Coaching for performance
S Whitmore Pfeiffer 1996
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The article brings an abridged version of the first coaching research project conducted in Croatia in 2008. The purpose of the research was to explore and gather more reliable information on the current ‘state of affairs’ on coaching in Croatia and countries across the region. Namely, the early stage of use of coaching and modest educatio...
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