Archive for Mary Wayne Bush
Mary Wayne Bush, Ed.D. is Chief Pot Stirrer for all things Research at the Coaching Commons and also works as Director of Research at The Foundation of Coaching, a major coaching project of The Harnisch Family Foundation. Mary Wayne is untiring in her many activities on behalf of Coaching Research, whether that be publishing, speaking, teaching, coaching or consulting. She is also a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Coaching in Organizations (IJCO). More than anything, we appreciate how Mary Wayne makes us think about things we might not normally think about.
First Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Meeting Dedicated to Coaching
I just returned from the SIOP Leading Edge Consortium on Executive Coaching for Effective Performance: Leading Edge Practice and Research, held October 17-18 in Cincinnati OH. It was a great experience and reminded me that there are LOTS of conversations happening about coaching!
21Oct2008 | Mary Wayne Bush | 3 comments | Continued
Why is Coaching-Related Research Important?
At The Foundation of Coaching, our philosophy of research is simple: Research is important. Why?
For the field of coaching – to establish a body of knowledge and clarify the theoretical foundations of what we do
For coaches – to develop and explore what we do, how we do it, share best practices and learn more [...]
“Coaching Works, We Have Proof”
Hi, everyone! I’m Mary Wayne Bush, and I work in Coaching Research under the moniker ‘The Foundation of Coaching.’
True to our name, we believe that research is important ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ foundational, actually – in building a body of knowledge to support the claims that we make as coaches.
What are these claims? For one, that [...]








