E Neuwirth, I Wahl International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

The Mentoring for Migrants Program aims to increase migrants’ chances in the Austrian labour market. Results of the online questionnaire (N=177) showed that the program was evaluat...

Effects of mentoring and feedback on the cognitive task performance of Nigerian undergraduate students

DE Okurame, M Ajayi International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This study examines whether the strategies of mentoring and feedback enhanced the cognitive task performance of students in a university faculty. The sex of the respondents was a s...

Coaching to enhance the mental toughness of people learning kickboxing

A Killy, C van Nieuwerburgh, P Clou... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This pilot study investigated whether combining Positive Psychology Coaching (PPC) and kickboxing would progress the development of mental toughness compared to kickboxing alone. T...

An integrative literature review on the impact of life coaching on courage, fear and anxiety

J Jarosz International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

The demand on techniques, approaches and processes that have a positive impact on courage, fear and anxiety is very high in general population. The evidence-based and theoretical l...

Health care staff perceptions of a coaching and mentoring programme: A qualitative case study evaluation

A Stewart-Lord, L Baillie, S Woods International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This study aimed to determine the value of the Coaching and Mentoring (C&M) Programme within a large National Health Service (NHS) system (‘Trust’) in London, England. A case study...

Managerial coaching – A literature review

P Lawrence International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

The term managerial coaching is often used to describe the leader’s role in developing people, but views differ as to the optimal process by which this is achieved. Although manage...

Employee perceptions of managerial coaching and work engagement using the Measurement Model of Coaching Skills and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale

R Ladyshewsky, R Taplin International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This study explored the perceptions of an employee’s manager as coach behaviour and the relationship to their perceived work engagement. The Measurement Model of Coaching Skills (M...

The unsolved value of executive coaching: A meta-analysis of outcomes using randomised control trial studies

D Burt, Z Talati International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

Methodology and research supporting coaching’s effectiveness has not kept up with its growth and demand. The current literature on coaching is lacking sufficient empirical rigour a...

Group coaching in a large complex organisation: Lessons learnt from experience

S O’Connor International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This article presents qualitative findings from a pilot group coaching program that was conducted within a large Australian public healthcare organisation. Using Nueman’s (2000) th...

The role of coaching in developing character strengths in leaders

B Eckstein 2017

Literature in the field of leadership development shows that leaders are sometimes not aware of their character strengths and thus do not use them to their advantage. Even a small ...

How executive coaches see value arising from peer group supervision

A Homer International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This article, based upon a grounded theory study of coaches undertaking peer group supervision (PGS), examines how PGS might be structured by examining the modus operandi and modus...

How coaching adds value in organisations – The role of individual level outcomes

P Sharma International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This paper explores the value of coaching in organisations. Assessing the impact of coaching through typical effectiveness measures may identify measurable outcomes, but risks miss...

How do novice business coaches identify the boundary between coaching and counselling?

A Eniola International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

The coaching/counselling boundary is much talked about and yet there has been little research into how novice coaches identify the boundary in practice. This article explores how n...

What is the perceived contribution of coaching to leaders transitioning to more senior roles in the NHS?

A Gill International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This case study explores the contribution of coaching in addressing the adaptive challenges of senior leadership transitions from the perspective of leaders who have recently trans...

How can maternity-return coaching complement structural organisational benefits?

C Vitzthum International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This article presents findings from an action research study into how maternity-return coaching can complement organisational maternity benefits in order to facilitate career re-en...

How a coaching intervention supports the development of female leaders in a global organisation

S Bonneywell International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

Executive coaching is increasingly being used to develop leaders in organisations and this study explores how a coaching intervention has been used to develop female leaders in a g...

Coaching a client with a different cultural background - does it matter?

A Roth International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

In today’s global economy, executive coaches might increasingly work with clients from other countries. This article asks whether it is important for effective coaching to pay atte...

The holistic effect of police officers mentoring ‘high risk’ youth

A Clarke International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This article reports on an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis study that provides a description of the experiences of a sample of college students who were mentored by police o...

What are the challenges of introducing internal coaching in a VUCA context?

P Williams International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This paper explores the perceived challenges an organisation may face when planning to introduce internal coaching into a fast-paced, volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VU...

How coaching supervisees help and hinder their supervision

L Sheppard International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

Coaching supervision is an emerging profession in need of developing its knowledge base. However, there is a lack of understanding of the supervision process from the coaching supe...

Experiences that Increase Confidence in Professional Women

L Yarbough 2016

This document contains a review of literature to begin researching the topic of the experiences that improve the confidence of professional women in the workplace. The topic addres...

Coaching of International Managers: Organizational and Individual Perspectives

R Salomaa 2017

Although executive coaching is widely used, international coaching studies are scarce. The aim of this dissertation, which consists of three articles, is to increase understanding...

Coaching and Philanthropy: An Action Guide for Coaches

K Howard, M Gislason, V Kellogg 2010

Coaching, clients, and competencies: How coaches experience the flow state

B McBride 2013

This qualitative exploratory study examines how coaches experience the flow state, as defined by flow research pioneer Csikszentmihalyi. It further looks at the relationship betwee...

Inviting a Dialogue about Core Coaching Competencies

J Auerbach Third International Coach Federation Coa... 2005

The process of International Coach Federation (ICF) coach credentialing and accreditation of coach training programs revolves around the individual coach, or the coach training o...

Knowledge and Skills Versus Beliefs and Attitudes: Effectiveness of REN Coaching Model in China

L Leung Fourth ICF Coaching Research Symposium 2006

The present study is a pioneer quantitative study aims at studying the effect of REN Coaching model (which emphasizes balanced growth in, not only 'knowledge and skills: but also...

Quantitatively: Measuring and Dramatically Shifting Client Improvement

P Ragland Fourth ICF Coaching Research Symposium 2006

The Impact of Leadership Coaching in Developing Higher Education Executives

S Titus, D Gabriel, A Gabrielson Fourth ICF Coaching Research Symposium 2006

The Conceptual Nature of "Coaching" in Health-Related Research Literature

D Morrow, J Irwin Second ICF Coaching Research Symposium 2004

Our poster presentation examines the use of the term coaching as it is found in a purposeful sampling of health-related literature. It has been our experience that the term coach...

Inter-cultural mentoring for newcomer immigrants: Mentor perspectives and better practices

R Reeves International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

The objective of this study was to draw from mentor feedback and reflections and examine the practices of mentors successful in mentoring immigrant newcomers. The paper reports on ...

College mentoring: Alumni views on programme efficacy in shaping leadership ability

E Christie Jr., T Baghurst International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This qualitative exploratory case study investigated the perceived role of mentoring in assisting African American males achieve leadership positions. Twenty African American male ...

Mentoring relationships in sport from the protégé’s perspective

J White, P Schempp, B McCullick, B ... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This study explored mentoring relationships in sport from the perspective of the protégé. The project was guided by contemporary mentoring theories as framed by Kram's Mentor Rol...

The impact of training, mentoring and coaching on personal learning in the sales environment

S Bradford, B Rutherford, S Friend International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

Training, mentoring, and coaching are all tools used to manage and enhance the performance of the sales force. However, little is known about the interplay between these learning t...

Coaching for career capital development: a study of expatriates’ narratives

R Salomaa, L Mäkelä International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This study explores, through stories, how coaching supports the development of expatriates’ career capital; it is the first empirical investigation in this area. A narrative analys...

What do experienced team coaches do? Current practice in Australia and New Zealand

P Lawrence, A Whyte International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

Team coaching in organisations is becoming increasingly commonplace, but there remains a lack of clarity as to what team coaching is and what makes it effective. Thirty-six team co...

Coaching in a non-clinical setting with coachees who access mental health services

A Pendle, N Rowe, D Britten International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This paper presents the findings from the study of a unique coaching situation. Coachees currently accessing mental health services and members of Converge (see below) were paired ...

Using a blended style of coaching

S Smith International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This research focused on the coaching practices of internal coaches in a multimedia organisation. Survey questions were sent to 135 clients who had completed the ‘Coaching Programm...

Do we need alliance factor definitions unique to coaching? Clients’ operational definitions of research-based definitions

M Lopez International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

Vague definitional descriptors of the Coaching Alliance Common Factor measurement threaten construct validity in coaching research. Further, differing coach and client perceptions ...

Exploring the evolution of coaching through the lens of innovation

M Abravanel, J Gavin International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

In this paper, we examine coaching’s innovativeness through a comparison of its approaches and methods with those of more established helping professions. Using extant literature, ...

From coach to coach supervisor – a shift in mind-set

M Lucas International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

Coaching supervision is a relatively recent development, but already competency frameworks and content and process models exist. What does not yet exist is an articulation of coach...

Peer coaching as a strategy to increase learning and development in organisational life – a perspective

R Ladyshewsky International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2017

This article draws on the researcher’s collective research and experience in using peer coaching as a strategy to improve professional and performance learning over the past 20+ ye...

