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Lifestyle Wellness Coaching

J Gavin, M Mcbrearty Human Kinetics 2013

Coaching and mentoring: Theory and practice

B Garvey, P Stokes, D Megginson Sage 2014

Coaching for Professional Development

J DiGirolamo 2015

Coaching can be an effective and integral component of leadership development programs. Popular among human resource professionals and clients, coaching facilitates leaders’ professional growth and helps to build a powerful team—from executives to first-line managers and team leaders. Coaching has a proven track record of success, and man...

The Executive Coach in the Corporate Forest

S Gladis HRD Press 2008

Written as a business fable, The Executive Coach in the Corporate Forest is the story of a gifted executive coach, J. C. Williams, and his coaching relationships with his varied business clients-all with their own professional challenges. The book offers engaging stories, has believable characters with realistic problems, and illustrates ...

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...

An integrative literature review of motivational interviewing and co-active life coaching as potential interventions for positive behaviour change in adolescents

E Hall International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2014

This integrative review of the literature synthesizes findings of previous research studies about the impact of Motivational Interviewing (MI) as an intervention to positive behavior change in adolescents who engage in risky behavior, and appraises current information about the possibility of Motivational Interviewing-via-Co-Active Lif...

Structured interventions in coaching: Theory-based ‘seeding’ as a coaching practice and learning paradigm

C Wood International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2015

This study takes a preliminary look at the use of explicit structures (seeds), such as theoretical models, as a way of facilitating the coaching engagement in general and specific client outcomes in particular. Using Heuristic Inquiry, the study examines the coach and client experiences that accompany the use of seeding. It attempts to...

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

E Hanssmann International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2014

This paper reports coaches’ experiences of supporting clients undergoing transformational change. Qualitative research was carried out using semi-structured interviews with six coaches and these were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). The findings suggest clearly identifiable ingredients for creating a trans...

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 Coaching and Mentori... 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-time, English-speaking Canadian undergraduate students, aged 17-24 years. Participants were assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale and Hospital Anxiety and ...

Bridging The Coaching/Therapy Divide: What Co-Active Coaches Can Learn From ACT (Acceptance And Commitment Therapy)

J Humphreys Philosophy of Coaching: An International Journal 2016

This paper situates the coaching/therapy divide within the context of new regulations in Ontario, Canada, that limit the use of the term ‘psychotherapy,’ and the practice of psychotherapy. Taking Co-Active Coaching and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as representative examples of coaching and therapy respectively, I examine each i...

From Aha to Ta-dah: insights during life coaching and the link to behaviour change

T Robinson, D Morrow, M Miller Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and P... 2017

Insight represents a cognitive leap in understanding that is distinct from other types of problem-solving. How moments of insight subsequently link to behaviour has not been investigated in real world settings such as coaching. By extending findings from neuroscience into the field of life coaching, our study examined the link between mom...

Personal attributes linked to empowerment that influence receptivity to coaching leadership

M Rapp-Ricciardi, D Garcia, T Archer Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and P... 2017

The present study assessed affective profiles, locus of control and posttraumatic growth (thriving) as factors determining the receptivity of managers to assimilate new knowledge, skills and insights associated with the coaching leadership paradigm. Data were assembled using a web-based survey among 385 managers who participated in a lead...

Paternity Coaching During the Transition to Fatherhood

K Smith International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 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 research study draws on gender studies and maternity and transition coaching literature to inform the research. A cohort of four fathers participated in the r...

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 Coaching and Mentori... 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. It used coded analysis of interviews with tutors, students, and academic administrators to conclude that supervisors who are also highly experienced profess...

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 Coaching and Mentori... 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 conclude that supervisors who are also highly experienced professional musicians, often use a directive and challenging style of intervention, influenced by t...