Although coaching is widely being used as a means for leadership development very little is known regarding CEOs’ perceived value of coaching and those factors that influence these perceptions. Using 583 complete surveys from a national US survey of...

This study tested distinctions in the physiological, cognitive, emotional and relational mechanisms at play during different types of coaching interactions....

Limited research attention has been paid to influences on executive coaching effectiveness. This study explores whether a relationship exists between the Five Factor Model of personality and coachee perceptions of effectiveness of executive coaching....

The IOC is pleased to share books authored by our Fellows and Sponsors. ...

The IOC is pleased to share books authored by our Fellows and Sponsors. ...

No longer considered a remedial “add-on” to executive development programs, coaching for leaders and executives has become an integral part of the human resource strategy at small and large – from start-ups to Fortune 50 – organizations. The field is growing by leaps and bounds....

The role of the coach–coachee relationship in influencing coaching outcomes has emerged as an area of interest in research into the mechanics of effective coaching. Although extensively researched in the psychotherapeutic domain exploration of the working alliance represents a new phase in executive and life coaching research. This...

The IOC is pleased to share books authored by our Fellows and Sponsors. “Profit from the Positive is a rare business book that is deeply credible and compels you to act right away. If you put its tools and techniques into practice you will become a better leader.” Tom Rath from the Foreword...

Research and anecdotal evidence suggest that the majority of organisations make no attempt to evaluate their investment in executive coaching services....

Resistance from coachees is a problem met by executive coaches in all fields. The continued interest in executive coaching by organisations has seen coaching beginning to be used more widely. An increasing number of low and average performing managers are following their high performing peers into the executive coaching room....