"This book reviews the full coaching outcome research literature to examine the arguments and evidence behind the use of executive coaching. Erik de Haan presents the definitive guide to what works in coaching and what changes coaching brings about, both for individual coaches and for...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Highlights of the book -- Introduction -- An interlude before Chapter 1 -- 1 Does executive coaching work? Is coaching worth the effort? -- Part A: some controversies -- Controversy 1: how universal and generalisable are the...

Purpose – There is a hidden paradox inherent in the ideal of continuing professional development (CPD) for executive coaches, stemming from the fact that the coach wishes to retain or preserve the freshness and openness of a “beginner”, whilst also acquiring greater robustness and...