The widespread and rapidly growing practice of executive coaching (Berglas, 2002) has evolved as a practice outside of the context of any academic discipline. While the literature on executive coaching is voluminous, there has been no attempt to systematically outline and operationalize the important dimensions of coaching practic…
Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Parameters of the Study
Type of Coaching
Focus and Perspective of Measurement
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONSTRUCT DEVELOPMENT
Coaching Literature
Empirical Work
Leadership Development Literature
Counseling Literature and Change
Leadership Development Literature and Change
Literatures Relevant to Dimensions of Coaching Activities
Assessment
Support
Emotional Support
Tactical Support
Challenge
Motivational Components
Emotion Control Skills / Developing a Learning Orientation
Promoting Motivation Control
Summary
Coaching Relationship Outcomes
Coaching Activities and the Coaching Relationship
Components of the Coaching Relationship
Working Alliance
Trust
Summary
CHAPTER 3: METHODS
Item Generation and Review
Subject Matter Expert Review
Scale Development and Evaluation
Survey of Coaches
Participants
Measures
Coaching activities dimensions
Working alliance
Nature of coaching practice
Education and credentials
Demographics
Survey of Executives
Participants
Measures of Coaching Dimensions
Coaching activities dimensions
Measures for Preliminary Convergent, Divergent and Criterion-Related
Validation
Coaching relationship
Feedback acceptance
Gains in self awareness
Satisfaction with coach
Other Measures
Demographics
CHAPTER 4: ANALYSES AND RESULTS
Structure and Reliability of Coaching Activities Function Scales
Reliability of Coaching Dimensions
Structure and Reliability of the Coaching Relationship
Preliminary Convergent, Divergent and Criterion-Related Validation
Group Differences
Convergent, Divergent and Criterion-Related Analyses
CHAPTER 5: DISCUSSION
Converging Evidence from Other Sources
Contributions to Research and Practice
Questions Around the Focus and Perspective of Measurement
Limitations and Important Next Steps
Conclusion
Author: Gettman, Hilary J
Source: University of Maryland
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