We know that leadership and career coaching works from systematic reviews and meta-analyses!
There is growing interest in leadership coaching across multiple industries, including healthcare.
This peer reviewed jointly written commentary (with Dal Holthi, Director of Leadership at the the UK Faculty of Medical Leadership & Management) analytically lays out the role of coaching vis a vis other similar interventions, and also lays out different types of coaching interventions and presents some evidence on the effectiveness of coaching interventions.
What’s covered in the paper?
- Definitions of coaching
- Subspecialisations within coaching
- Key differences between coaching and similar ‘helpful interventions
- Workplace leadership coaching
- The professionalisation of coaching
- Does leadership coaching work?
- Does leadership coaching last and is there a ‘latency effect’?
- Unintended consequences from coaching
- What factors drive leadership coaching outcomes?
- Leadership coaching in healthcare and medicine
Where can I find it?
The citation is below, including a link to the ‘prepublication’ soft copy.
I hope you enjoy the Commentary! You can read other articles I’ve published here.
Dr Fiona Day (MBChB, FFPH, CPsychol) is a Medical & Public Health Leadership Coach, and former Board-level medical and public health leader. She is the UK’s leading Coach and Chartered Coaching Psychologist for medical and public health leaders. Sign up for the Health Career Success Programme and get 3 hours of free CPD!