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Riding the waves: A quantum framework for coaching-related research

F Campone 2005

Trudging Toward Dodoville: Conceptual Approaches and Case Studies in Executive Coaching.

R Kilburg Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2004

This article introduces the 3rd Consulting Psychology Journal special issue on executive coaching and briefly examines the current status of the scientific knowledge base in the field. It compares the emergence of the empirical literature on coaching to the historical pathway created by psychotherapy and hypothesizes that research on exec...

Executive coaching: A comprehensive review of the literature.

S Kampa-Kokesch, M Anderson Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2001

The author would like to indicate that unfortunately, Peterson’s (1993) dissertation on executive coaching outcomes was excluded from the original literature review conducted by Kampa-Kokesch and Anderson (2001). Later, Kampa and White (2002) stated that Peterson’s (1993) dissertation was excluded due to the programmatic nature of the coa...

Toward a conceptual understanding and definition of executive coaching.

R Kilburg Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 1996

A review of the literature on coaching reveals that very little empirical research has focused on the executive coaching methods used by consultants with managers and leaders in organizations. Within the framework of a 17-dimensional model of systems and psychodynamic theory, the author provides an overview of a conceptual approach to coa...

Coaching people through difficult times

M Darling HR Magazine 1994

Real-time coaching boosts performance

K Rancourt Training and Devlopment 1995

Focuses on several guidelines on how to perform an effective real-time coaching on a manager's performance. Asking the managers to submit a short list of goals for the session; Briefing of all the employees on how the process will work; Meeting with the manager before the start of the work day.

Coaching Today's Executive

S Cunningham Public Utilities Fortnightly 1991

The brave new world of executive coaching

WQ Judge, J Cowell Business Horizons 1997

Hey, coach!

J Greco Journal of Business Strategy 2001

When nobody's got time to be a mentor, it may be time to outsource the function to an executive coach.

Evaluating the effectiveness of executive coaching: Beyond ROI?

G Dai, MKP De, R Lee An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice 2009

The popularity of executive coaching has increased dramatically in both the practitioner world and academia during the past decade. However, evaluating the effectiveness of coaching has lagged behind. Executive coaching is a multi-disciplinary practice, and professionals from many different scholarly backgrounds provide coaching services....

The effectiveness of executive coaching: What we can learn from the research literature

G Dai, MKP De Korn/Ferry Institute 2009

While executive coaching has increased markedly during recent years, the professional application of coaching, our understanding of when to use coaching, and the evaluation of its effectiveness has lagged far behind. The purpose of the current study is to review empirical studies on executive coaching in the literature, synthesize their f...

Evaluating leadership coaching: A review and integrated framework.

L Boyce, K Ely, J Nelson, S Zaccaro, G Hernez-Broome, W Whym... The Leadership Quarterly 2010

Leadership coaching reflects an evolving dynamic between the client and coach that is qualitatively different from most approaches to leadership development and therefore holds particular challenges for evaluation. Based on reviews of academic and practitioner literatures, this paper presents an integrated framework of coaching evaluation...

Evidence-based coaching: Flourishing or languishing?.

M Cavanagh, A Grant Australian Psychologist 2007

Coaching and coaching psychology offer a potential platform for an applied positive psychology and for facilitating individual, organisational and social change. Experts from around the world were invited to comment on the emerging discipline of coaching psychology and the commercial coaching industry. Several key themes emerged including...

Evaluating the effectiveness of executive coaching: Where are we now and where do we need to be?

D MacKie Australian Psychologist 2007

To date there have been no universally accepted criteria for what constitutes a successful outcome in executive coaching. This has been partly a function of the range of activities undertaken within the coaching medium and partly the fact that commercial realities mitigate against controlled trials teasing out mediating and moderating var...

The Coaching Impact Study: Measuring the Value of Executive Coaching.

B Schlosser, D Steinbrenner, E Kumata, J Hunt International Journal of Coaching in Organizations 2006

Coaching and positive psychology.

M Seligman Australian Psychologist 2007

The State of Play in Coaching Today: A Comprehensive Review of the Field

AM Grant, J Passmore, M Cavanagh, HM Parker, others Wiley-Blackwell 2010

The potential use of the Authenticity Scale as an outcome measure in executive coaching

I Susing, LS Green, A Grant The Coaching Psychologist 2011

Authenticity, or being true to oneself, has been identified as a key construct related to well-being and the effective performance of leaders. This paper describes the construct of authenticity in the context of existing positive psychology and coaching psychology research. We discuss the Authenticity Scale and its suggested use both a...

Balancing business empathy and psychology in coaching practice

H Marsden, S Humphrey, J Stopford, D Houlder The Coaching Psychologist 2010

The skills-based session at the 2nd European Coaching Psychology Conference prompted coaching psychologists who work with businesses to reflect on three areas: where they may focus their continuing development as a business coach; how to manage their boundaries more adequately or to provide different support to clients; and how they pr...

A critical review

J Passmore International Coaching Psychology Review 2010

Objectives: This study sought to identify the key behaviours used by executive coaches that were perceived by coachees to have the most favourable impact on their experience and progress. Design: The study used a semi-structured interview design within a qualitative approach. Methods: Grounded theory was employed to analyse the transcr...

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...

Measuring and maximizing the business impact of executive coaching.

A Levenson Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2009

This article addresses the conceptual and methodological issues involved in measuring the business impact of executive coaching. A framework is introduced for identifying the business impacts of coaching. An application of the framework is presented using exploratory study data from 12 matched coach-coachee pairs showing varying degrees o...

A new model of sustainable change in executive coaching: coachees’ attitudes, required resources and routinisation

N Koroleva International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 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 executive coaching, there is a disconnection between practice and academic research in assessing sustainable change. This means that reflective practitioners fa...

The Coaching Impact Study: Measuring the Value of Executive Leader Coaching

B Schlosser, D Steinbrenner, E Kumata, J Hunt International Journal of Coaching in Organizations 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 the notion, held by some, that it is essentially impossible to accurately measure ROI. this paper reports on our efforts to develop a meaningful methodology fo...

The Coaching Impact Study: Measuring the Value of Executive Coaching with Commentary

B Schlosser, D Steinbrenner, E Kumata, J Hunt International Journal of Coaching in Organizations 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 the notion, held by some, that it is essentially impossible to accurately measure ROI. This paper reports on our efforts to develop a meaningful methodology fo...

Contract Design and Oversight: How John Deere Championed and Delivered Top-Down Executive Coaching with Strategic Vision

D Steinbrenner, R McAnally, M Pearson International Journal of Coaching in Organizations 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 authors show how contract design and project administration created a context for innovation, evolution and success.

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 coaching to improved outcomes. This particular research project focuses on the coaching of leaders in organisations. It draws on resources from the fields of L...