This poster presents a study comparing the effectiveness of goal-focused and process-oriented coaching approaches (senior managers from the same organization). In included random assignment to four initial conditions: 2 coaching and 2 control group -in a switching replications design. It illustrated the impact of both coaching conditions, with no significant difference between the goal-focused and process- oriented coaching on leadership competency or behaviors.

An Investigation of Goal-Focused and Process- Oriented Approaches to Executive Coaching Using Random Assignment and a Switching Replications Design [PDF]