The Financial Review’s “BOSS” magazine last week reported that Monash University is about to undertake a three year study of 100 executives undertaking coaching, comparing them with a control group who will not be coached. The aim of the study is to find out whether and how coaching improves performance, workplace relationships and personal outlook. (more…)
Archive for the ‘coaching’ Category
Coaching Research – Putting coaching under the microscope
Posted in coaching, Uncategorized, tagged BOSS Magazine, coaching effectiveness, coaching survey, executive coaching, executive coaching industry, Monash University on September 15, 2009|
Five good reasons for coaches to be supervised
Posted in coaching, Uncategorized, tagged coach supervision, coach training, executive coaches, professional development on August 14, 2009|
While supervision has existed for many years in various ‘helping professions’, the concept of supervision for executive coaches is relatively new. At the Institute we define coaching supervision as: (more…)
Good guilt and bad guilt – can guilt be a good thing?
Posted in coaching, Uncategorized, tagged Dr Hilary Armstrong, free floating guilt, guilt on August 7, 2009|
Guilt is derived from the Old English gylt, which means “crime” and the original definition of guilt was responsibility for a crime or action. However guilt is also an internal experience that is both cognitive and emotional. It is experienced when a person believes (justified or not) that she or he has violated a moral code and is responsible for it. (more…)
Top 10 reasons to get your people career coached
Posted in coaching, Uncategorized, tagged career coaching, career development, top 10 on July 15, 2009|
Even in tough times, successful organisations understand the financial and organisational benefits of supporting their employees to develop their careers. Here are the Institute’s Top 10 Reasons to offer career coaching: (more…)
What is the main aim of executive coaching?
Posted in coaching, Uncategorized, tagged Australian Human Resources Institute, executive coaching, stats on July 8, 2009|
A web poll conducted by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) in 2007 came up with the following answers: (more…)
Does executive coaching work?
Posted in coaching, Uncategorized, tagged effectiveness, executive coaching, research report on July 1, 2009|
This is a good question to ask, particularly if you are considering getting some coaching. Or, if are considering becoming a coach. So, does it? And if it does, how does coaching work? (more…)
What is integral coaching and why is it so effective?
Posted in coaching, Uncategorized, tagged executive coaching, integral coaching on June 25, 2009|
Have you ever tried to have a relationship with half a person? We’re talking here about the kind of person that is only ever half available to you; they keep the other half of their life behind closed doors and often it’s their inner world that is the unavailable part. These kinds of relationships rarely work out, because it’s very hard to relate to half a person. (more…)
Top 10 recommendations for effective coaching
Posted in coaching, Uncategorized, tagged effective coaching, executive coaching on June 19, 2009|
What makes executive coaching work, from the executive’s point of view? (more…)
The executive’s perspective on executive coaching
Posted in coaching, Uncategorized, tagged executive coaches, executive coaching on June 11, 2009|
Executive coaching is a relatively new phenomenon (around 20 years old in Australia) that has increased in popularity to the point where now many people in organisations have been coached or know someone who has been coached. Having a coach these days is seen as a mark of prestige (your organisation clearly values you) rather than as a sign that you are in need of “fixing”.
If you have not yet had your own coach, you might have wondered (more…)
Institute of Executive Coaching 