Impact of Executive Coaching on Small Businesses and Franchisees

S Whiteside 2013

The question for this research was: Does executive coaching impact the success of franchisees? Six volunteer franchisees participated in 3-month coaching engagements, where differe...

Ethical situations in executive coaching as experienced and evaluated by psychology and non psychology trained coaches

M Sass 2016

The last 20 years has seen a proliferation in the practice of executive coaching despite the limited empirical research about its efficacy. This research focused on ethical issues ...

Coaching as a Leadership Style: The Perceived Benefits of a Leader Adopting a Coach- Approach Leadership Style

A Eliadis 2016

Coaching as a leadership style has been discussed a lot in the recent years in corporations, in HR departments, and in executive training rooms. Since change is inescapable, leader...

How Coaches Spend Their Time: A White Paper for Coaches

J DiGirolamo, G Rogers, P Heink International Coach Federation 2016

There has been much research to determine the most important elements in coaching engagements. This research has resulted in competencies that guide coach training programs and inf...

Effectiveness of Leadership Coaching—An Integrated Evaluation Framework

W Hofmans 2015

The evaluation of the exact impact of executive coaching on both individuals and organisations is lagging behind. This has been demonstrated by the few empirical studies which link...

Chief Executive Officers and Their Trusted Advisor Relationships: A Qualitative Study from the CEO's Perspective

W Slenders 2010

The goal of this phenomenological study was to investigate and describe, from the Chief Executive Officer’s (CEO’s) perspective, the relationship between CEOs and their trusted adv...

The Future of Executive Coaching: Coaching With Appreciation through a 360 Degree Feedback Process

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2003

Executive coaching is a timely response to the postmodern challenges that face contemporary organizations. Executive coaching is also a human service field that holds great promise...

The Evolution of Coaching in the U.S. Federal Government

G Salmon International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

In this article, Lee Salmon explores the evolution of executive coaching in the U.S. federal government over the past two decades and discusses factors leading to its acceptance as...

From the desks of the co-editors

W Bergquist, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

From the desks of the co-executive editors

W Bergquist, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

From the desks of the co-executive editors

B Bergquist, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

From the desks of the co-editors

P McLean, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

From the desks of the co-executive editors

W Bergquist, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

From the Desks of the Co-Executive Editors

J Lazar, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

M Bush, C McDougall International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

W Bergquist, S Drinnan International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

J Lazar, L Smith International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

W Bergquist, K Burrus International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2010

From the Desks of the Executive Co-Editors

J Lazar, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2010

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

J Lazar, A Mura International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

W Bergquist, M Sanson International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

E Duffy, J Lazar, B Schlosser International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

W Bergquist, D Drake International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Book Review: The Philosophy and Practice of Coaching: Insights and issues for a new era

L Hilton International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

L Hamilton, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Interview with Julio Olalla

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

J Lazar, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

From the Desks of the Co-Executive Editors

J Lazar, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

C Sandstrom, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

From the Desks of the Co-Editors

A Mura, M Reynolds International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Ancient Wisdom and Coaching: From the Desks of the Co-Editors

W Bergquist, B Willats International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Coaching in Closely Held Enterprises: From the Desks of the Co-Editors

W Bergquist, C McDougall International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Organizational Coaching: The Open Forum From the Desks of the Co-Editors

L Hilton, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Letter from The Co-Executive Editors

J Lazar, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time,Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal: A Conversation with James Loehr

A Mura, C McDougall International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

"We are multi-dimensional energy systems and we perform best when we have a clearly defined mission that really matters (spiritual), when we are laser focused on the mission (menta...

The International Consortium for Coaching in Organizations: Organizational Charter

Intl Consortium for Coaching in Org... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

The International Consortium for Coaching in Organizations (ICCO) is established to address the critical needs of professionals and those organizations throughout the world that ut...

Status Report 2004: Coaching in Organizations: From the Editorial Desk

L Hilton, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Ethically Speaking: Ethics and the Executive Coach: From the Editorial Desk

S Pomerantz International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

A Continuing Venture: From The Co-Executive Editors

B Bergquist, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Coaching and Organizational Transformation: From the Desks of the Co-Editors

M Taylor, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

International Coaching: From the Desks of the Co-Editors

A Mura, E Wong International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2003

The Future of Executive Coaching: From the Desks of the Co-Editors

W Bergquist, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2003

Lessons Learned in Coaching: From the Desk of the Issue Editor

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2003

New Venture and New Voice: From the Desks of the Co-Editors

W Bergquist, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2003

Perceptions of Coach Competence and Perceived Need Satisfaction: Assessing a Norwegian Coach Competence Scale

F Moen, R Federici International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

One purpose of the present study was to develop and test the factor structure of a multidimensional and hierarchical instrument for measuring coaches’ competence called the Coach C...

High-Impact Coaching for Organizational Change

J Bennett, M Bush International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

The authors of this article propose a new way of looking at coaching and organizational change. While coaching and change are not new, high-impact coaching is a way of looking at t...

Coaching and Culture Change at New York Life

A Gakovic, M Molinaro, H Pomerance International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

This article discusses an approach for leadership development and change management that is based on commitment to the core values and mission of our business at New York Life. Sev...

The Gestalt Approach to Resistance in Coaching

R Maurer International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

Coaching invites resistance – and that’s a good thing. But, it’s only a good thing if the coach understands why resistance occurs and how to work effectively with it. Otherwise, th...

From Contention to Collaboration: Creating Cultural Change in a Polarized Organization

R Freedman International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

When two or more groups that must work together perceive one another as having agendas opposed to their own cares and priorities, an environment composed of distrust, contention, a...

Coaching Strategies for Developing Executive Resilience

K Sloan International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

The “new normal” of rapid, unceasing change requires corporate executives to express a new level of resilience. Executive coaches are called upon help leaders to thrive in chaos, b...

Shadow Coaching Organizational Transformation: Individual, Team, and Organizational Dynamics of Change

D Karlin International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

This article explores how executive and team Shadow Coaching® supported clients in transforming an organization to deal with two overlapping events; a global pandemic and 2010 Olym...

Visionary Social Context

C McDougall International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

We are at a challenging point in the history of humanity’s existence on Spaceship Earth. To survive we have hard choices to make that will require complex systemic change. The auth...

How is Coaching Impacting Systemic and Cultural Change Within Organizations?

S Stout-Rostron International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

This article is an overview of how practitioners are using a coaching approach, including cutting-edge coaching methodologies, to address systemic and cultural change in business, ...

Small Can Be Big: The Impact of Small Coaching Projects in Health Care Systems

S Drinnan, B Olinek, C Lecorre, T M... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

Whether you use the term “coach” as a noun or a verb, even a small coaching initiative providing a positive impact on a professional health care system is a good thing. Coaching pr...

The Challenge of Grassyhills: A Health Care Coaching Case Study and Four Responses

S Drinnan, D Drake, P O’Sullivan, T... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

Is your organization working with a professional whose behavior and perceptions are negatively impacting the team? Do you have multiple professional cultures trying to collaborate ...

Health Care Professionals: Learning a Different Conversation

K Taberner International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

Health care professionals are highly trained in the art and science of diagnosis, prescription, and treatment for patients, typically based on the medical model. For many years we ...

Coaching: An Innovative Approach to Developing Leaders at Banner Health

J Schlosser, S Scott International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

Banner Health uses leadership coaching as a way to develop our managers, directors, and senior leaders. This article offers several highlights of the programs it has implemented an...

Changing Practices,Transforming Paradigms: Accelerating the Development of Health Care Leaders

D Stoneham International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

In this article, the author proposes four foundational elements in developing health care leaders. These strategies are critical to supporting the transformation of leadership way-...

Coaching in Health Care: Focus on Physicians

S Boeschen International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

The health care industry in the United States is highly complex, structurally and historically. The layered hierarchy of caregivers and regulations that affect direct care adds com...

Succeeding in Health Care Reform: Developing Physician Leaders as Coaches

M Cassatly, A Power International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

Even with the passage of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a considerable amount of confusion still remains about the future landscape of health care in the US. One fact is certain ...

Physician, Heal Thyself: Coaching the Health Care Provider

H Gibbs International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

Although physicians as a group1 enjoy a longer lifespan than individuals from many other professions, they experience a higher incidence of preventable deaths such as suicide, acci...

Executive Coaching and the Effect on Causal Attribution

F Moen International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

This article investigates the impact of a one year executive coaching experiment on intrapersonal causal attribution. The results showed that executive coaching had significant eff...

Musings: Organizational Coaching and Coaching Culture

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

In this provocative and reflective column, the author offers a perspective that challenges some of our “common sense” understandings of the larger context in which coaching in orga...

The Practice of Coaching by Managers: Impacts of Organizational, Cultural, and Other Supports and Hindrances

J Cooper International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2011

Leaders and managers have been using coaching as one style of interacting with subordinates for years. It continues to be seen as an effective technique in creating both a healthy ...

