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Executive coaching from the executive's perspective.

JJH Stevens Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2005

Coaching abroad: Insights about assets.

J Renner Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2007

Global corporations usually settle on a list of management competencies that they use to select, appraise, and coach managers in all of their locations around the world. When firsttime coaching managers are outside of this corporate world, they can be surprised to learn that there are some very different views on the com- petencies ...

Executive coaching in a cross-cultural context.

DB Peterson Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2007

Many executive coaches today find themselves working with leaders from a variety of cultural backgrounds, as well as coaching leaders who work with culturally diverse teams. It is therefore increasingly important that coaches understand the role of culture in their work. This article begins with an overview of several ways that cultu...

Executive coaching: Guidelines that work

G Bozer, JC Sarros, J Santora Development and Learning in Organizations: An International ... 2014

Purpose – This paper aims to offer a theoretical foundation for a testable framework of executive coaching effectiveness and to share key findings from the research study in executive coaching effectiveness based on the theoretical framework. Design/methodology/approach – This article draws on the results from a quasi-experimental fi...

A Guide to Third Generation Coaching

R Stelter New York 2012

Coaching as dialogue: Creating spaces for (mis)understandings

H Armstrong International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2013

This paper considers dialogue as the central motif of coaching. Taking a social constructionist perspective it proposes that dialogue is the flow of meaning between human beings as they interact. Dialogue is explored from the stance of different forms of conversational practice. It is contrasted with the practice of monologue which is...

How Can Ideas from the Existential Approach Enhance Coaching for People with Work-Related Stress?

AK Krum International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2012

Stress remains a significant problem in contemporary society causing people to take sick leave and early retirement. This paper explores how using ideas from the existential approach can enhance coaching for people who experience work-related stress. It reports on an action research project involving six participants in coaching over a...

Coaching and training transfer: A phenomenological inquiry into combined training-coaching programmes.

L Spencer International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2011

Businesses often turn to coaching to combat under-performance in training transfer, i.e. the translation of learning from training into improved performance in the workplace. This article reports on a phenomenological study of the experiences of seven professional external coaches working on combined training-coaching leadership develo...

Lessons from the Norwegian coaching industry’s attempt to develop joint coaching standards: An ACCESS pathway to a mature coaching industry

ILJ Svaleng, AM Grant The Coaching Psychologist 2010

Purpose: In 2007 the Norwegian attempt by Standards Norway to develop common standards for coaching collapsed in disarray. The purpose of this article is to explore the Norwegian attempt in order to see what lessons can be learnt that may assist in the further maturation of the coaching industry. Methods & Results: In this paper we use...

Anxiety and complexity in a postprofessional era: The challenge of practising what we preach

DB Drake International Coaching Psychology Review 2012

Coaching as a reflective space in a society of growing diversity-towards a narrative, postmodern paradigm

R Stelter International Coaching Psychology Review 2009

We live in a hypercomplex society where the individual faces growing diversity in all areas of life. The idea of a stable identity has become an illusion, and self-reflexivity has become the central basis when dealing with the post-traditional order of our society. We feel obliged to constantly develop – at work and in our private and ...

Coaching Psychology: Coming of Age?

A Whybrow International Coaching Psychology Review 2008

What does it mean to be a ‘coaching psychologist’? At the turn of this century, the phrases ‘coaching psychology’ and ‘coaching psychologist’ had rarely been conceived and infrequently used. Here, in 2008, we find an emergent profession of Coaching Psychology and with thousands of practitioners spread across the globe, characterised by...

A coach's perspective and brief commentary on “Executive consulting under pressure: A case study”.

R Lee Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2010

This article comments on Freedman & Perry’s (2010, this issue) case study “Executive Coaching Under Pressure.” It examines the case from an executive coach’s perspective. Areas discussed include initial contracting, client definition, goal setting, trust, learning, and closure dimensions. The article also focuses on the relationship bet...

Coaching in the wild: Identifying factors that lead to success.

S Sonesh, C Coultas, S Marlow, C Lacerenza, D Reyes, E Salas Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2015

Although executive coaching has been shown to be effective, few research initiatives have attempted to understand the importance of the emergent relationship between a coach and coachee. This article explores the factors that influence coaching outcomes from both the coach and coachee’s perspective and presents the results of the mediatin...

Identity construction in coaching: Schemas, information processing, and goal commitment

C Coultas, E Salas Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2015

Leadership coaching is a nearly $2 billion per year industry (International Coach Federation, 2012), and although many different theories and approaches to coaching exist, relatively little is known about the differential effectiveness of various coaching approaches. Grounded in theories germane to but that transcend coaching (e.g., socia...

Coaching: Meaning-making process or goal-resolution process?

N Cunningham Philosophy of Coaching: An International Journal 2017

Two schools of thought exist about the purpose and process of coaching. One school of thought holds the strong belief or assumption that the purpose of coaching is to change behaviour through a goal-directed approach. The counterview has the underlying assumption that coaching is a meaning-making process, a shared journey that may or may ...

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 with peers in ways that promote meaningful reflection and learning. This study explores the experience of group coaching as a setting for meaningful learning and ...