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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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Coaches: An Invitation to Participate in Coaching Research at IES
The Research: Exploring the impact of coaching on coachees wellbeing and engagement
The Project
The Institute for Employment Studies (IES), led by Dr Alison Carter, are currently undertaking a project to explore the effect of coaching on a coachees well being and engagement over time. The research is focussing on coaching in ... Read More
June 16, 2010 | coachingcommonsadmin | No Comments »
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Research Update: Is Your “Inner Game” Interfering In Your Clients’ Sessions?
As coaches, we regularly find ourselves working with our clients' inner self talk. Gallwey (2004) refers to this conversation that goes on inside our heads as the "Inner Game." What we often forget, is that we, as coaches, are not immune to the experience of the inner game and our ... Read More
May 26, 2010 | Kerryn Griffiths | 2 Comments »
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Research Update: Coaching College Students through Life…and Obesity
Feel better about your life, your relationships, and lose weight, too!
No, it’s not a new diet, a self-help program, or a get-rich-quick scheme. It’s the result of a study into the impact of co-active coaching on obese female university students—a study that found such encouraging results, a new, larger study ... Read More
April 30, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 3 Comments »
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Invitation to Participate in UK Survey on Selection of Executive Coaches
Executive coaches with the following background are invited to join a timely survey on selection of executive coaches in the UK:
-experienced in executive coaching at senior levels
-spend at least 1/3 of your working time coaching individuals at senior levels
-based, or work mainly in, the UK
-work at senior levels in large ... Read More
March 24, 2010 | Carol Braddick | No Comments »
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Coaching Research in Practice: Eight Variables in the Change Process
Much of what coaches learn relates to the role and processes of the coach. However, if coaching is really a partnership, it makes sense that coaches also have a firm understanding of the role and processes of the client.
Coaching Research:
In their paper on "Meta-coaching: a methodology grounded in psychological theory", ... Read More
March 16, 2010 | Kerryn Griffiths | 1 Comment »
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Research Update: Coaching Guides Cancer Survivors to Better Health
Most coaches would argue passionately that coaching changes lives. But does coaching save lives?
New research suggests wellness coaching may make significant strides for recovering cancer patients, putting them on track for healthier, longer lives. "We are excited about our initial results," said Dr. Mary Lou Galantino, a professor at Stockton College ... Read More
March 4, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 6 Comments »
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Research: Cross Cultural Coaching
Business, as they say, knows no boundaries. And coaching—particularly executive coaching—has increasingly included a cultural perspective as a means of maximizing a client’s ability to succeed in a modern, multicultural business environment.
But what about your life coaching client from around the corner? Would knowing that person’s cultural history help you ... Read More
January 23, 2010 | Mark Joyella | 7 Comments »
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Research: Coaching and Emotions (The Client’s and the Coach’s)
As a coach, how do you handle your client's emotions? And for that matter, how do you handle your own?
Researcher Katina Cremona set out to investigate these questions, and what she learned about coaching and emotions may ultimately have an impact in the way coaches do their work.
"The study findings...emphasized ... Read More
December 30, 2009 | Mark Joyella | 1 Comment »
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Research: Coaching in “Safe Territory”
Are you coaching in "safe territory?" Are you sure?
The frontier between coaching and therapy remains a hot topic among coaches and therapists. Increasingly, coaching researchers are seeking to define the boundary that remains less than fully understood. According to researcher Eve Turner, the border between the two disciplines is considered "fuzzy."
"There is some ... Read More
December 20, 2009 | Mark Joyella | 1 Comment »
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News from the Center for Coaching in Healthcare
The vision for the Institute of Coaching’s Center for Coaching in Healthcare is to help define national standards for health and wellness coaches and pursue a comprehensive coaching research agenda for lifestyle-driven diseases such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and hypertension.
The fledgling alliance for national coaching standards and coaching research includes ... Read More
December 15, 2009 | Margaret Moore | 1 Comment »
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