The Organizational Underground: Organizational Coaching and Organizational Development outside the Formal Organization

V Foley, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2010

Throughout the Western world, we are now living in a time of turmoil and economic uncertainty, even chaos. Many contemporary economists and political analysts speak and write about...

Coaching High Potential and High Performance Clients

W Bergquist, D Siminovitch International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2010

Coaching Abrasive Leaders: Using Action Research to Reduce Suffering and Increase Productivity in Organizations

L Crawshaw International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2010

Abrasive leaders rub their coworkers the wrong way. Their words and actions create interpersonal friction—friction that grates on subordinates, peers, and even superiors, eroding e...

What is an Adequate Knowledge Base for Executive Coaching?

J Rothaizer, S Hill International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2010

The authors of this article are organizational consultants. Rothaizer and Hill work as organizational effectiveness consultants, leadership development specialists and executive co...

Interview with Edie Seashore: On Coaching

D Siminovitch International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2010

It is an honor to interview Edith (Edie) Seashore. Whether one considers coaching a subset of organizational development (OD) or its own distinct professional activity, Edie has be...

Interview with Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Nestlé’s Chairman: Insights of a Global Leader

K Barbey International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2010

For those of you in the know, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe is a force to be reckoned with. As Chair of Nestlé, the biggest Food and Beverage company in the world with over 285,000 employ...

Team Coaching: A Systems View

P Sherman, B Bailey International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

We have all been part of a team. Some of us have been part of a high impact team while some of us have been on a low impact team-- one that couldn’t quite get off the ground. Do yo...

Musings: Coaching In Financial Institutions

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

This particular Muse is interesting to me as I’ve had the opportunity to coach in financial institutions around the world, even having the rare occasion to coach a central banker i...

Coaching: Navigating the Emerging Trends in Financial Services

A Davis International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

In this article Davis explores the impact of economic meltdown on those who are leading financial institutions. What are the implications for those who are coaching finance leader?...

Coaching Develops Leaders in Times of Turmoil

P Fil International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Very personal observations of how coaching works in financial institutions are expanded to include principles of people development that apply, in the author’s perception, both in ...

The Emotional Intelligence of Money: A Case for Financial Coaching

B Smith International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Economic decisions are not only rational. They are emotional and biological as well. Millions of years of evolution and decades of conditioning have hard-wired habitual ways of rel...

Developing Leadership in U.S. Government Financial Institutions during Times of Crisis

G Salmon International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

In this article the author describes how executive coaching supported leaders in several U.S. government financial institutions from 2005 to the present. Individual and organizatio...

Interview with Agnes Mura

J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

In this interview with a former international banker, now global executive coach, Lazar asks first how the financial sector is distinct from other endeavors. In looking at the atti...

“My win, your loss” or the Zero Sum Game: The Mind-set of Financial Markets Executives

S Caloni International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

The power and interconnectedness of global financial institutions and the impacts they have on the economy more broadly compel us as coaches and consultants to have some understand...

Coaching in the Eye of the Storm

A Gingold International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

The author, who has spent the last ten years coaching senior executives in the financial services area, shares insights on what it was like to observe firsthand how leaders reacted...

Supporting the Alignment of Women Executives with their Stated Values

S Maher International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Women executives are aligning their work and home lives with their values in substantial numbers. Interviews with women executives found that they fell into four categories based o...

Musings: Coaching and the Unconscious

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

In this Muse, the author points to the unconscious processes and priorities (of the coach) as influencing the work that gets done, whether or not this is recognized and acknowledge...

The Johari Window: Exploring the Unconscious Processes of Interpersonal Relationships and the Coaching Engagement

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

In this excerpt from an upcoming book that updates a widely known and used model of interpersonal relationships (the “Johari Window”) the author focuses on the fourth quadrant of t...

Coaching and the Unconscious

J Rothaizer, S Hill International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Rothaizer and Hill have long proposed that masterful organizational consultants must integrate coaching into their work and that masterful organizational coaches must integrate con...

Coaching and the Societal Unconscious: New Perspectives on Organizational Coaching and the Questions to be Addressed by Leaders

V Foley, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

The authors offer two case studies that illustrate the powerful role played by deeply-embedded societal values that are often religions in origin. Foley and Bergquist have used the...

Commentary on Jack Wood Interview: Leadership as a Collective Pursuit: Do We Ever Coach Just an Individual Leader?

K Sloan International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

The author offers his commentary on Jack Wood’s interview. The role of personal work, time for unconscious processes to unfold, and hope are important aspects for coaches to accoun...

Commentary on Jack Wood Interview: Comments and Reactions

R Long International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

The author offers his commentary on Jack Wood’s interview. The role of personal work, time for unconscious processes to unfold, and hope are important aspects for coaches to accoun...

Commentary on Jack Wood Interview: Finding the Courage to Uncloak the Unconscious

G Vaughan International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

The author offers her perspective on the Jack Wood interview. She uses a classic story, self-disclosure and a personal anecdote to illustrate the unconscious processes that are alw...

Interview with Jack Wood

W Bergquist, M Sanson International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Jack Wood is a distinguished professor, therapist, consultant and coach, living in Switzerland and working throughout the world. In this interview with Bergquist and Sanson, Wood e...

Coaching Research Project in Croatia: “The Role of Coaching in the Development of High Performance Individuals and Successful Business/Organization”

J Popadic, G Wallbridge International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

The article brings an abridged version of the first coaching research project conducted in Croatia in 2008. The purpose of the research was to explore and gather more reliable info...

Musings: How will Who Lead Whom to do What, When, Where and Why?

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Coaching Virtual Global Leaders: The Communications Challenge

A Reyes International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

The future of coaching will be shaped by the interrelated evolution of 21st century global collaborations, their enabling technologies, and the ability of coaches to adapt their se...

Assessment and Feedback in Coaching: Putting the Pieces Together

W Brittain International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Excellence in coaching depends on a firm understanding of various assessment strategies combined with feedback that is cogent, valid and straightforward. This article addresses som...

Communicating Across Differences: The Case for Becoming a Cosmopolitan Coach

J Delano International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

The profile of executive coaching clients is changing as organizations are reshaped by shifting demographics, economies are redefined by globalization, and world powers are realign...

Organizational Distress, Leadership and Communications

H Pomerance International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

This article focuses on organizations in distress and the various approaches to leadership and communication that are commonly deployed. Topics such as the impacts of distress on p...

Escape from Flatland: Using Polarity Management to Coach Organizational Leaders from a Higher Perspective

P Beach, J Joyce International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Coaching organizational leaders tends to focus on tackling challenges through traditional problem solving methods. Polarity Management is a practice that differentiates a problem t...

The Generative Foundations of Action in Organizations:Speaking and Listening

R Dunham International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

We can see organizations newly as shaped by generative acts, based on the perspective that language is generative, not just descriptive. Speaking and listening produce action and c...

Using the Power of Resonant Metaphor to Increase Leadership Effectiveness

DNT Perkins, P Kessler, J Murphy International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Leaders and their coaches often use stories and images to communicate important messages. While many are aware that metaphors can be powerful, the precise reasons for their effecti...

Strategic Communications in a Complex World: How Senior Executives Successfully Plan and Communicate in Global Enterprises

L Whitley, B Chambers International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

This article outlines methods for designing and executing effective communications plans within global enterprises. Based on experiences in a professional services environment, the...

The ARC Ontological Coaching Process: Back to the Center

A Alberto Beuchot, G de la Vega International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

This paper has two objectives. On the one had, it advances the practice of organizational coaching through the methodology developed and used by the Center for Executive Coaching i...

Book Review: The Integrity Dividend: Leading by the Power of Your Word By Tony Simons

D Karlin International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Coaching Is Dead. Long Live Coaching!

D Drake International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

The articles in this issue trace some of the central threads and players that have shaped coaching. This closing article offers a number of provocative reflections on the contribut...

Neurosocial Dynamics: Toward a Unique and Cohesive Discipline for Organizational Coaching

L Page International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Coaching in general and organizational coaching in particular face two related challenges. First, in order to develop beyond a temporary fad or a technique that is absorbed by othe...

The Philosophical Influences That Have Shaped Coaching

P Jackson, C Elaine International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

This paper explores the impact of philosophical thinking on coaching practice. In particular it looks at the epistemology of Socrates (via the writing of Plato), Locke, Hume, Kant,...

Natalie and John: A Narrative Perspective on the Future Hopes and Fears Facing Organizational Coaching

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Building on a hypothetical case study offered in a previous article in this issue of IJCO, Bergquist suggests ways in which the field of coaching—and the coaching relationship esta...

Coaching Pioneers: Laura Whitworth and Thomas Leonard

V Brock International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

This article about two pioneers in the field of organizational coaching — Thomas Leonard and Laura Whitworth — is based on the author’s interviews with more than 170 senior practit...

Coaching and the Freedom to Learn: A Conversation with Tim Gallwey and John Whitmore

D Drake International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Professional Challenges Facing the Coaching Field From an Historical Perspective

V Brock International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

Coaching emerged during the postmodern period of the late twentieth century, born of a rapidly changing socioeconomic environment and nourished by the root disciplines of psycholog...

