Archive for David Lane

Early career spent in Banking and in legal and later forensic practice, switching to education and academia, with periods as visiting Professor at Syracuse University and Middlesex University and honorary posts at University College London and City University London in addition to senior roles within business. For some twenty years I have acted as a consultant on organisational development for major corporations, and provided research forum and benchmarking projects on an international basis. Spent sometime as a Non Executive Director in a PLC company and as part of a buy out of a specialist expatriate management service and as the Director of the Professional Development Foundation. Have acted as a professional coach for senior management, including CEO levels for twenty+ years. I have published widely. As Research Director of the International Centre for the Study of Coaching at Middlesex University I contribute to leading edge research in coaching as well as supervising leading coaches undertaking Doctoral research with the Centre. I also developed a Masters programme in Executive Coaching, which is now available in the USA, South Africa and the UK and the first Professional Doctorate programme in coaching. I am currently Chair of the British Psychological Society Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy and Convene the Psychotherapy Group of the European Federation of Psychologists Associations. My work with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council has been concerned with Codes of Conduct and Standards and kite marking of coach training. Working with the Worldwide Association of Business Coaches I have researched and developed the standards for the Certified Master Business Coach award. My contributions to counselling psychology led to the senior award of the BPS for “Outstanding Scientific Contribution.”