Professional coaching is an emerging, dynamic field that is quickly evolving. Coaching in a business setting integrates the substance of behavioral psychology, human development and motivation with business concepts. In her groundbreaking work, Dr. Vikki G. Brock presents a comprehensive review of the historical roots of coaching and the influence of pioneers in related fields to business and professional coaching as we know it today. Never before has so much information been distilled from research and popular literature dating back to the mid 1970s to highlight implications for the coaching field and its positive impact on postmodern society. Providing the best available account of the origins and early years of coaching, the Sourcebook of Coaching History speaks to a variety of audiences. Professional associations, educational and training institutions will want this book for their coaching programs to provide a foundation for their stakeholders. Professional coaches will deepen their understanding of the field and the contributions of pioneers from the fields of human development and motivation. This book is also valuable for organizations with internal Learning and Development, Organization Effectiveness, and Coaching initiatives. entail health care professionals and sports coaching organizations will also find value from knowing the history of coaching and its emergence to fill a need in postmodern organizations.
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-05-28 - Publisher: CreateSpace
Professional coaching is an emerging, dynamic field that is quickly evolving. Coaching in a business setting integrates the substance of behavioral psychology, human development and motivation with business concepts. In her groundbreaking work, Dr. Vikki G. Brock presents a comprehensive review of the historical roots of coaching and the influence
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-27 - Publisher: Routledge
Coaching has become a global business phenomenon, yet the way that coaching has evolved and spread across the globe is not unproblematic. Some of these challenges include: different types/genres of coaching; understanding and relevance of different coaching philosophies and models in different cultural contexts; equivalency of qualifications and coach credentials,
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022 - Publisher: Human Kinetics
"This book provides a framework, grounded in the International Coach Federation's eight core competencies, for understanding the coaching relationship and how it benefits the client. It helps the reader to understand the wide variety of applications of personal coaching and explains the change and coaching models that have evolved over
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-09-09 - Publisher: Springer
This book presents an evidence-based discussion of two critical areas that are gaining importance in the business world and personal development alike: namely, coaching and being a coach. Does coaching work? If so, then for whom does it add value and what is it really all about? Today, just about
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-03-24 - Publisher: Routledge
In a rapidly moving world where so many of our day-to-day activities are now online, it has become essential to adapt coaching processes in order to better suit clients’ circumstances and needs. Above all, clients want sustainable and time-efficient results. Electronic coaching (e-coaching) is an inevitable development for every professional