Natalie and John: A Narrative Perspective on the Past and Present Dilemmas and Opportunities Facing Organizational Coaching

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2009

In this article, William Bergquist makes use of a hypothetical case study to identify and analyze the central dilemmas and opportunities that have faced the field of professional c...

Musing: Contracting for Organizational Coaching Services

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

The Triggering Effect of Business Coaching on Performance Psychology

F Moen, E Skaalvik International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

In this study, the authors investigated the effects of a business coaching program on important performance psychological variables. One hundred and twenty seven executives and mid...

Being You, Being Me – Successful Contracting for Coaching in an ‘Integral Age’

C Cooke International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

The practise of coaching is poised to make a leap to fully emerge as a ‘pioneering profession’ and to lead self and other into a new paradigm. To achieve this will require a jump i...

Contract Design and Oversight: How John Deere Championed and Delivered Top-Down Executive Coaching with Strategic Vision

D Steinbrenner, R McAnally, M Pears... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Flexibility and self-direction characterize the unique approach to strategic executive coaching undertaken by Deere & Company, one of the world’s leading manufacturers. Here, the a...

Global Coaching Contracts: Differences between U.S. and European Corporate Approaches and Lessons Learned

L Voss, S Oberli International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

This article examines the differences, similarities and cultural nuances of the coaching vendor-selection process for U.S.- based and European-based multinationals. Drawing from a ...

What’s the Big Deal About Coaching Contracts?

J Fielder, L Starr International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

In this article, Fielder and Starr address the nature of the coaching contract for external coaches offering organizational and executive coaching to individual clients. They begin...

Contracting for Success

J Bennett International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Every coaching conversation and engagement includes a contract or agreement involving at minimum a coach and client. It may also include additional stakeholders, like peers, direct...

Coaching the High Potential Leader: A Developmental and Holistic Perspective

J Sutton International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Organizations today are concerned about the impending shortage of leadership talent as a result of the looming baby boomer generation’s exodus from the workforce with fewer “GenXer...

Gen Y Leaders, Boomer Coach

S Smith International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Sandy Smith explores the impact of generational differences on the coaching process, offering insight into the challenges and developmental opportunities for the coach. In this pap...

Developing a Coaching Culture at TaylorMadeadidas Golf: An Exploration of Lessons Learned

B McHenry, C Harrah, D Berry International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

In this article the authors describe their experience in the establishment of a culture of development at the TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Company through the implementation of professio...

The Power of Presence and Intentional Use of Self: Coaching for Awareness, Choice and Change

D Siminovitch, A Van Eron International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

The authors of this article suggest that our contemporary challenge is dealing with the deep uncertainty of our times, while inspiring others to move toward and achieve desired goa...

Coaching During the Transitioning Fifties: When the Traditional Employment Contract has been Broken or Work as We have Known It Doesn’t Work Anymore

J Matts International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

In this article the author explores the role that can be played by coaches for those organizational leaders in their 50’s who are making career decisions, having walked away from p...

A Developmental Perspective in Coaching

P McLean International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

The Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara is among a small cadre of coach training and learning organizations in North America emerging in the late 80’s and early 90’s, each with roots...

The Context of Coaching

F Hudson International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

It is becoming more and more difficult to connect the chapters of our lives to one another—from childhood, through the adult years, to elderhood. Likewise, it is more difficult tha...

Musing: Philosophy of Coaching

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

What Communications or Relational Factors Characterize the Method, Skills and Techniques of Executive Coaching?

F Moen, R Kvalsund International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

This article aims to clarify executive coaching by describing the coaching process through an examination of relevant theory. Establishing a relationship based on mutuality between...

Behavioral Change Process in Coaching Relationship

S Mukherjee International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Numerous books and articles are being published on the topic of coaching. These writings are based on practical experiences of coaches, research or studies conducted by individuals...

The Philosophy and Practice of Coaching within Leadership

K Gørtz International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

This article draws upon a hybrid conception of ‘power’ stemming from the French philosophers Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze, and translates it into an understanding of how to c...

A Philosophy of Coaching

R DeFilippis International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Twenty five hundred years of western philosophical thought is being challenged by emerging discoveries in the cognitive sciences. This article will focus on the three major discove...

Ontology and Coaching: A Reflection on the Interview with Julio Olalla

W Bergquist, K Eggen International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Stir, Don’t Shake: A Reflection on the Interview with Julio Olalla

S Bethanis International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

The Time to Dance Is Now: A Reflection on the Interview with Julio Olalla

D Drake International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Musing: On Coaching in Government

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Challenge and Response: Rescue from Pitfall– A Case Study Coaching a Leader Through a Corporation Crisis

L Carrel International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

This article uses a case study concerning the director of communications of a large, services corporation in crisis to illustrate a coaching approach that focuses on overcoming the...

Why Does that Monkey Keep Returning? Musings of a Novice Executive Coach (Mostly in Government)

J Bouch International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Weaving examination of a successful governmental coaching engagement and the musings of the author’s experience as coach, this article ultimately captures and examines some of the ...

Peer Coaching in Government: A Set of Case Studies

W Bergquist, J Ellis, M Barratt, M ... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

The co-authors of this article have all been involved in a major organizational coaching program in a Canadian territorial government. Governments throughout the world typically fa...

Coaching in Government from the “Shadow”

D Karlin International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

As a Shadow Coach™, Donna Karlin helps her government clients identify not only the source of a problem but the ‘core dynamic’ underneath the source, knowing there is yet another l...

The Role of Coaching in Leadership Development: Integrating Elements for Improved Performance

B Bales, J Sparks International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Effective leadership development programs involve more than classroom lectures and discussion. This article describes the elements within an executive leadership development progra...

Lessons from a Decade of Coaching Public Leaders: Coaching Works!

L Yount International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

The author shares her experiences and insights from over a decade of coaching government leaders. Working with senior managers, directors, and political appointees, she has identif...

Coaching in a Distinctive Government Agency: Interview of Susana Isaacson

B Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2008

Those who have the joy and privilege of knowing and working with Susana Isaacson will often describe her as a “force of nature.” Her level of commitment to the welfare of the men a...

Musing: On Coaching and Consulting

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

A Coaching Dialogue: Coaching Multidimensionality in Organizations

W Caskey, Z Todorovic International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

This is the fifth in a series of dialogues between senior, experienced organizational coaches. In this instance, the dialogue is international in scope and focuses on something tha...

Types and Sources of Encouragement for Coaches

D Eckstein, P Cooke International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

The skills of encouragement are essential to being an effective coach. The authors begin with an overview to encouragement theory. In addition to defining and illustrating encourag...

My Grandmother’s Kitchen: A Metaphor for Organizations in the New Paradigm

L Page International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

Metaphor procedures developed by Richard Kopp (1995) are applied to effect a paradigm shift to what is referred to as a ‘quantum worldview’. the metaphor of the author’s grandmothe...

The Application of Appreciative Perspectives To the Coaching Enterprise

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

Appreciative inquiry has arrived! This term and the underlying concepts and attitudes associated with this term are flourishing in the fields of organizational development and orga...

Transformative Learning and Appreciative Inquiry: Incorporating Coaching and Action for Deep Organizational Change

S Meyer, L Donovan, S Fitzgerald International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

This article identifies how deep change in organizations, catalyzed by Appreciative Inquiry, and facilitated by coaching, can be the consequence of simultaneous, synergistic Transf...

Lessons in Global Coaching From a Journey Through Unusual Hardship

P Rosinski International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

A minor sport’s injury turned into a worsening condition that could not be explained nor cured for over one year. The pain was such that it prevented me from sitting or standing up...

Mike’s Musings: On Coaching and Consulting

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

Appreciative Organizational Coaching And The Release Of Human Capital

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

In this article, the author moves to “the heart of the matter” regarding the release of human capital. Bergquist proposes a fundamental tenet regarding the appreciation of human ca...

Coaching For New Business Creation

M Bernardez, JAV Gomez, A Uribe, A ... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

The authors describe a successful intervention to shepherd a young company through its early stages of development. Equipped with an appreciation for the systemic issues that confr...

Pathway to Leadership

B Bailey International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

Coaching can take a strategic and more effective position when it is tied to an organization’s talent management strategy. The author of this article illustrates one way to positio...

Leveraging Coaching To Build A Learning Mindset In Early Career Stage Leaders

N Moye, M Allen International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

In this article, Moye and Allen discuss the importance of, and practice of, developing an individual’s capacity to lead at the early career stage by instilling a learning mindset. ...

An integrated approach to coaching: The emerging story in a large professional services firm

D Drake International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

This article addresses two trends in the field of coaching and the need in organizations to think more systemically about coaching as an overall human capital strategy. The formati...

Coaching Emotional Intelligence: The Business Case For Human Capital

B Smith International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

In this article, the author describes how old habits die hard, keeping both individuals and organizations stuck in the past, habitually keeping to old patterns. This Working Strate...

