The Foundation of Coaching
Here is where we highlight the work of the Coaching Common’s sister organization, The Foundation of Coaching. TFoC promotes scholarly research on coaching-related topics and shares those findings in their online Research Repository. It also offers $100,000 in coaching research grants each year and hosts global dialogues at conferences where coaches are gathered to address coaching-related research.
But 'research' doesn't necessarily mean 'dry.' Be sure to read on to learn why research is essential to coaching, how current 'proof of coaching' can impact your work, or even consider the grants being made available directly at The Foundation's own website.
Listen: An Interview with Elizabeth Topp about Presence-Based Coaching
Interviews with Real-World Coaching Researchers - Listen to this month’s interview as Elizabeth Topp, Ph.D. talks about her research in developing a Presence-Based Coaching model. Listen to a 20 minute interview with Elizabeth to hear what sparked her interest,
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Research Project: Executive Coaching Readiness Inventory
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to ask for your help with a research project involving an Executive Coaching Readiness Inventory. A colleague (Melinda Harper) of mine at Queens University of Charlotte and I developed an inventory and thought we had a sample population secured for the validation testing. The pilot study went very well and the […]
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AN OPEN LETTER TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE GLOBAL CONVENTION ON COACHING PROCESS
As many of you have heard by now, The Foundation of Coaching is no longer sponsoring or providing staff support for the GCC process. We strongly believe in the original intentions of the three people who convened the work: Michael Cavanagh, David Lane, and Dianne Stober. We have provided tens of thousands of dollars and […]
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Listen: An Interview with Laura Crawshaw about Coaching Abrasive Executives
This month’s inaugural interview is with Laura Crawshaw, Ph.D. on her research work on Coaching Abrasive Executives.
Listen to a 20 minute interview with Laura discussing her study - what interested her in the topic, what she found along the journey, and how it has changed her coaching.
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What’s on your Bookshelf?
I confess that when I visit people’s homes, I take a not so subtle peek at what’s on their bookshelves. This is a bit of an assumption I’m making here, but I assume that as committed coaches, we all try to keep up with what’s current in our field by reading, as well as going […]
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Why is Coaching-Related Research Important?
At The Foundation of Coaching, our philosophy of research is simple: Research is important. Why?
For the field of coaching - to establish a body of knowledge and clarify the theoretical foundations of what we do
For coaches - to develop and explore what we do, how we do it, share best practices and learn more about what works
For […]
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How Did You Learn to be a Coach?
I’m conducting a study of a coach training program and am interested in the most effective learning experiences you’ve had in your journey to becoming a coach. Do you have a favorite “how I became a coach” story to share? My own best learning experiences have been with those clients who were most unlike me […]
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“Coaching Works, We Have Proof”
Hi, everyone! I’m Mary Wayne Bush, and I work in Coaching Research under the moniker ‘The Foundation of Coaching.’
True to our name, we believe that research is important – foundational, actually - in building a body of knowledge to support the claims that we make as coaches.
What are these claims? For one, that […]
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Coaching Income and Happiness: A long-term study
We spend our professional lives working to help others find greater satisfaction with their lives, including work. What about us? What are the sources of satisfaction we find in this career we’ve chosen? What are our challenges? What keeps us going even when the revenue isn’t up to expectations or it seems like all our […]
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