Opinion: Ethical frameworks

Ethical frameworks – if only life were that simple by Bob Garvey Many coaching bodies create sets of rules around confidentiality. But if ethics are socially defined, and contextually relevant, how can they be right or wrong? Many professional bodies claim their...

Viewpoint; Help or harm?

by Sarah Dale Does coaching work? Should we use hard evidence or our own judgment to tell us if it’s good? Or is client feedback enough? As an occupational psychologist who coaches, I was pleased to attend discussions about the evidence for coaching effectiveness at...

Profile: Professor Paul Brown

The limbic leader Neuroscience expert Professor Paul Brown speaks his mind, and it’s our minds he’s passionate about. He tells Liz Hall why the neurobiology of behaviour is the future of coaching With Paul Brown’s penchant for challenging the status quo, it seems...

Rising Tsars

Coaching in Russia is at a much younger stage of development than in the UK. It lacks focus and regulation, and is poorly understood. Yet, coaching is beginning to find its place in the Russian business psyche, reports Lena Smirnova Business coaching classes may not...