The Janus Perspective: Initial Reflections and Commentary on a Case Study

J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

Who is the Client, Really? Going Beyond “A Multidimensional Approach to Organizational Effectiveness”

S Drinnan, H Hutson International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

Elevators and Trap Doors of Organizational Effectiveness

S Lishansky International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

A Multidimensional Approach to Organizational Effectiveness

S Hill, J Rothaizer International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

The Coaching Impact Study: Measuring the Value of Executive Coaching with Commentary

B Schlosser, D Steinbrenner, E Kuma... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

When the topic of the return on investment (“ROI”) of coaching comes up among coaching professionals, there is often skepticism about its ultimate usefulness. This may be rooted in...

A Brain-Based Approach to Coaching with Commentary

D Rock, J Schwartz International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

This article introduces a theoretical foundation to coaching based on brain function. It highlights some of the current findings about the neuroscience of attention, reflection, in...

Is it Ethical to Coach A Company Without Coaching the CEO? And Other Ethical Explorations In Organizational Coaching with Commentary

D Garlo, D Prior International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

Coaching in the organizational context is a magnified and multifaceted version of one-to-one coaching, with additional twists due to the varied individual and group relationships t...

Drawing Lines in the Sand: Ethics in Coaching, Contracting, and Confidentiality with Commentary

S Pomerantz, J Eiting International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

Since many executives today confuse ethics (authentic leadership steeped in morals, values, and meaning) with compliance (Sarbanes-Oxley) or risk management (ethics training rather...

An ROI Method for Executive Coaching: Have the Client Convince the Coach of the Return on Investment with Commentary

M O’Neill International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

After reviewing typical dilemmas executive coaches face to identify the ROI for their services, O’Neill provides a practical plan for integrating ROI analysis into the coaching rel...

Perspectives on Our Work: A Conversation about Executive Coaching with a Commentary

M O’Neill, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

This article is based on a conversation that took place between Mary Beth O’Neill and Bill Bergquist in Seattle Washington during September 2004. Both O’Neill and Bergquist had par...

The Future of Executive Coaching and Leadership with Commentary

V Williams, J Wright International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

This article is an abridged version of a joint interview executed in November of 2004 between senior executive coaches Val Williams and Joan Wright. The interview resulted from a c...

The Future of Executive Coaching: Analysis from a Market Life Cycle Perspective: Where are we, where are we going, and how do we prepare for what’s next? - with Commentary

S Maher, S Pomerantz International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

In launching this journal the editorial board envisioned that the journal would provide a forum for “reflection and analysis…by those leaders of this emerging field who recognize c...

Alignment Coaching: The Missing Element of Business Coaching with Commentary

J Lazar, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2007

Coaching in organizations often focuses on either how to address issues effectively or how to perform well in a situation, given a decision to move forward and a strategy to meet s...

Musings: On Dynamic Engagement

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

The Coaching Library: Change and Resilience -Building a Theory of Organizational Coaching Effectiveness [A Meta-Dialogue and ReviewEvoked by Mike Jay’s CPR for the Soul]

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

The International Journal of Coaching in Organizations: A New Forum for an Emerging Field

IJCO Editorial Board The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

The Editorial Board of IJCO has chosen to operate in a collaborative mode with substantial communication occurring via e-mail. As a result, its deliberations are extended and fully...

Diversity leadership requires a commitment to excellence, inclusion and integrity. Lee asserts that in order to manage system-wide diversity with integrity, leaders must also learn how to deliver and demand diversity excellence at the personal level. in th

L Lee International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Diversity leadership requires a commitment to excellence, inclusion and integrity. Lee asserts that in order to manage system-wide diversity with integrity, leaders must also learn...

Differences and Discourses: Coaching Across Cultures

K Curnow International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

In this article, Curnow explores the impact of cultural differences on coaching. Specifically, she examines distinctions in working with international and domestic cultural differe...

Coaching - How Diversity Impacted Our Journey: A Tale of Two Women

R Price International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

In a high performance culture, where achievement is supported, recognized and rewarded, assigning a coach to an exceptional contributor is not unusual. What may be unusual is the p...

Coaching from Multiple Perspectives

P Rosinski International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

In this article, Phillippe Rosinski promotes global coaching as a broad and inclusive form of coaching, necessary for enabling sustainable and global success. Global coaches strive...

Coaching the Global Nomad

K Burrus International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Executives who work in various cultures bring a multitude of cultural backgrounds, identities, and orientations with them. they are called in to new situations because of their ski...

Musings: Detour from Dynamic Engagement

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

An Issue of Trust in Executive Coaching: A Cross Cultural Conversation

M Moritz, K Zepuntke International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

This is the fourth in a series of IJCO dialogues among senior organizational coaches. Meryl Moritz and Klaus Zepuntke are executive coaches who met at the executive Coaching summit...

Applying Adlerian Theory and Psychological Research: Integrity-Based Leadership Coaching

S Borie, D Eckstein International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

An oxymoron is defined as “a figure of speech that uses seeming contradictions ‘cruel kindness’ or ‘to make haste slowly,’” (Webster’s, 1991, p. 968). Too often “business integrity...

Taking the Lead: Effectiveness of a Modular Coaching Program for Transformational Leadership Development

N Hebenstreit, K Hinzdorf International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

The present study concerns the evaluation of the LeadershipCircle (LC) coaching program designed for leadership development, combining individual and group coaching, interactive le...

Integral Intelligence™: Unleashing Potential in Leaders and Organizations

D Stoneham, P Weger, D Rocco International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

In this article, the authors describe a novel approach to coaching and leadership development that uses a holistic model, Integral Intelligence™, to generate significant expansion ...

Coaching and Leadership In the Six Cultures of Contemporary Organizations

W Bergquist, V Brock International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Over the past twenty years, one of us [Bill] has recognized the need for cultural analyses of organizations from the perspective of those who lead and work in these organizations. ...

The Coaching Impact Study: Measuring the Value of Executive Leader Coaching

B Schlosser, D Steinbrenner, E Kuma... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

When the topic of the return on investment (“ROI”) of coaching comes up among coaching professionals, there is often skepticism about its ultimate usefulness. this may be rooted in...

Mike’s Musings: Neuroscience, Coaching and Leadership: Part 1

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Whole-Brain Coaching and the Merlin Effect: Lessons from Advancing Neuroscience

R Forbes Jr. International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

The legend of King Arthur provides an excellent perceptual lens for viewing the untapped performance potential of present-day coaching clients. Arthur rose to greatness with the he...

Coaching Using the 4 Energy Patterns: Helping Your Clients Find Their Groove, and Get Out of Ruts

G Whitelaw International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

4 Four energy patterns, based in the physiology of movement, but also known to correlate with temperament, are the basis of a powerful assessment and model to help your clients und...

The Water We Swim In: A New Look at Cognitive Evolution

M Reynolds International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Using research in cognitive development and decision theory, this article presents a new model of decision making that will help you understand both your own processes and why thos...

A Brain-Based Approach to Coaching

D Rock, J Schwartz International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

This article introduces a theoretical foundation to coaching based on brain function. it highlights some of the current findings about the neuroscience of attention, insight, refle...

Thinking Outside Our Brains: Interpersonal Neurobiology and Organizational Change

L Page International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Organizational coaching and coaching in general draw on a number of different fields and academic disciplines. There is another field of study that integrates several disciplines. ...

Lessons From Neuropsychologist John Preston, Psy.D. On Stress, Sleep, Energy and Solutions that Backfire

J Preston, A Mura International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Here is a fictitious scenario which is so typical in today’s workplaces that it verges on the archetypal: You are invited to coach a team of three executives, who “can’t get along ...

Zebras and Lions in the Workplace An interview with Dr. Robert Sapolsky

R Sapolsky, M Reynolds International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

When it comes to understanding why people do what they do, we cannot ignore the biological reasons for behavior. leaders need to take into consideration physiological responses bot...

Musings

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

The Coaching Library: Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart

M O’Neill, K O’Donnell International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Alfred Adler and Coaching Unique Opportunities and Challenges

M Reynolds International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

The author has completed courses at four accredited coaching schools, including the first foundational course for each of them. She indicates in this brief addendum to the descript...

Adler’s Professional Coaching Certificate Program—Resolving the Paradox

M Sinclair, L Page International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Founded in 1998 and accredited by International Coach Federation since 2002, the Professional Coach Certificate Program of Adler School of Professional Coaching assumes a dynamic t...

Collaboration for Survival and Success: Organizational Coaching Strategies to Meet Unique Opportunities and Challenges

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Organizational boundaries as we knew them in the 20th Century are becoming sources of “troubling ambiguity.”1 Boundaries that once steadfastly defined economies, societies, industr...

Coaching for Connection in Complexity: Leaping the Cultural Chasm

M Taylor International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Brian Pelchat describes complex social, leadership, intercultural and political challenges in the wider context of the natural environmental imperatives. He is situated as the head...

