We are delighted to welcome you to the first issue of the Research Digest, ( Click above on View Premium Resource to download ) published by the Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate. Our Digest is made possible through a generous contribution by Meyler Campbell who trains senior business leaders to coach in demanding contexts and hosts Europe’s most dynamic learning community for business coaches and leaders.

Our goal is to help you quickly find key research articles that can galvanize your practice and help you articulate the value proposition of coaching.

We invite you to be among an elite group of coaches who are highly informed by cutting-edge science and able to apply it with excellence to serve clients.

Here are 10 articles that focus on executive/organizational coaching, advanced coaching development, health coaching and publishing your work that will put you on the cutting edge of the coaching profession.  ( Members have access to original research articles noted in Related Resources and have access to the extended Research Digest - Academic Member Version )

1. Knowledge sharing in the organizational context: using Social Network Analysis as a coaching tool.  Nicky Terblanche, International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 2014, Vol. 12 (2) 146-164

2. The effectiveness of strength-based executive coaching in enhancing full range leadership development: A controlled study. Doug MacKie, Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 2014, Vol 66(2) 118-137

3. Promoting post-conventional consciousness in leaders: Australian community leadership programs. Niki Vincent, LynnWard; The Leadership Quarterly 2015, 26(2), 238-253

4. Self-deception in coaches: an issue in principle and a challenge for supervision. Tatiana Bachkirova ; Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2015, 8(1), 4-19

5. Take care what you bring with you: How coaches’ mood and interpersonal behavior affect coaching success. Patrizia M. Ianiro, Simone Kauffeld; Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 2014, Vol 66(3), 231-257

6. Legacy reflections: Ten lessons about becoming an executive coach. Robert J. Lee, Michael H. Frisch; Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 2015, Vol. 67,1; 3-16.

7. Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Madhav Goyal, et al; JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174 (3):357-368.

8. Positive psychotherapy: A strength-based approach. Tayyab Rashid, The Journal of Positive Psychology, 2015; Vol. 10 (1) 25–40

9. Health behaviour outcomes of Co-Active Coaching interventions: A scoping Review.  Rebecca H. Liu, Jennifer D. Irwin, and Don Morrow, International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, 2015, Vol. 13 (1), 15

10. Getting published in Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice – our top 10 tips for enhancing your work. Almuth McDowall, Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2015, 8(1), 61-6410.