The second and third essays prepared by John concerns the evaluation of coaching programs and assessment of coaching outcomes. This was an area of particular interest to John Lazar. The first of these documents was the introduction prepared by John as a “guest editor” (alongside Bill Carrier) of an issue of The Future of Coaching that focused on program evaluation—and in particular the application of Return of Investment (ROI) analyses to this evaluation:
Evaluation of Coaching Programs
The second essay was prepared by John himself. He provides four perspectives on the evaluation of coaching programs including the role of stakeholders, the process of contracting and the type of measurement being taken:
Four Perspectives on Program Evaluation
Finally, there is a fourth essay written by John that he prepared for an issue of The Future of Coaching concerning the marketing of coaching practices. John provided an insightful perspective on trends in this marketing enterprise.
Marketing of Professional Coaching: An Eleven Year Perspective
I am honored to have had the opportunity to put this issue of The Future of Coaching together with major assistance from Bill Carrier, the co-editor of Future. John played an important role in my own life and work–as he did in the life and work of many other members of the professional coaching community.
Bill Bergquist
Editor
The Future of Coaching
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