Five major themes: the primacy of subjective experience, coaching as a subconscious process with a self-conscious approach, the importance of practical application over theoretical abstraction, accessibility challenges in research, and the value placed on the development and diversity of ideas.

A 120-plus page document is available for downloading below that focuses on documents related to the assessment and exploration of coaching outcomes and the evaluation of coaching programs.

The benefit of a scientific approach for coaching is that we accelerate learning, adapt learning processes to diverse populations of learners and expand the scope of impact possible across diverse populations of clients.

Awareness of unbiased consumer perceptions is crucial, as it can empower coaching practices in many ways.

All forms of coaching and NLP in particular by working with the coachee in congruence can result in positive outcomes quickly especially relative to other ‘helping’ professions.

This paper summarizes the results of a survey conducted on Aha! moments occurring in coaching sessinos..

according to Kathy Toogood in her paper “Strengthening Coaching: An Exploration of the Mindset of Executive Coaches Using Strengths-Based Coaching” (International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, Special Issue No. 6, June 2012, pp. 72-87), the movement towards strengths-based coaching is growing. Read on to find out the why and how of a strengths-based approach to coaching clients. COACHING …

Erik de Haan’s (2008) research into “The inherent conflicts arising in the professional development of coaches” encourages us, as coaches, to become “simultaneously thicker and thinner skinned.” Through his research with 60 coaches, he examined 69 critical moments, that is, “turning points” and “dilemmas” (p. 529), moments when coaches “did not quite know what to do” (p. 529). Through analysis, …

In the light of the current drive to generate more evidence on which to base a profession of coaching, it was with interest that I read David B. Drake’s recent (2011) paper, What do coaches need to know? Using the Mastery Window to assess and develop expertise (Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, Vol.4, No.2, September 2011, …

“Factors that Contribute to the Effectiveness of Business Coaching: The Coachees Perspective (2006, Blackman, A. The Business Review, Cambridge 5.1, Sep, pp.98-104) attracted my eye. Whether we’re business coaches or not, we can all benefit from being aware of these contributing factors to coaching efficacy. In addition, it’s so valuable to take some time to see the coaching process through …