Managing Wildlife Under Aboriginal Agreements in the Yukon: A Case Study

B Pelchat International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Aboriginal people in Canada have been negotiating modern land claims agreements with provincial and territorial governments for over thirty years. Historically, differences in valu...

Building the Alliance: Strategies For Creating, Leading and Coaching Collaborative Ventures

G Quehl, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2006

Following is an interview conducted by William Bergquist, Co-Executive Editor of IJC,O with Gary Quehl, a leader, coach and consultant, who has accumulated many years of experience...

Mike’s Musings: Work to Play?

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Coaching Dialogue: A View Inside Coaching in Organizations

J Sandstrom, L Miller, B Johnson International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

This article is based on a recorded conversation occurring between these three senior executives coaches in Phoenix, Arizona on August 27, 2004. All three participated on a panel o...

Employers and Coaching Evaluation

A Carter, H Wolfe, M Kerrin International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Many UK corporate purchasers perceive coaching as a widely accepted method for the development of executives’ talents in support of corporate objectives. There is, however, perceiv...

Survey of Current Themes in Coaching Research with a Methodological Critique

L Evans, V Caesar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Coaching is a profession that is rapidly becoming popular among both organizations and practitioners, yet there is little empirical evidence linking the results to the process. Thi...

The Ten Keys to Building Your Coaching Business Beyond the Next Level

S Pomerantz International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

When you sit back and think about your business, what are the questions that you wrangle with the most? Are they questions of expanding your business, of how to stay competitive in...

Executive Coaches Converse on Clients, Colleagues & Careers

J Wright, W Bergquist, B Johnson, L... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

This article presents commentary delivered during a panel discussion conducted as a part of the ICF 9th Annual Conference in Quebec City on November 5, 2005. The discussion consist...

How to Go 360° and Not Wind Up in the Same Place

B Edelstein, P Hanley International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

To derive the full value from 360° workplace feedback, corporations must possess a clear understanding of this tool, as well as the problems it can and cannot solve. This article d...

Mike’s Musings: Hints and Help from Mike Jay

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Measuring ROI in Executive Coaching

J Phillips, P Phillips International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

At first glance, the thought of measuring the ROI in coaching appears to be a novel idea or an impossible mission. Both views are inaccurate. With increased use of executive coachi...

An ROI Method for Executive Coaching: Have the Client Convince the Coach of the Return on Investment

M O’Neill International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

After reviewing typical dilemmas executive coaches face to identify the ROI for their services, I provide a practical plan for integrating ROI analysis into the coaching relationsh...

Behaviorally Based Coaching: A Cross-Cultural Case Study

D Noer International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

This article is a case study that uses an action research model to report on a multi-dimensional six-year organizational case study involving a large Middle-Eastern energy company....

Approaches to Research on Executive and Organizational Coaching

D Stober International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

As coaching’s popularity has risen as a tool in executive and organizational development, questions of effectiveness and potential outcomes arise. Through research investigating co...

Perspectives on Our Work: A Conversation about Executive Coaching

M O’Neill, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

This article is based on a conversation that took place between Mary Beth O’Neill and Bill Bergquist in Seattle, Washington during September 2004. Both O’Neill and Bergquist had pa...

Mike’s Musings Closely Held Business and The Muse

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Coaching as a Closely Held Enterprise: Interview with Christine McDougall

C Kellahan International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

This article is based on an interview that occurred early in 2005, between Christine McDougall and the interviewer, Cherie Kellahan. Cherie is one of Christine’s clients and was th...

Practice Management and Coaching

K O’Donnell International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

The author suggests that some of the most rewarding coaching experiences she has ever experienced occurred during the past eleven years as a practice management consultant and busi...

From Second Banana to Leader of a Powerful Bunch

C Berke International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

This case study involves the transition of a small, closely held two-person partnership into a family business and then back to a closely held entity. The company with which the au...

Close to the Heart: Coaching Entrepreneurs in Closely Held Enterprises

W Bergquist, S Boland International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Based on their own work with entrepreneurs, particularly in closely held enterprises, Bergquist and Boland have come to an important conclusion: organizational coaches can play an ...

Resolving Dilemmas in Closely Held Businesses

D Robinson International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

The closely held organisation is defined in its simplest form as one where the owner-manager role is vested in the same person or persons. This means that it is often difficult to ...

Mike’s Musings: Hints and Help from Mike Jay Coaching & Ancient Wisdom

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

The Lost Art of Connection: Martin Buber’s I and Thou

M Reynolds International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

The Coach as Philosopher: Perspectives on a Philosophically-Based Process Of Organizational Coaching

C McCullough International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Coaching is a commitment to identifying plans and strategies designed to achieve specific goals, whether the one being coached is a football team, a corporate executive or a small ...

Coaching the Executive Spirit: A Guide to Our Inner Talents

M Friedman International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Within each of us there are basic forces that not only form who we are, but also drive us in powerful ways to be who we are. For some, there is ease in naming and identifying those...

The Enneagram and Executive Coaching: Engaging an Appreciative Perspective to Enrich the Use of Enneagram Wisdom

W Bergquist, M Goldberg International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

The Enneagram is becoming very popular. Those who use the Enneagram as a training, counseling, or consulting tool are finding that it can be of great value with regard to the insig...

A Coaching Dialogue: The Future of Executive Coaching and Leadership

V Williams, J Wright International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

This article is an abridged version of a joint interview executed in November of 2004 between senior executive coaches Val Williams and Joan Wright. The interview resulted from a c...

Sanctuary: Implications for Organizational Coaches Working with 21st Century Clients

B Willats, W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

Sanctuary is that place or time or situation (which is created for us, or which we create for ourselves), in which we can drop out of the busy flow of life for a few moments, gathe...

Western Coaching and the Ancient Wisdom Traditions: To Initiate a Conversation

B Willats International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2005

In this article, the author introduces the topic of ancient wisdom, and suggests what the basic differences between Western models of coaching and the Ancient Wisdoms might be. The...

Mike’s Musings: Hints and Help from Mike Jay Credentialing Coaches In Organizations

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Executive Coaching Summit I: Documenting the Emerging Field of Coaching in Organizations

L Smith, J Sandstrom The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Executive Coaching, as a distinct specialty within the practice of Coaching in Organizations, expanded during the 90’s in such a rapid and broad way, that its senior practitioners ...

First European Executive Coaching Summit White Paper

K Burrus International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

As the European’s First Executive Coaching Summit, one of the key themes discussed was what could be the European contributions to executive coaching and what some of the different...

Executive Coaches Share Openly During ICF Annual Conference Panel Discussion

J Wright, L Miller, W Bergquist, B ... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

The field of executive coaching continues to emerge as practitioners strive to support executives aimed at enhancing their current and future leadership effectiveness. This article...

Mike’s Musings: Hints and Help from Mike Jay Musings on Ethics: Nature vs. Nurture

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Code of Business Coaching Ethics and Integrity

Worldwide Association of Business C... International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

The International Coach Federation Code of Ethics

International Coach Federation International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Is It Ethical to Coach a Company without Coaching the CEO? and other Ethical Explorations in Organizational Coaching

D Garlo, D Prior International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Coaching in the organizational context is a magnified and multi-faceted version of one-to-one coaching, with additional twists due to the varied individual and group relationships ...

Coaching for Ethical Decision-Making In a Profit-Driven Environment

K Sloan International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

How do we deliver our best quality service to our clients, and how do we keep our personal bias from sabotaging orJr work? When confronted with ethical decisions in a corporate con...

Defining Ethics: The Role of an Executive Coach

R Kidder International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

In this article the author presents five shared core values that form the basis for ethical behaviors and define ethical acts: honesty, respect, responsibility, fairness and compas...

Mike's Musings: Hints and Help from Mike Jay: Towards a Holistic Approach In Executive Coaching

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

The Coaching Library: Review of Books Related to Coaching To The Human Soul: Ontological Coaching and Deep Change Volume 1: The Linguistic Basis of Ontological Coaching By Alan Sieler

C Langille, J Lazar International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Integrating Rigor, Compassion and Creative Design: The Promise of Integral Coaching and New Ventures West’s Professional Coaching Course

J Flaherty, A Handelsman International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

What becomes possible in coaching when we treat clients as marvelously complex beings who live in language and moods, inhabit bodies and physical environments, and possess both wis...

The Potential Perils of Personal Issues in Coaching The Continuing Debate: Therapy or Coaching? What Every Coach Must Know!

P Williams International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Within the forest of success stories of both life and business coaching, there continues to be a shadowy debate that struggles with the question: is it coaching, or is it therapy? ...

Executive Coaching in Organisations: The Personal is the Professional

M Cavanagh, A Grant International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Coaches sometimes make the case that executive, workplace and personal (life) coaching are substantially different coaching applications. Exploring these issues it is concluded tha...

