A summary of our discussions
The widening spectrum of distance coaching tools. Until recently, distance coaching was delivered mainly through telephone, Skype, email or as a web-based application for self-coaching. In addition to the basic communication between coach and client, there are various supporting tools, which can be used to enhance the distance coaching process. The variety of distance coaching tools... Continue Reading →
by Anne Ribbers & Alexander Waringa Anne Ribbers and Alexander Waringa are researchers at Tilburg University and the founders and managing partners of eCoachPro. eCoachPro is a consultancy, coaching and training company on embedded people development for sustainable results. An important element in their approach is e-coaching. In 2012 they published their first book on... Continue Reading →
The themes of our Linkedin group discussions in August were: 1. E-coaching research Our member Angelique Andrews is carrying out a doctoral research study focusing on coaching through avatars. This month volunteers were invited to participate in 4 virtual reality coaching sessions with a certified professional avatar coach. The aim of the study is to... Continue Reading →
While e-coaching practice is growing, research is lacking behind. Our online learning community is bridging the gap between e-coaching practice and research and is building up a knowledge base around e-coaching. The Linkedin Group: “E-Coaching: A dialogue between researchers and practitioners” Enabling collaborative learning. In July 31st, 2012 this group was created on Linkedin with... Continue Reading →
Less is more: New evidence into executive telephone coaching by Moira McLaughlin This article offers a brief summary of my recent MA research into the executive coach’s experience of working on the telephone. The full paper is published on 1 June 2013 and available at: http://business.brookes.ac.uk/ijebcm Special Issue 7 pp. 1-13. For a copy of... Continue Reading →
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