Transformative Executive Coaching: Considerations for an Expanding Field of Research
Keywords:
coaching, executive, transformativeAbstract
Executive coaching is growing in popularity as a methodology for developing leaders in organisations. Drawing on recent experiences of the authors, being both educators and practitioners within the field of higher education and executive coaching, this paper explores how the use of transformative learning in a model of transformative executive coaching can enhance the development of the person (P) being coached, thereby augmenting their working environment (E). The purpose of this article is to consider the potential of transformative learning to increase the effectiveness of executive coaching for coaching practitioners and also consider the potential for further research and implementation within the field of transformative learning.
References
Brockbank, A. (2006). Facilitating reflective learning through mentoring and coaching. Kogan Page Publishers, Pg.1.
Calleja. (2014). Jack Mezirow's conceptualisation of adult transformative learning: A review. Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 20(1), Pg.119.
Cox, E., Bachkirova, T. and Clutterbuck, D.A. eds. (2014). The complete handbook of coaching. Sage, Pg.237.
Crowther, J. and Sutherland, P. (2008). Lifelong learning: Concepts and contexts, Routledge, UK, Pg.25.
Deckers, L. (2015). Motivation: Biological, psychological, and environmental. Psychology P, Pg. 43.
Graham, S and Weiner, B. (1996). Theories and principles of motivation. Handbook of educational psychology, 4, Pg. 64.
Gray, D.E., Garvey, B., Garvey, R. and Lane, D.A. (2016). A Critical Introduction to Coaching and Mentoring: Debates, Dialogues and Discourses. SAGE., Pg.24.
Kampa-Kokesch, S, & Anderson, M. Z. (2001). Executive coaching: A comprehensive review of the literature, Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 53, pp.205.
Kitchener, K. S. (1983). ‘Cognition, Metacognition and Epistemic Cognition’, Human Development, (26) pp.222-232.
Maltbia, T,E, Marsick, V, J & Ghosh, R. (2014). Executive and Organizational Coaching: A Review of Insights Drawn From Literature to Inform HRD Practice, Advances in Developing Human Resources 2014, Vol. 16(2) 161
Maltbia, T,E, Marsick, V, J & Ghosh, R. (2014) Executive and Organizational Coaching: A Review of Insights Drawn From Literature to Inform HRD Practice, Advances in Developing Human Resources 2014, Vol. 16(2) 164.
Mezirow, J. (1998a). Cognitive processes: Contemporary paradigm of learning. In P. Sutherland (Ed.), Adult learning: A reader (pp. 2-13). Stirling, VA: Kogan Page, Pg.194.
Mezirow, J. (2006). An overview of transformative learning. Lifelong learning: Concepts and contexts, Pg.26.
Rothwell, W.J. and Sullivan, R.L. eds. (2005). Practicing organization development: A guide for consultants (Vol. 27). John Wiley & Sons, Pg.376.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
All published works remain the copyright of the author, and are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attributions-ShareAlike 4.0 License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) following the journal's published version of the work, as it can lead to productive exchanges and greater citation of published work.
