There is substantial evidence that qualitative research in executive coaching has come of age in the previous decade. Two large research programs have yielded consistent and quantifiable results, and a range of case studies, field studies, and process research is inspiring newer quantitative-research designs. This study contains the first rigorous, systematic review of this qualitative-research base with preliminary conclusions in terms of what this body of work might be telling us. Comprehensive data gathering and screening categorized 101 publications (peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and dissertations) containing original qualitative research into workplace and executive coaching. This seemed a sufficiently large number of original publications to analyze and then synthesize in terms of its comprehensive findings. Three research questions were formulated in terms of what the qualitative research may offer over and above standard quantitative outcome research, and they are systematically answered with the help of an interpretative synthesis of the findings in four domains. The qualitative-research body of workplace and executive coaching seems to warrant the following tentative findings. Success criteria are coachee-related, involving the development of trust in, acceptance of, and commitment to coaching and the coachee's respect for the coaching contract. Another success criterion for both coaches and coachees is the ability for both to achieve agreement on tasks and goals, plus a deep level of shared psychological understanding and new insight.
{"title":"A systematic review of qualitative studies in workplace and executive coaching: The emergence of a body of research.","authors":"E. de Haan","doi":"10.1037/cpb0000144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000144","url":null,"abstract":"There is substantial evidence that qualitative research in executive coaching has come of age in the previous decade. Two large research programs have yielded consistent and quantifiable results, and a range of case studies, field studies, and process research is inspiring newer quantitative-research designs. This study contains the first rigorous, systematic review of this qualitative-research base with preliminary conclusions in terms of what this body of work might be telling us. Comprehensive data gathering and screening categorized 101 publications (peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and dissertations) containing original qualitative research into workplace and executive coaching. This seemed a sufficiently large number of original publications to analyze and then synthesize in terms of its comprehensive findings. Three research questions were formulated in terms of what the qualitative research may offer over and above standard quantitative outcome research, and they are systematically answered with the help of an interpretative synthesis of the findings in four domains. The qualitative-research body of workplace and executive coaching seems to warrant the following tentative findings. Success criteria are coachee-related, involving the development of trust in, acceptance of, and commitment to coaching and the coachee's respect for the coaching contract. Another success criterion for both coaches and coachees is the ability for both to achieve agreement on tasks and goals, plus a deep level of shared psychological understanding and new insight.","PeriodicalId":53219,"journal":{"name":"Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84144093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael R. Sanger, Brandon T. Ferrell, Darin S. Nei, Lynne Cruickshank
{"title":"The agency paradox: What personality and multirater- assessment data tell us about leader success in Japan.","authors":"Michael R. Sanger, Brandon T. Ferrell, Darin S. Nei, Lynne Cruickshank","doi":"10.1037/cpb0000146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000146","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53219,"journal":{"name":"Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research","volume":"38 1","pages":"270-287"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81072895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
There is a growing interest in developing resilience-building programs in the work context. Yet the resilience literature provides no clear answer about what constitutes such a program. The aim of this article is to shed light on this question by presenting a set of criteria for resilience-building programs. We developed these criteria by systematically reviewing studies that synthesized the evidence about the definition, conceptualization, measurement, and enhancement of psychological resilience. A literature search in peer-review journals published between 2009 and 2018 using PsycINFO resulted in 286 hits. Twenty-one studies met our inclusion criteria. In addition, we consulted 3 handbooks on resilience. The result of our review is a checklist of 12 criteria for resilience-building programs to improve program consistency and quality. These criteria address the necessity to: specify which working population is in need of psychological resilience; cite which definition is being used; display and explain the process that people go through in order to adapt to adversity; describe how resilience will be measured and enhanced as a dynamic process, as well as say which type of positive adaptation-to which adversity, in which work context, and when-is involved; and make clear the starting point and purpose of the work. These criteria can be regarded as a valuable navigation tool in the complex field of resilience: Program developers can use them to optimize the content of resilience-building programs and to ensure that relevant information is reported; reviewers of resilience-building programs can use them to analyze, evaluate, and compare programs. Therefore, the checklist could become an indispensable tool for both researchers and practitioners to improve designing, describing, and reviewing resilience-building programs at work.
{"title":"Reviewing the labyrinth of psychological resilience: Establishing criteria for resilience-building programs.","authors":"Richta C. IJntema, Yvonne Burger, W. Schaufeli","doi":"10.1037/cpb0000147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000147","url":null,"abstract":"There is a growing interest in developing resilience-building programs in the work context. Yet the resilience literature provides no clear answer about what constitutes such a program. The aim of this article is to shed light on this question by presenting a set of criteria for resilience-building programs. We developed these criteria by systematically reviewing studies that synthesized the evidence about the definition, conceptualization, measurement, and enhancement of psychological resilience. A literature search in peer-review journals published between 2009 and 2018 using PsycINFO resulted in 286 hits. Twenty-one studies met our inclusion criteria. In addition, we consulted 3 handbooks on resilience. The result of our review is a checklist of 12 criteria for resilience-building programs to improve program consistency and quality. These criteria address the necessity to: specify which working population is in need of psychological resilience; cite which definition is being used; display and explain the process that people go through in order to adapt to adversity; describe how resilience will be measured and enhanced as a dynamic process, as well as say which type of positive adaptation-to which adversity, in which work context, and when-is involved; and make clear the starting point and purpose of the work. These criteria can be regarded as a valuable navigation tool in the complex field of resilience: Program developers can use them to optimize the content of resilience-building programs and to ensure that relevant information is reported; reviewers of resilience-building programs can use them to analyze, evaluate, and compare programs. Therefore, the checklist could become an indispensable tool for both researchers and practitioners to improve designing, describing, and reviewing resilience-building programs at work.","PeriodicalId":53219,"journal":{"name":"Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research","volume":"164 1","pages":"288-304"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75638477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The case for executive coaching in academic medicine.","authors":"J. Balser","doi":"10.1037/cpb0000133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000133","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53219,"journal":{"name":"Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74126241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The anatomy of a longitudinal, embedded consulting and coaching engagement: Case study and conceptual issues.","authors":"R. Kilburg","doi":"10.1037/cpb0000139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000139","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53219,"journal":{"name":"Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86231250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An exploration of managers and leaders using coaching skills.","authors":"J. DiGirolamo, J. Tkach","doi":"10.1037/CPB0000138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/CPB0000138","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53219,"journal":{"name":"Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73951845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Put me in, coach: Reflections of one female physician turned academic leader on the transition of another.","authors":"J. Freischlag","doi":"10.1037/cpb0000132","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000132","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53219,"journal":{"name":"Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78343414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perspectives on the importance of leadership and the value of coaching in an academic medical research institution.","authors":"B. Mitchell","doi":"10.1037/cpb0000145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000145","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53219,"journal":{"name":"Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73603384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lessons learned from decades of leading academic health centers.","authors":"M. Johns","doi":"10.1037/cpb0000135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000135","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53219,"journal":{"name":"Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research","volume":"120 1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80177811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ellen B. Van Oosten, S. Mercedes McBride-Walker, Scott N. Taylor
{"title":"Investing in what matters: The impact of emotional and social competency development and executive coaching on leader outcomes.","authors":"Ellen B. Van Oosten, S. Mercedes McBride-Walker, Scott N. Taylor","doi":"10.1037/cpb0000141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000141","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53219,"journal":{"name":"Consulting Psychology Journal-Practice and Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"249-269"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79905625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}