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Coaching for Performance: GROWing Human Potential and Purpose - The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership

J Whitmore Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2009

Completely Revised 4th Edition of the 500,000 Copy Bestseller! Coaching is a way of managing, a way of treating people, a way of thinking, a way of being. Coaching has matured into an invaluable profession fit for our times and this fourth edition of the most widely read coaching book takes it to the next frontier. — John Whitmore Good co...

Managerial coaching: A formal process or a daily conversation?

A Dixey International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2015

Research indicates that the frequency and effectiveness of managerial coaching is failing to meet organisational demands. For companies to leverage the potential benefits a coaching based approach can offer, in terms of performance and employee engagement, it is critical to advance our understanding of managerial coaching such that any...

Back to basics II: How the research on attachment and reflective-self function is relevant for coaches and consultants today

E de Haan International Coaching Psychology Review 2012

Purpose: In this study the phenomenon of reflective-self function is explored in terms of its historical understanding – just as the phenomenon of transference was explored in terms of its historical understanding in an earlier instalment (De Haan, 2011). As will be shown, reflective-self function is not only demonstrably linked to sec...

The Working Alliance in Coaching Why Behavior Is the Key to Success

S Gessnitzer, S Kauffeld The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 2015

The relationship between coach and client is an essential factor for coaching success. Although researchers have repeatedly called for an investigation of the actual interaction between coach and client to better understand their relationship, previous research has been based primarily on questionnaire data. We analyzed the working relati...

The power of coaching: A meta-analytic investigation

S Sonesh, C Coultas, C Lacerenza, S Marlow, L Benishek, E Sa... Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and P... 2015

Coaching is defined as a one-to-one relationship in which the coach and coachee work together to identify and achieve organisationally, professionally, and personally beneficial developmental goals. However, it is often unclear what the relative effects of coaching are on specific coaching outcomes. We adopt meta-analytic techniques to in...

The Complete Handbook of Coaching

E Cox, T Bachkirova, D Clutterbuck Sage Publications Inc. 2014

Managerial coaching – A literature review

P Lawrence International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 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 managerial coaching is often regarded as a ‘cut down’ or simplified version of external coaching, it is suggested here that the role of the managerial coach is, in ma...

Understanding the factors that determine workplace coaching effectiveness: a systematic literature review

G Bozer, R Jones European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 2018

Meta-analytic results have established that workplace coaching is effective, however, little is known about the determinants of coaching effectiveness. This paper reports an inclusive systematic literature review, covering the quantitative and qualitative research on workplace coaching. We focus on seven promising areas in the current wor...

An exploration of managers and leaders using coaching skills

J DiGirolamo, J Tkach Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. Advanc... 2019

The use of coaching skills by managers and leaders, often termed managerial coaching, has become popular in recent years. Despite this trend, a scarcity of research exists on the topic. Researchers continue to debate how best to conceptualize, define, and measure the use of coaching skills by managers and leaders, how effective it is, and...

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

E Crosse International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and The Coa... 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. However, there has been little exploration of the coach’s perspective; how do they make sense of their ability to foster coaching relationships in practice? Q-method...