“If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.â€
Tom Krause
Executive coaching has continued to evolve and grow and I have written quite a number of blogs about the field, evidence based results, use of assessments and some of the pitfalls. In some ways, it is still the “wild west” as described in an earlier HBR article and has become less of a “fad” then when I first reviewed the field in 2003 for the California Psychological Association.
The coaching field is quite diverse with a variety of approaches, training programs and orientations. I’ve also written about some of the similarities and differences between executive coaching and other types (e.g., lifestyle modification or wellness coaching).
Some Important Coaching Questions
- Is there evidence that coaching really works?
- What assessments are commonly used by coaches?
- Does the coaching field need to be regulated?
- Does it really matter what credentials a coach has to be effective?
- What type of coaching is used in business and industry today?
I’ve compiled a list of “coaching” oriented Blogs in one place to save you time to search for all of them that I have written during the last few years.
I welcome your feedback, questions and perspective on this still evolving and exciting field….Be well….
Envisia Coaching Blogs
Clueless Part 1: Three Necessary Conditions for Initiating and Sustaining Successful Behavior Change
Clueless Part 2: How to Effectively Form and Sustain New Habits
Coaching is Largely a Sham and Leaders are Largely Born and Not Made Part I
Coaching is Largely a Sham and Leaders are Largely Born and Not Made Part II
Do Psychologists Make Better Executive Coaches?
Leadership Lessons from Ajax #19: Do You Live in the Past, Present or Future?
Leadership Lessons from Ajax #20: Performance Coaching
Leadership Lessons from Ajax #21: Performance Enhancement Coaching
Leadership Lessons from Ajax #22: Performance Improvement Coaching
Leadership Lessons from Ajax #23: Performance Acceleration Coaching
Leadership Lessons from Ajax #24: Performance Management Coaching
Leadership Lessons from Ajax #25: Performance Coaching Case Study
Leadership Lessons from Ajax #26: The Necessary Conditions for Behavior Change
Deliberate Practice is a Necessary but not Suffient Condition to Become Competent
Using the Post-Then Method to Demonstrate Effectiveness of Training and Coaching
Using Assessments in Executive Coaching
How to Increase the Effectiveness of Executive Coaching
Can You Change a First Impression?
How to Measure Your Coaching Effectiveness
Enhancing the Coaching Skills of Leaders
Are All Executive Coaches Equal?
How Do You Define Success in Work and Life?
Coach Older Employees for Better Results
Playing Organizational Politics: What’s Your Style?
Ken Nowack
Kenneth Nowack, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist (PSY13758) and President & Chief Research Officer/Co-Founder of Envisia Learning, is a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations. Ken also serves as the Associate Editor of Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research. His recent book Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It is available for free for a limited time by signing up for free blog updates (Learn more at our website)
