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Transfer of training: A review and directions for future research.

T Baldwin, J Ford Personnel Psychology 1988

Transfer of training is of paramount concern for training researchers and practitioners. Despite research efforts, there is a growing concern over the “transfer problem.” The purpose of this paper is to provide a critique of the existing transfer research and to suggest directions for future research investigations. The conditions of tran...

Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change.

A Bandura Psychological Review 1977

Presents an integrative theoretical framework to explain and to predict psychological changes achieved by different modes of treatment. This theory states that psychological procedures, whatever their form, alter the level and strength of self-efficacy. It is hypothesized that expectations of personal efficacy determine whether coping beh...

Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice

K Glanz, B Rimer, K Viswanath Jossey-Bass 2008

The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development

M Knowles, E Holton, R Swanson Routledge 2012

Learning in adulthood: A comprehensive guide

S Merriam, R Caffarella Jossey-Bass 1999

Cognitive therapy of depression

A Beck Guilford press 1979

Ethical leadership: A social learning perspective for construct development and testing

ME Brown, L Treviño, D Harrison Organizational behavior and human decision processes 2005

Leaders should be a key source of ethical guidance for employees. Yet, little empirical research focuses on an ethical dimension of leadership. We propose social learning theory as a theoretical basis for understanding ethical leadership and offer a constitutive definition of the ethical leadership construct. In seven interlocking studies...

Social learning theory and the health belief model

IM Rosenstock, VJ Strecher, M Becker Health Education \& Behavior 1988

The Health Belief Model, social learning theory (recently relabelled social cognitive theory), self-efficacy, and locus of control have all been applied with varying success to problems of explaining, predicting, and influencing behavior. Yet, there is con ceptual confusion among researchers and practitioners about the interrelationships ...

Health Behaviour Outcomes of Co-Active Coaching Interventions: A Scoping Review

RH Liu, JD Irwin, D Morrow International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2015

The purpose of this paper was to conduct a scoping review on Co-Active (Life) Coaching (CALC) literature related to health behaviour change. The scoping methodological framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley (2005) informed the retrieval of appropriate articles. Six questions provided an indepth exploration of CALC in the health coa...

Talking career across disciplines: Peer group mentoring for women academics

A Collins, I Lewis, E Stracke, R Vanderheide International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2014

This paper presents the lived experiences of eight women academics who were members of a Women’s Group Mentoring Program during a period of rapid change in a university environment. Using a qualitative approach integrated with a participatory action research method, data was generated through the narratives of the group members. The a...

Health promotion theory in practice: an analysis of Co-Active Coaching

JD Irwin International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2005

According to the World Health Organization (1986), “health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their own health.” To bring this process and its desired outcomes to fruition, many theories and models for understanding and altering health behaviours have been designed and utilized (Ajzen, ...

‘Cantón’s Giraffe’: A motivational strategy model applied from the perspective of coaching

E Cantón The Coaching Psychologist 2014

There is no doubt that motivational processes figure prominently in the progress and improvement of all areas of human activity, from personal to professional development. One needs to focus on the objective, develop properly the motivational force and have a base of self-confidence. Here we present a model aimed at achieving that goal...

Multimodal coaching and its application to workplace, life and health coaching

S Palmer The Coaching Psychologist 2008

This article highlights how the multimodal approach (Lazarus, 1989) has been adapted to the field of coaching and coaching psychology. It covers the basic theories underpinning the multimodal approach and illustrates the link between the theory and practice. Key multimodal strategies are covered including modality profiles, structural ...

The theoretical roots of NLP-based coaching

S Linder-Pelz, M Hall The Coaching Psychologist 2007

NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) is a communication model; it is about the internal representation of experience and how people communicate with themselves as well as others. In recent years NLP has informed much coaching practice (McDermott & Jago, 2001; Dilts, 2003; McLeod, 2004). Yet ‘the relationship between NLP and academe has b...

"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 Studies on Health and W... 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 of 17 months. The client was a well-educated woman in her late 30s, who had tried many different forms of dieting over the years*with little and no lasting effe...

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, T Archer The International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching: Publish... 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 coaching leadership program. The results indicated that the majority of the participants in the program used the skills acquired during the program (e.g., communicati...

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 responsible for developing people for continuous learning, which transforms him or her into a manager-as-coach. However, the resulting expanded capacities and sk...

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 Coaching and Mentori... 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 tools and the extent to which a salesperson applies the knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired in training on the job, defined as learning transfer. Using a s...

Multimodal Coaching and Its Application to Workplace, Life and Health Coaching

S Palmer Coaching Psykologi 2012

This article highlights how the multimodal approach (Lazarus, 1989) has been adapted to the field of coach-ing and coaching psychology. It covers the basic theories underpinning the multimodal approach and illustrates the link between the theory and practice. Key multimodal strategies are covered including modality profiles, structural pr...

A Critical Review Of Qualitative Research Outcomes In Executive Coaching And Mentoring

T Erodes EMCC Mentoring and Coaching Research Conference 2017

What do we know from qualitative research in coaching and mentoring about client attributes that may be important to effectiveness?

A personal perspective on neuro-linguistic programming: Reflecting on the tension between personal experience and evidence-based practice

A Grant International Coaching Psychology Review 2019

Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) has been a significant presence in the business training and personal development fields since at least the early 1980s. NLP as a change methodology has attracted significant controversy over the years with claims and counter claims as to its effectiveness and validity. Although there is little to no emp...