The Coaching Research Agenda: Pitfalls, Potholes and Potentials

The field of professional coaching is in need of evidence—evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness of skillful coaching, evidence that provides guidance regarding the specific coaching strategies that most successfully address certain client issues, and evidence that points the way to further developments and improvements in this emerging human service endeavor. Much as evidence-based practices are […]

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On May 21, 2014
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Soliciting the Pre-Mortem and Riding the Change Curve: Coaching Tools, Strategies and Concepts for Effective Planning

Imagine that we are a year into the future. We implemented the plan as it now exists. The outcome was a disaster. Please take 5 to 10 minutes to write a brief history of that disaster.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On February 13, 2014
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The Organizational “House of Culture”

Organizational cultures must be adaptable – the house of culture must be designed to quickly and effectively respond to competitive pressures and opportunities. Shifting organizational culture is possibly the most challenging kind of change any organization can undertake.

Posted by Kevin Weitz
On February 4, 2014
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Coaching to a Las Vegas State of Mind

Las Vegas is often represented as the premier (and perhaps first) exemplification of what is now called a postmodern perspective on life.

Posted by Elijah Meeker
On December 20, 2013
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Coaching Across the Generations

One of the central issues that emerged during our wide-ranging discussions in Santa Fe about the future of coaching concerned the challenge of coaching across the generations.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On November 6, 2013
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Searching for Vitality: Coaching through the Lenses of Adult Development Theory and Research

Research on adult development strongly suggests that competence and productivity do not significantly decline as a function of age. The priorities of adults, however, do appear to change.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On November 5, 2013
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Gen Y Leaders, Boomer Coach

The Gen Y CEOs are the founders who have been able to negotiate roles during start-up funding and are therefore able to form the company to their own ideals. These Gen Y CEOs differ greatly from their older and more established counterparts.

Posted by Sandy Smith
On October 31, 2013
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A Developmental Perspective in Coaching

It’s imperative that the profession of coaching has a coherent and explicit understanding of how change happens and how we support and leverage continuous change at the intersection of development.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On October 31, 2013
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Coaching Across the Generations: Questions to Ponder Based on Research/Theory

The following set of “animation” questions concern the implications of adult development theory for the professional of coaching.

Posted by Bill Bergquist
On October 29, 2013
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The Social and Cultural Characteristics of Generational Age Groups

Any study regarding the challenge of coaching men and women from all age ranges must take into account social and cultural aspects of age groups that broadly define who these people are and what they represent.

Posted by Gary Quehl
On October 28, 2013
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