Evidence-Based Professional Coaching: A Resource Guide

Coaching Outcomes:

Lew Stern’s List of Coaching Research Reports [Edited]

Lew Stern’s superb (and exhaustive) list of published articles on professional coaching is still of value—even as a resource that is several years old. I have selected a relatively short list of the articles Stern identified that directly reflect the diverse ways in which coaching research is being conducted. These are certainly not the only studies conducted during the ten year period of time that Lew Stern surveyed – and there are many more studies done since he conducted the survey. Nevertheless, this list provides some examples of how this challenging research can be conducted in studying something as elusive and diverse as professional coaching.

Fischer, R.L., and Beimers, D. (2009). “Put me in, Coach”: A pilot evaluation of executive coaching   in the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 19(4), 507- 522.

Moen, F., and Allgood, E. (2009). Coaching and the effect on self-efficacy. Organization Development Journal, 27(4), 69-81.

Moen, F., and Skaalvik, E. (2009). The effect from executive coaching on performance psychology. International Journal of Evidence-Based Coaching and Mentoring, 7(2), 31-49.

Passmore, J., and Brown, A. (2009). Coaching non-adult students for enhanced examination performance: A longitudinal study. Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2(1), 54-64.

Xanthopoulou, D., Bakker, A.B., Demerouti, E., and Schaufeli, W.B. (2009). Work engagement and financial returns: A diary study on the role of job and personal resources. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 82(1), 183-200.

Baron, L., and Morin, L. (2010). The impact of executive coaching on self-efficacy related to management soft-skills. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 31(1), 18-38.

Cerni, T., Curtis, G.J., and Colmar, S.H. (2010). Executive coaching can enhance transformational leadership. International Coaching Psychology Review, 5(1), 81-85.

Leonard-Cross, E. (2010). Developmental coaching: Business benefit – fact or fad? An evaluative study to explore the impact of coaching in the workplace. International Coaching Psychology Review, 5(1), 36-47.