A Survey of Executive Coaching Practices

Bono, Joyce E.; Purvanova, Radostina K.; Towler, Annette; Peterson, David B.

doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.2009.01142.x

Cited by 200 publications

(191 citation statements)

References 41 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

171

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The practice of executive coaching has become progressively more popular in the business domain over the past decades and is seen as a fundamental developmental intervention by means of which organisations build executives' skills (Bono et al 2009 According to these authors, the Socratic dialogue refers to guided discovery, where the coach believes that the answer to a question is located within the coachee. Thus, the coach's role is not that of an educator or trainer in the directive sense but that of a facilitator to self-discovery through shaping questions and focusing the attention on the next step of the process.…”

Section: The Efficacy Of Executive Coaching In Leadership Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Much current literature on coaching explores executive coaching as a relatively new and promising practice linked to growth and development, but empirical research assessing the effects of coaching lags far behind the practice of coaching (Bono et al 2009;Grant 2013). De Meuse, Dai and Lee (2009) emphasise that the effectiveness of executive coaching needs to be clearly and scientifically demonstrated.…”

Section: The Efficacy Of Executive Coaching In Leadership Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The impact of coaching on the emotional and social intelligence competencies of leaders

Dippenaar

Schaap

2017

SAJEMS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: The development of the emotional intelligence of leaders has become an exceptionally popular enterprise. However, the empirical research conducted by practitioners to date does not provide convincing evidence of the effectiveness of emotional intelligence development interventions. Robust and informative research on the effectiveness of coaching to develop the emotional intelligence of leaders is lacking.Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine, describe and evaluate the impact of a theoretically substantiated coaching intervention on the emotional and social intelligence competencies of leaders in a financial services company.Setting: The setting of the study is a financial services company in South Africa.Methods: A mixed method approach using a quantitative and qualitative research design was considered appropriate. The quantitative research method consisted of a quasi-experimental design using a non-equivalent pre- and post test control group to measure the impact of the coaching intervention on a sample of 30 leaders. The Bar-On EQ-i scale was selected as a reliable and valid measure of emotional and social intelligence competencies. Wilcoxon’s statistic was calculated to determine the statistical significance of score differences between the experimental (N = 30) and control (N = 30) groups. The qualitative research method was comprised of semi-structured interviews with six of the leaders and their supervisors.Results: The statistical results indicated that coaching significantly impacted the emotional and social intelligence competencies of leaders in terms of their overall emotional quotient (EQ), intrapersonal competency, interpersonal skills, stress management, self-regard and empathy. The semi-structured interviews provided rich descriptive themes and evaluations that corroborated the quantitative findings.Conclusion: This research provided convincing empirical evidence of the positive impact of a long-term, spaced and goal-focused coaching intervention on the emotional and social intelligence competencies of leaders in a financial services institution. The finding suggests that a theoretically well substantiated coaching intervention and a robust empirical study can be effective in demonstrating the impact of coaching on the emotional and social intelligence competencies of leaders. However, the implications of the limitations pointed out in this study could have influenced the findings, and future research aimed at improving relevant research models should take these into account.

show abstract

Section: The Efficacy Of Executive Coaching In Leadership Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Efficacy Of Executive Coaching In Leadership Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of coaching on the emotional and social intelligence competencies of leaders

Dippenaar

Schaap

2017

SAJEMS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Coaching is a recent field of activity with an ongoing debate about the right quality standards (e.g., Bono et al, 2009). For example, the International Coach Federation (ICF) has defined 11 coaching core competencies.…”

Section: Preference For Systematic Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes of coaches towards the use of computer-based technology in coaching.

Otte¹,

Bangerter²,

Britsch³

et al. 2014

Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Coaching has become a widespread development practice. From executives to private individuals, people seek for help from professional coaches to achieve their goals. Computer technology might make coaching practice more efficient and more accessible. Parts of the coaching process could be automated and face-to-face sessions replaced by Web-based communication. However, coaches and clients might take a skeptical view toward the use of computer technology in coaching. For example, they might fear that it undermines the relationship between coach and client. We explored attitudes of coaches toward the use of computer technology. A sample of coaches (N ϭ 161) responded to an online questionnaire about their opinions on the coaching process in general and about computer use in coaching. Internet self-efficacy and the preference for a systematic coaching approach were correlated with positive attitudes toward computer use in coaching. No age or gender effects were found. Implications for further research are discussed, for example, the need to investigate the attitudes of clients toward computer use in coaching as well. Practical implications include increasing the Internet self-efficacy of coaches to foster more positive attitudes toward computer-based coaching tools. Furthermore, such tools should aim to support a systematic coaching approach.

show abstract

“…Although some similar disciplines, such as youth and widening participation mentoring or sports coaching might attract younger learners, for the majority of professional and life coaches, coaching is a second career. A comprehensive survey (428 participants) by Bono et al (2009) shows the average age of coaches as 48.43 with years coaching 9.5. Over the last few decades, the rapid growth in the practice of coaching has seen a multitude of coaches entering the field from a variety of backgrounds, including business, human resource management, education, psychology, counselling and psychotherapy (Bluckert, 2004;Bachkirova et al, 2014).…”

Section: Background and The Issues Of Developing Coaching Practitionersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Re-Conceptualising Coach Education from the Perspectives of Pragmatism and Constructivism

Bachkirova¹

2017

PoC

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of this paper is to offer a coherent philosophical position to underpin the task of the education of coaches. Our argument builds from an analysis of the specificity and issues concerning the development of coaches. We provide a potential explanation of these issues by identifying a significant discrepancy between two typical conceptualisations of coaching that in turn leads to differences in the principles of training, education and validation of coaching expertise. In contrast to a dominant modernist view, we argue for a conceptualisation that is based on the perspectives of pragmatism and constructivism that, in our view, better aligns with the fundamental attributes of professionalism as well as the way coaches see themselves. We describe how elements reflecting this position are operationalized in the educational programmes that we offer, together with a discussion of the consequences of applying these principles and implications for coaching stakeholders.

show abstract

A Survey of Executive Coaching Practices

Cited by 200 publications

References 41 publications

The impact of coaching on the emotional and social intelligence competencies of leaders

The impact of coaching on the emotional and social intelligence competencies of leaders

Attitudes of coaches towards the use of computer-based technology in coaching.

Re-Conceptualising Coach Education from the Perspectives of Pragmatism and Constructivism

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About