Mike’s Musings: Hints and Help from Mike Jay

M Jay International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Organizational Coaching: An Invaluable Complement To Training and Education Programs

W Bergquist International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

This is the second in a series of three articles that is authored by William Bergquist. These articles concern the future of coaching in organizations. The first of these articles ...

Coaching City Leaders in a Transformational City

F Joseph, C Phillips, J Wright International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

Five years ago, Charlotte, North Carolina's City government realized it had a significant challenge. While Charlotte was enjoying dramatic growth and a strong economic engine, the ...

Contextual Coaching in Organizational Change or Seeing the Water We’re Swimming In!

M Taylor, J Westeinde International Journal of Coaching in Org... 2004

In this article, Taylor and Westeinde relate distinctive coaching approaches to an evolving landscape of demands for organizational change that continue to shape what we do as lead...

The Future of Executive Coaching: Coaching With Appreciation through a 360 Degree Feedback Process

W Bergquist The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Executive coaching is a timely response to the postmodern challenges that face contemporary organizations. Executive coaching is also a human service field that holds great promise...

Executive Coaching: Lessons for Companies and Coaches

L Hilton The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Surrenda and Thompson have undertaken a challenging task in this article as they attempt to identify common issues surrounding executive coaching and address possible solutions. Th...

On Becoming A Coach: My Experiences at the Hudson Institute Of Santa Barbara

R Barr The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Frederic Hudson, who earlier created the Fielding Institute, founded the Hudson Institute in 1986 with his wife Pamela McLean. HI, sometimes referred to as the “Harvard” of coachin...

Reflections of an Executive Coach: A Perspective from Singapore

S Foo The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

‘East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.’ Whilst true in former times, this saying holds less sway in the 21st century, as See Luan Foo a Singapore-based Exec...

Research into Impact of Coaching in Organizations: A Summary of Findings, Discussions and Significance An Edited Extract from UK Master’s Thesis

A Wai The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

The past twenty years have seen an explosion of new thinking about how adults develop, what organizations need to do to adapt to rapid change, how the change process itself is ongo...

You Can Do Better: An Insight into Corporate Coaching through Cases in China

L Leung The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Executive and organisational coaching have became more and more popular in countries around the world. Any coach who is internationally mobile and works in other cities and countri...

The Leadership Edge: Responding to Inputs on “Coaching Quicksand”

D Surrenda, L Thompson The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

We would like to thank all the writers for their thoughtful and stimulating reaction to our paper. We deeply appreciate their time, their interest and their investment in the disci...

Coaching for Performance: A Conversation with Sir John Whitmore

A Mura The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

“In a one-to-one, person to person context, we help people develop themselves and their own sets of personal values, and there couldn’t be anything more direct than that. So I beli...

Coaching Across Cultures

P Rosinski The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

If coaching is largely about shifting and expanding people’s perspectives in a way that they can translate into daily actions, then working with individual belief systems and assum...

Mike’s Musings: Hints and Help from Mike Jay Old Normal-New Normal

M Jay The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Commentary on Case Study

EWW Wong The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Coaching Quicksand: Avoiding Hidden Dangers that Can Trap the Best of Us

D Surrenda, L Thompson The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Chuck, a bright, caring, “can do” executive reported to the COO of a billion dollar high tech company. New to his job, Chuck wanted to rebuild the morale in his organization as wel...

On Becoming A Coach: The Newfield Network’s School of Coaching: Powerful Conversations To Create Change

J Lazar, T Lupberger The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Mike’s Musings: Hints and Help from Mike Jay: The Future of Executive Coaching

M Jay The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Executive Coaching Summit II: Identifying the Present and Envisioning the Future Of Executive Coaching

L Smith, J Sandstrom The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

This is the second annual White Paper presenting outcomes and conclusions developed by a community of Executive Coaches attending an International Summit for purposes of further de...

Mike’s Musings: Hints and Help from Mike Jay: Crisis & Opportunity in Executive Leadership and Coaching

M Jay The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Mike's Musings: Hints and Help from Mike Jay

M Jay The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Alignment Coaching: The Missing Element in Business Coaching

J Lazar, W Bergquist The International Journal of Coaching in... 2003

Most business-based coaching concerns one of two critical junctures in the life of a manager: decision-making and performance. Yet, there is a third form of coaching in a business ...

Creating a Supportive Coaching Culture with Self-Referenced Feedback

D Tosti The International Journal of Coaching in... 2011

The most difficult aspect of coaching, or any behavior change effort, is not initiating changes in behavior - it's getting those changes implemented and maintained in the workplace...

Global Coaching for Organizational Development

P Rosinski The International Journal of Coaching in... 2011

The author examines the notion of “coaching culture” by referring to his definitions of “coaching” and “culture.” 1 He further investigates the concept of a “global coaching cultur...

The Argument Against Coaching Cultures

N Evans The International Journal of Coaching in... 2011

In recent years, a number of articles and books have been written on the subject of how to create a coaching culture in the belief that this will have a positive effect on organiza...

When People Really Matter, Organizations Really Excel: How Building a Coaching Culture Transformed Employee Engagement

S Bock, C Conlinn The International Journal of Coaching in... 2011

Integrating a bona-fide coaching culture into an organization to support a shift from “managing performance” to “coaching for performance” so that coaching is understood and practi...

Creating a Coaching Culture in a Global Organization

B Pullen, E Crane The International Journal of Coaching in... 2011

There are many different opinions and perspectives on the topic of coaching culture. This article reviews mainstream definitions of coaching culture, looks at the benefits a coachi...

The value of coaching supervision as a development process: Contribution to continued professional and personal wellbeing for executive coaches

A Hodge International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Coaching supervision is a prerequisite for accreditation of executive coaches by coaching associations in the UK. However, there is still considerable skepticism, caution, even ign...

Multi-stakeholder contracting in executive/business coaching: an analysis of practice and recommendations for gaining maximum value

E Turner, P Hawkins International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Multi-stakeholder contracting for coaching takes place in organisational settings worldwide. This article presents the results and implications of an international study which expl...

Factors of mentor attrition from an after-school community-based mentoring program

C Lancaster, S Lenz, E Willis, T Br... International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

This qualitative case study explores factors of mentor attrition from the perspective of 11 former mentors all of whom prematurely exited a community-based mentoring programme serv...

Developing resilience and wellbeing for healthcare staff during organisational transition: The salutogenic approach

D Gray International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

This paper evaluates the impact a resilience and wellbeing coaching programme had on staff working for the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, during a time when they were con...

Complexity in coaching: A self-study of roles and relationships

M Artigliere, L Baecher International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Teacher development, whether in pre-service teacher education or in in-service coaching, is a complex and context-dependent enterprise. As schools recognise the need to provide emb...

Coaching for Emancipation: A framework for coaching in oppressive environments

H Shoukry International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

While coaching is establishing itself as an effective human development approach, there is limited understanding of the dynamics of coaching in the context of oppression. This pape...

Analysing the feasibility of financial rewards for mentors engaged in entrepreneurial mentoring

D Mishra, S Jain, H Chaudhary International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

In the domain of entrepreneurship, mentors are considered as volunteers and philanthropists yet their value is undermined, the purpose of this paper is to explore the feasibility o...

An ethnographic study of the introduction of internal supervisors to an internal coaching scheme

M Robson International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Coach supervision is a current topic. With the support of the coaching bodies, supervision is increasingly regarded as a requirement to practice as a coach. However, the evidence b...

Professional development in coaching: towards a dynamic alliance of narrative and literature to transform the learning process

C Eastman International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Coaching draws on disciplines such as psychology, management theory, and organisational development. From these disciplines, models that seek both focused solutions to problems and...

2016 ICF Global Coaching Study Executive Summary

International Coach Federation (ICF... 2016

This is a summary of the findings from the 2016 ICF Global Coaching Study. The study was commissioned in 2015 by the International Coach Federation (ICF) and undertaken by Pricewat...

A study of coach selection factors in coaching

S Shinichiro 2016

Coaching skills are widely regarded as a desired communication tool for business areas in Japan. Being coached is not popular however, except in the context of physical coaching in...

A coaching framework for developing the psychological capital of a global mindset

P Parish International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

The impact of critical experience on international executives can have serious consequences, assignments may fail. So coaching support may enhance their psychological capital and g...

Research methodology for researching professionals

R Sale International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Rather than concentrating primarily on the content of my research, I focus here on the process of carrying my research for a professional doctorate. Referring to Bourner, Bowden an...

Q Methodology as an evaluation tool: Evaluating coaching and mentoring in the pastoral ministry

T Hammond International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

It has been said that evaluating coaching/mentoring interventions is notoriously difficult (Klasen & Clutterbuck, 2002). In addition, evaluation in the pastoral ministry is difficu...

Leadership Team Coaching; a trust-based coaching relationship

S Wotruba International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

The coaching relationship is seen as integral to individual coaching, but less is known about the nature of the relationship within a team coaching context. This study explores the...

