a new approach to management development and coaching. It also highlights the potentially collusive nature of a coaching … passing on or coaching others in the virtues of the institution; third, to suggest an alternative approach to coaching which … argued that without the research input and stimulus to understand what is behind change policy, coaching could be submitting …

Purpose – Recent debates within the literature and amongst practitioners of coaching have been focussed on defining the … scope and practice of coaching as a form of organizational intervention that can facilitate organizational and individual … change. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the debate about what coaching is by reviewing an emerging comparative …

in need of more effective leadership strategies. The process of coaching offers a fresh perspective for understanding and … coaching process is a critical aspect of organizational development. Coaching helps the executive focus on objectives, develops … resiliency, and builds interpersonal savvy. This article explores the key elements of effective coaching, a surprisingly …

Purpose – This article opens up for debate a new perspective on professional quality in externally supplied coaching … quality issues. Findings – Professional quality characteristically varies with different types of coaching provider. Three … individuals; and the specialised coaching team or “boutique”. Provider size is suggested to be the key quality‐related variable …

Purpose – This paper seeks to provide readers with a better understanding of four theory models that inform coaching … practice, and to reflect on how the theoretical approach that one adopts is likely to shape one's coaching practice. Design … eclectic in the methods that they employ, they tend to center their craft on one of four prevailing coaching models: the …

Purpose – The paper sets out to consider the value of coaching to the sensemaking process. It aims to demonstrate how … coaching enhances sensemaking and seeks to describe coaching as a sensemaking activity. Design/methodology/approach – The … objectives are achieved by exploring the literature of both coaching and sensemaking with the purpose of demonstrating the …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to articulate and elaborate on the practice of “relational” coaching, and to … suggest that there are significant implications for coaching practice, in particular the need for coaches to risk themselves … between the coach and client has been shown to be the main factor in effective coaching outcomes. Originality/value – These …