S Axelrod Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2005
This article describes how principles of adult psychological development can inform executive coaching. An adult developmental perspective is used to identify key transformational tasks of adulthood that help shape executive role functioning. The correlation of psychological competencies with leadership competencies is outlined in more de...
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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...
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M Ducharme Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2004
This article is an attempt to evaluate the appropriateness of the cognitive-behavioral approach for use in executive coaching engagements. The basic tenets of cognitive- behavior therapy, as well as its conceptual underpinnings, are reviewed. Following this, a discussion of how well the goals of executive coaching are met by a cognitive-b...
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WJG Evers, A Brouwers, W Tomic Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2006
Coaching has become an important managerial instrument of support. However, there is lack of research on its effectiveness. The authors conducted a quasi-experimental study to figure out whether coaching really leads to presupposed individual goals. Sixty managers of the federal government were divided in two groups: one group followed a ...
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R Golembiewski, K Billingsley, S Yeager The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 1976
There is a truism about applied research that an inadequate concept of change leads to diminished or misguided applied research. Hence this paper urges distinguishing kinds of change, distinctions which are suggested by experience and also are supported with evidence generated by exotic statistical and computational techniques in which we...
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M Cavanagh, A Grant International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2004
The coaching industry has reached a key important point in its maturation. This
maturation is being driven by at least three interrelated forces: (1) accumulated coaching
experience; (2) the increasing entry of professionals into coaching from a wide variety of
prior backgrounds; and (3) the increasing sophistication of management and ...
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M Cavanagh, A Grant Social Behavior and Personality 2007
Goal-focused coaching is increasingly being used to help people set and reach personal and workplace goals. However, coaches’ coaching skills are rarely measured. This exploratory study reports preliminary findings on the initial development and validation of a self-report measure, the Goal-focused Coaching Skills Questionnaire (GCSQ). So...
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H Levinson Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 1996
Executive coaching requires the ability on the part of the coach to differentiate coaching from psychotherapy while using basic psychological skills and insights. It is usually short term and issue focused. At high executive levels, its success depends heavily on the consultant's knowledge about contemporary management and political issue...
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A Liljenstrand, D Nebeker Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2008
Coaching is growing rapidly as a way to help individuals improve their professional and/or personal success. Although similar services have been offered for some time, coaching is becoming more widely available and is being offered by a more diverse set of professionals. This research was undertaken to learn more about coaches from varyin...
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F Luthans, S Peterson Human Resource Management 2003
Wanted: High-performance work practices to gain a competitive advantage. An increasingly common answer to this desperate call is 360-degree programs; unfortunately, they have, at best, mixed reviews when empirically assessed. This study found that a way to improve the effectiveness of 360s may be to combine them with coaching focused on e...
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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...
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M McCall, M Lombardo, A Morrison Lexington Books 1988
Morgan McCall, Michael Lombardo and Ann Morrison are from the Centre for Creative Leadership based in North Carolina. The book presents the centre’s research on executive development (originally published as 'Key Events in Executives’ Lives', published by the centre in 1987) to a non-specialist audience. The Lessons of Experience codifies...
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G Olivero, K Bane, R Kopelman Public personnel management 1997
Examined the effects of executive coaching in a public sector municipal agency. 31 managers underwent a managerial training program, which was followed by 8 wks of 1-on-1 executive coaching. Training increased productivity by 22.4%. The coaching, which included goal setting, collaborative problem solving, practice, feedback, supervisory i...
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R Orenstein Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2006
This article demonstrates that executive coaching efficacy can be measured empirically. It describes the application of C. P. Alderfer's & L. D. Brown's (1972) "Empathic Organic Questionnaire" to executive coaching by summarizing a case in which it was adapted and utilized, by detailing the instrument's construction and administration, an...
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J Sherin, L Caiger Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research 2004
The authors suggest the use of A. Ellis's (1971, 1994) rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT) as a tool to help clients effect behavioral change in the context of a coaching relationship. The article begins with a brief overview of REBT followed by an argument for its usefulness in an executive coaching context. The authors outline the ...
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J Smither, M London, R Reilly Personnel Psychology 2005
We review evidence showing that multisource feedback ratings are related to other measures of leadership effectiveness and that different rater sources conceptualize performance in a similar manner. We then describe a meta-analysis of 24 longitudinal studies showing that improvement in direct report, peer, and supervisor ratings over time...
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L Stewart, S Palmer, H Wilkin, M Kerrin International Coaching Psychology Review 2008
Objectives: Executive coaching has become a respected learning and development strategy. Coaching outcomes and the conditions required for coachees to implement and sustain their development in the workplace have yet to be fully understood. These deficits impede coaching evaluation. The present study sought to operationalise a successful ...
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E Thach Leadership & Organization Development Journal 2002
Does executive coaching really work? Does it help improve leadership effectiveness and productivity? This action research study answers these questions by tracking the progress of 281 executives participating in a six-month coaching and 360 feedback process. The results suggest that the combination of multi-rater feedback and individual c...
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K Wasylyshyn Consulting Psychology Journal 2003
While executive coaching continues to mushroom as a practice area, there has been little outcome research. This article presents the results of a study that explored factors influencing the choice of a coach, executives' reactions to working with a coach, the pros and cons of both internal and external coaches, the focus of executive coac...
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V Libri, T Kemp International Coaching Psychology Review 2006
Objectives: Cognitive behavioural techniques have been the mainstay of psychological treatment for many
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behavioural techniques for performance enhancement within a non-clinical setting, such as those found in
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RA Goldberg Organization Development Journal 2005
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DC Feldman People and Strategy 2001
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L McDermott Training \& Development 1996
Discusses various aspects of executive coaching in the United States. Executive coaching avoidance; Benefits of coaching; Qualities of a good coach; Encouragement of executives to coach; Initiation of coach-the-coach effort.
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M Leedham International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2005
The use of external business coaches to improve the performance and competence of
employees is increasing dramatically. However, there is still little empirical research
attesting to its effectiveness in achieving business goals, and there is no universally
accepted way of evaluating its added value to the individual or the organisatio...
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M Hicks, DB Peterson Advances in global leadership 1999
Leaders are increasingly relying on developmental coaching to equip their people to sustain
competitive advantage and stay abreast of change. While coaching across cultural borders poses
many challenges that leaders need to consider, a core of practical coaching strategies offers them
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