Issues in conducting quantitative studies on the impact of coaching and mentoring in Higher Education

J Andreanoff International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Whilst there has long been a call for evidence of a more quantifiable nature to show the impact of coaching interventions, in particular within the education sector, there may be g...

Insights into the nature and role of listening in the creation of a co-constructive coaching dialogue: A phenomenological study

P Hill International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Despite its importance, there seems to be no research into listening in coaching. Of the few texts that explore it, only Cox (2013) presents a theoretical foundation. In contrastin...

‘Good question’: Exploring the experiences of generating questions in coaching

G Wallis International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

This research uses heuristic inquiry to provide insight into experiences of generating questions in coaching. Eight experienced coaches, recruited as co-researchers, shared their e...

From expert to novice: Supporting mentor development through professionalisation of practice in formal schemes

S Blake International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Mentoring schemes continue to increase within organisations and rely on attracting and retaining motivated volunteers. At the same time, mentoring is also becoming embedded within ...

Exploring metaphor use and its insight into sense making with executive coaching clients

N Emson International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

The difficulty coaches face in relating to and understanding how clients perceive and interpret situations is that the process for clients making sense of situations is unconscious...

Diversity challenges facing expatriate and immigrant mothers and how group mentoring can influence them: A case study of a mentoring scheme within a Christian organisation in the United Kingdom

N Awujo International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

The current upward trend in immigration in the UK suggests that organisations will increasingly encounter people facing diversity challenges relating to gender, culture and religio...

Developing a group coaching model to cultivate creative confidence

E Fumoto International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

This paper explores a new domain of coaching: group coaching for creativity. Despite increasing research on creativity literacy, rarely do we talk about the motivation to be creati...

Collaborative Action Coaching for Leaders: a way of enabling transfer and sustainability of learning for all external coaches?

J Cook International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

The Collaborative Action Coaching for Leaders model (Cook, 2011) emerged from a longitudinal doctoral study researching coaching practice, and currently it is the only empirical mo...

Can coaching paramedics help them reflect on their wellbeing and confidence and be empowered within their profession?

G Barody International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

There has been a significant increase in the number of paramedic practitioners leaving the profession, in relation to the increased anxiety and stress associated with the evolving,...

A shift in the room – myth or magic? How do coaches create transformational shifts in a short period of time?

J Moons International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Although transformational learning is widely acknowledged within coaching, little is known about how such learning could be achieved in practice through coaching. Even less is know...

A new model of sustainable change in executive coaching: coachees’ attitudes, required resources and routinisation

N Koroleva International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

The existing literature lacks theoretical and empirical research when exploring the phenomenon of sustainable change as a result of executive coaching. Despite the rapid growth of ...

A leap into the unknown: The self-employed coach's experience of self-doubt

S Petherick International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

This study explores the experience of self-doubt of four self-employed coaches. The study sought to explore the metaphorical meaning-making of the participants, and semi-structured...

Exceptional Executive Coaching: Practices, Measurement, Selection & Accreditation

GR Dagley 2009

Coaching Supervision: A Paper Prepared for the CIPD Coaching Conference

P Hawkins, G Schwenk Chartered Institute of Personnel and Dev... 2006

The coaching industry is growing fast and is making an important contribution to learning in the workplace. The CIPD’s 2006 learning and development survey showed that nearly eight...

Gaining maximum value from executive and business coaching when Multi-stakeholder contracting takes places

E Turner, P Hawkins 2015

This research, explores how to gain maximum value from multi-stakeholder contracting with the aim of sharing best practice. It is based on over 650 questionnaire responses from co...

Personal factors of high-achieving women that contribute to the low number of executives in corporations

M Reynold 2007

There are two generations of women holding management positions in numbers in U.S. corporations. Most of the research and books have focused on the difficulties and needs of the fi...

Wearing Multiple Hats? Challenges for Managers-as-Coaches and Their Organizations

P Fatien Diochon, K Otter International Leadership Journal 2015

This article explores the challenges for individuals and organizations of adding coaching to the repertoire of managers. In complex and dynamic environments, a manager becomes re...

Coaching employees with chronic illness: Supporting professional identities through biographical work

J Beatty, A McGonagle International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Chronic illness is a growing issue in the workplace, and can prompt employees to reconsider their professional and a coaching intervention to help develop personal resources to sta...

A morphological and bibliological analysis of the International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring 2003-2012

J Hodge International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

This article presents a bibliological and morphological analysis of the research articles in the International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring (IJEBCM). The findin...

What constitutes evidence-based coaching? A two-by-two framework for distinguishing strong from weak evidence for coaching

A Grant International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

There has been an almost exponential growth in the amount of coaching-specific and coaching-related research over the past ten years. At the same time there has been considerable ...

Chinese culture and coaching in Hong Kong

P Lam International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Coaching is a Western concept introduced into the Hong Kong Chinese society almost two decades ago. Confucianism, the underlying Chinese cultural principles, and Hofstede’s five di...

What is life coaching? An integrative review of the evidence-based literature

J Jarosz International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Life coaching as an industry fully emerged in the 1990s and has exploded to become a $2 billion global industry with nearly 50,000 certified life coaches (ICF, 2012). With the rapi...

Calmly coping: A Motivational Interviewing Via CoActive Life Coaching (MI-VIA-CALC) pilot intervention for university students with perceived levels of high stress

R Fried, J Irwin International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2016

Stress is a campus problem. This pre-post pilot study assessed the impact of Motivational Interviewing via Co-Active Life Coaching (MI-via-CALC) on the stress management of 30 full...

Taming the Wild West of Coaching through Meta-Analytical Research

H Ditzig ICF Singapore Charter Chapter Newsletter 2016

In this review we will provide a brief introduction to meta-analytic studies and the meaning of ‘effect size’ used to determine the size of the impact that coaching has. We will th...

How Executives Succeed through Executive Coaching

I Tonomura, M Bansho 2015

In recent years, it has become common for executives to hire executive coaches to produce better results for their organizations in various ways, such as in terms of business perfo...

Coaching leadership training in High-Tech Settings: An Analysis of a Coaching leadership program in the Swedish Telecom Industry

M Ricciardi, J Schaller, D Garcia, ... The International Journal of Mentoring a... 2015

There is a continuous need for empirical evidence regarding the impact and experience of coaching leadership. The purpose of this study was to describe the effects from a coachin...

Two Kinds of Presence: A Comparative Analysis of Face-to-Face and TechnologyBased Mediated Communication Methods and the Executive Coaching Experience

L Drake II 2015

The purpose of this study was to explore patterns of the executive coaching experience among clients who use both face-to-face and technology-based mediated communication methods. ...

Understanding Group and Leader (UGL) trainers’ personality characteristics and affective profiles

M Ricciardi, J Åkerman, P Eerikäine... Frontiers in psychology 2014

Background: The Understanding Group and Leader (UGL), provided by the Swedish National Defense College and mentored by UGL-trainers, is one of the most popular management program...

Exercise, character strengths, well-being, and learning climate in the prediction of performance over a 6-month period at a call center

S Moradi, A Nima, M Ricciardi, T Ar... Frontiers in psychology 2014

Background: Performance monitoring might have an adverse influence on call center agents’ well-being. We investigate how performance, over a 6-month period, is related to agents’ ...

The humble and the humbled: A grounded theory of humility in organizational leadership

J Austin 2013

Despite the clarion call over the past decade for greater humility in organizational leaders, little is known about the construct as a leadership trait. And, while scholars have ...

Coaching: Theory and Practice

C Gegner 1997

"I tried so many diets, now I want to do it differently"—A single case study on coaching for weight loss

R Stelter International Journal of Qualitative Stu... 2015

In this single case study, the author presented an in-depth description and analysis of a coaching intervention with focus on weight loss, conducted over 10 sessions in the course ...

Evidence Is a Verb: A Relational Approach to Knowledge and Mastery in Coaching

D Drake International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2009

This article provides a fresh look at the evidential needs in coaching by outlining important principles for the bases of evidence-based practice, the nature of evidence itself, t...

Defying Definition: Competences in Coaching and Mentoring

P Ferrar International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2004

How do you define coaching and mentoring? What standards should apply? What should a competency framework for a coaching role look like? The issue of definitions and standards in...

From competencies to capabilities in the assessment and accreditation of coaches

T Bachkirova, C Smith International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2015

Organisations that use coaching programmes express their need for the assessment of coaches to ensure quality of provision. One solution to this need has been provided by professi...

Regulating the regulators: Paving the way for international, evidencebased coaching standards

K Griffiths, M Campbell International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2008

Attempts to standardise coaching and develop frameworks of accreditation for professional coaches currently appear to be growing as rapidly as the coaching industry itself. Coach ...

Team Coaching Project

A Pliopas, A Kerr, M Sosinski 2014

We conducted a literature review for studies and models used in team coaching. We surveyed our Hudson Institute Coaching community. We interviewed 11 executive coaches who current...

Learning to lead: Higher education faculty explore self-mentoring

ML Carr, DK Pastor, PJ Levesque International Journal of Evidence Based ... 2015