The expected increased technological innovation, workplace transformation, and ecological change call for universal action. As we build this collection, we will share major patterns evolving within the future of coaching, including: coaching supervision, team coaching, technology and artificial intelligence, social return on investment and measuring impact, managers and leaders using coaching skills, coaching cultures, positive psychology, neuroscience, and niche coaching. Potential issues to consider are coach complacency, coaching redundancy, coach pricing, and coaching regulation.
Transdisciplinary thinking bridges the gap between coaching practice and research
To Go Where No One Has Gone Before, But Where We All Will Be Going
Coaching outcomes are nuanced and difficult to quantify
Angela Passarelli maps the iceberg of brain activity in coaching research
Racial and cultural barriers in the coaching profession
Jonathan Passmore illuminates aspects of coaching in need of further research
Enhancing clients’ self-awareness as a catalyst for change and growth
Michael Cavanagh explores opportunities for coaching measurement, competencies, and frameworks
The ‘Glass Cliff’ and other workplace issues minorities face
Ellen Van Oosten considers ways to measure coaching effectiveness through outcomes for the workplace
Culturally competent coaching meets clients in their context: Christian van Nieuwerburgh
Wisdom Weavers envision coaches as agents for systemic change
Melvin Smith connects coaching mechanisms to long-term change
Identifying the lasting outcomes of coaching
Addressing inequality through a coaching approach
International coaching will look to new voices and models
Outside perspectives inform coaching practice
Gender and coaching, Andromachi Athanasopoulou explores opportunities for growth
Professional women pursue leadership and career development in stages. Andromachi Athanasopoulou examines in her talk how gender and coaching research intertwine, with implications for coaches…
Understanding the role of trauma in the client’s journey
Exploring the coach-client relationship
Overcoming biases to connect authentically with clients
Process research reveals divergent experiences for coach and client: Erik de Haan
Margaret Moore highlights barriers to women’s workplace progress and how coaching offers hope
Research needs on coaching competencies
“Critical Moments” research informs the coaching practice
ICF Research Portal
The ICF Research Portal is an online resource for researchers and academics to see streams of research on coaching. The portal contains entries for more than 4,000 articles, case studies and reports about coaching and related topics. The interface includes a stream view that allows users to view references and citations both backward and forward in time.