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David Megginson and David Clutterbuck co-founded the European Mentoring Council in 1992. In 2002 they expanded the organization’s menu to include coaching, changing the name to the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).
Originally a United Kingdom based association, in 2005 the EMCC became European-wide.
David Megginson, who came to coaching from a general business background, published one of the first coaching books in 1979. In this book, co-authored with Boydell and titled A Manager’s Guide to Coaching, coaching was defined as “a process in which a manager through direct discussion and guided activity, helps a colleague to learn to solve a problem or to do a task better than would otherwise have been the case.” According to Philippe Rosinski, Megginson’s most important achievement was introducing coaching into academia.
Professor David Clutterbuck founded Clutterbuck Associates in 1984 as a business research and consultancy organization, specializing in people development. In 1985, he wrote the classic management book titled Everyone Needs a Mentor. As an author, and with co-author David Megginson, he has published over 40 books and numerous articles on coaching, mentoring, and other management themes.
How have the writings of David Megginson and David Clutterbuck influenced your perspective of coaching and mentoring?
Vikki G. Brock, Ph.D., EMBA, MCC
Director, Coaching and Archives Division
The Coaching Commons
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