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Archived Research Updates
Since 2006, The Foundation of Coaching has been a global leader in coaching-related research. Offering $100,000 annually in grant awards, the TFC has funded the beginning structure of an essential body of coaching research necessary to advance and support the field of professional coaching. The innovative Coaching Research Repository has offered free access to research abstracts and full academic studies at The Foundation of Coaching website. In 2009, the Foundation of Coaching work is transitioning to the next level by serving as the cornerstone for the new Institute of Coaching at Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital.
You can also listen to our interviews with coaching researchers, hosted by Dr. Francine Campone. She asked the questions coaches want to know - what was learned from these studies that will benefit coaching practice.
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Using Assessment Tools In Cross-Cultural Coaching: When Country Isn’t Enough
The international nature of business—and by extension, coaching—has never been more clear, or more critical.
“To become a successful global player, you have to know the cultural rules of the game,” goes the pitch by one cross cultural coach, who argues that half of all people working in a foreign country—without ... Read More
December 15, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 1 Comment »
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Research Update: Self-Doubt in Coaching
Having coached coaches over the last five years, I have noticed that self-doubt is as much an issue for coaches as it is for the clients they coach... I'm no exception, and maybe you aren't either? So naturally, when I noticed Lynne Hindmarch's study on "the experience of self-doubt in ... Read More
November 9, 2010 | Kerryn Griffiths | 2 Comments »
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Calling All Life Coaches Of Youth!
Sandi Lindgren invites you to participate in the first global survey on Life Coaching Youth!
This survey is done in partial fulfillment for my doctorate in Professional Coaching and Human Development through the International University of Professional Studies (www.iups.edu).
The purpose of this survey is to gather information to compare the experiences, perceptions ... Read More
October 28, 2010 | coachingcommonsadmin | 2 Comments »
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Research Update: Coaching Academics to Accelerated Careers
Coaching has more than its share of success stories to trumpet as the field emerges and expands around the world, but how about his for an unexpected selling point—coaching can help up-and-coming academics establish themselves faster by shaving months (if not years) off the time it takes to get a ... Read More
October 27, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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Research Update: Health Coaching “Pays for Itself”
How about this selling point for coaching? Coaching saves money.
A study just published by the New England Journal of Medicine finds telephone-based health coaching, when offered to a wide group of patients, ultimately saves more money than it costs.
“With phone coaching, the client is educated, calm, and knows their body,” ... Read More
September 24, 2010 | Mark Joyella | No Comments »
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Research Update: Discovering, Applying and Integrating – The Process of Learning in Coaching
When reading research, it's always good sense to read with the following (very intellectual) question in mind...
SO WHAT?
So what's the SO WHAT of discovering, applying and integrating: The
process of learning in coaching?
Coaching outcomes are in direct proportion to client learning. SO,
to generate learning in coaching, you need to ensure that ... Read More
August 20, 2010 | Kerryn Griffiths | No Comments »
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Can Coaching Help You Kick the Habit?
Want to quit smoking?
Working with a coach can give you a better chance of kicking the habit, according to research just published in the International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring.
“Compared with other interventions for smoking cessation such as NRT, self-help, hypnotherapy and acupuncture the success of (Motivational Interviewing) ... Read More
August 13, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 1 Comment »
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Attention Coaches: Invitation To Participate In A Global Survey On Group Executive Coaching
A global study on Group Executive Coaching (GEC) is being conducted in July and August 2010. So far, coaches from 35 countries have responded. The survey closes on 31 August.
The purpose of the study is to further global understanding of group coaching and to compare insights with practitioners from ... Read More
August 5, 2010 | coachingcommonsadmin | 1 Comment »
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Research Update: Using Consciousness Theory to Guide Clients to the “Next Level”
As more and more coaches explore the brain as a tool for enhancing and empowering their coaching, where does a grasp of consciousness fit in?
Eva Pinkavova, an executive coach in the UK, suggests that coaches could learn to support their clients in new ways with a thorough understanding of consciousness ... Read More
July 21, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 5 Comments »
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Research Update: “The Integration of Mindfulness Training And Health Coaching”
"Building awareness" is a well known process of coaching and "heightened awareness" a common outcome. So it's not surprising that research is demonstrating the important role that mindfulness can play in coaching and in particular, the process of self-regulation.
COACHING RESEARCH:
In their exploratory study of "The integration of mindfulness training and ... Read More
June 27, 2010 | Kerryn Griffiths | 2 Comments »
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