Research Review: The Role of “Identity Work” in Coaching
In a recent article published titled, “Tying leaders' identity work and executive coaching research together: an overview of systematic...
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Research
On this page, our goal is to explore research on the art and science of executive coaching. We aim to provide a bridge between scholarly research and coach practitioner wisdom. Our objective is to create an evergreen research portal that curates the latest scholarly and practitioner research, methodologies, and best practices of executive coaching.
By design, our Arete Coach Research Pulse is perpetually refreshed with the latest research, insights, and feeds from thought-leaders in the coaching industry. Every journey begins with the first step, and this site is not different. We are early days in the build-out of this portal, and over time this portal will become a rich depository of insights and coach wisdom. If you have a suggestion or an additional source of research that would be a great addition to this portal, please contact us.
Scholarly Research
Research Insights
Bridging the gap between academic research and coach wisdom
Coaching Community Currents
Current events, insights, and research from leading coaching institutes and organizations
Real-Time Research
International Coaching Federation
International Coach Federation (ICF)
The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is the leading global organization dedicated to advancing the coaching profession by setting high standards, providing independent certification and building a worldwide network of trained coaching professionals.
As the world’s largest organization of professionally trained coaches, ICF confers instant credibility upon its members. ICF is also committed to connecting member coaches with the tools and resources they need to succeed in their careers.
ICF offers the only globally recognized, independent credentialing program for coach practitioners.
ICF Credentials are awarded to professional coaches who have met stringent education and experience requirements and have demonstrated a thorough understanding of the coaching competencies that set the standard in the profession. Achieving credentials through ICF signifies a coach’s commitment to integrity, understanding and mastery of coaching skills, and dedication to clients.
International Association of Coaching
International Association of Coaching
The International Association of Coaching's measure of coaching practice is the global standard for Masterful Coaching.
Part of what makes the IAC® different from other coaching organizations is the way they assess coaching mastery, and their belief that attending coach training or graduating from any specific program is not sufficient evidence that a coach can, in fact, coach.
The IAC® endorses the truth that becoming a coach is a transformative process, therefore it is only right that we honor prior training, education and life experience, and measure mastery via demonstration of skill.
The IAC® certification process is an ambitious and thorough one. One that evaluates the demonstration of specific Coaching Masteries® that are the hallmark of the most effective and distinguished coaches.
European European Mentoring & Coaching Centre
European Mentoring & Coaching Centre
The EMCC exists to develop, promote, and set the expectation of best practice in mentoring, coaching, and supervision globally for the benefit of society. Their vision is to be the ‘go to’ body in mentoring, coaching, and supervision.
The EMCC is a unifying and inclusive body covering a wide spectrum of individuals and organizations from the business, voluntary and community, professional training and development, counseling, mentoring, supervision, academic, and psychology sectors.
A key focus of EMCC is to develop global standards, ethics, and a professional code with a view to assure quality in the industry.
EMCC is run by volunteers with professional administrative support. Members are encouraged to volunteer and engage with EMCC to support our work.
Institute of Coaching
Association for Coaching
Association for Coaching
The Association for Coaching (AC) was established in 2002 and is a leading independent and not-for- profit professional body dedicated to promoting best practice and raising awareness and standards of coaching worldwide.
As an inclusive body, with members in over 80 countries, it is made up of professional coaches, academic institutions, trainers and providers of coaching, as well as sponsors of coaching from the third sector through to large corporates, building coaching cultures.
The Association of Coaching's purpose is to inspire and champion coaching excellence, to advance the coaching profession and make a sustainable difference to individuals, organizations and society.
Their vision is to professionalize and advance coaching, promote a coach approach to leadership, so that coaching 'ripples' as a key enabler for performance, responsibility and fulfillment.
Institute of Coaching
The Institute of Coaching is dedicated to enhancing the integrity and credibility of the field of coaching by advancing coaching research, education, and practice. The Institute supports professional coaches and others who use coaching skills in their personal and professional lives.
They are building a global coaching research community by bringing together leaders in the field to accelerate research progress and disseminate coaching's best practices.
Coaching is a change process that mobilizes strengths and realizes the potential of individuals and organizations. The practice of coaching embodies a unique skill set designed to optimize the performance of a person or organization in diverse arenas including leadership, healthcare, and public service.
WBECS Summit
Coaches Rising
WBECS Summit
The vision at WBECS is to radically shift the global professional coaching industry towards excellence by empowering coaches to deepen learning, have high-quality impact on human life, and to give back to the world.
To accomplish their vision, they provide coaches with the world’s best training and resources—all available online!
They partner with the world’s leading experts in the industry and offer interactive and digital learning experiences that allow the community grow and shape their skills as a coach more deeply, offering various learning programs and opportunities throughout the year.
The core of WBECS is to add as much value as we can to help coaches become more successful, and as a result enable them to help millions of clients around the world.
Coaches Rising
Coaches Rising was founded in 2009 by two friends passionate about coaching and the dynamics of change. Our purpose is to help evolve the field and practice of coaching.
We believe that when you learn up close and personally, with the greatest minds in the coaching world, your capacity for changing your clients’ lives increases profoundly.
Through our training programs, podcasts and videos you can… (i) Learn cutting edge tools and practices employed by leading coaches, that you can immediately go out and use with your clients, (ii) Gain a rich understanding of the variety of coaching paradigms available, allowing you to refine your own unique coaching approach, and (iii) Connect to a deepened sense of purpose and a renewed inspiration for what is possible for you and your clients.
We want to help you rise up, meet your fullest potential, and deeply change the lives of your clients.
Co-Active Training Institute
Co-Active Training Institute
The Co-Active Training Institute (formerly the Coaches Training Institute) believes everyone is continually moving on a journey of transformation. Founded as the Coaches Training Institute, for over 25 years, CTI has used the paradigm of coach training to support humanity on that journey. They have now chosen the paradigm of leadership development as our best chance at this time in history to empower all of humanity on the journey of opening consciousness.
Co-Active is the philosophy of wholeness that provides a framework for people to experience the infinite possibilities of life. Co-Active grows you as a leader through conversation, actions, and awareness—and gets you outside your comfort zone, exploring your own boundaries and becoming aware of the impact you’re having around you.
The old paradigm of top-down hierarchical leadership has expired. We are creating a new language of leadership that changes the conversation and will ultimately shift the leadership paradigm to one of self-authorship, self-authority, and relationship.
International Coaching Academy
International Coaching Academy
International Coach Academy (ICA) was created in the year 2000 with a vision to create a vibrant global community of coaches. ICA was the very first Australian based school to have their e-learning accredited by the ICF. They are grateful to the first intake of 20 students who trusted our vision, values, leadership and expertise.
Fast forward to today and ICA is a thriving and diverse community of coaches in 92 different countries around the world, offering CCE, ACSTH and ACTP training. Their graduates are confident and unique coaches, who create positive change in the world on a daily basis.
All their programs are ICF Accredited (ACTP, ACSTH) and pathway to the ICF credentials of ACC and PCC. Your certification will communicate to future clients and employers that you have completed the required training to take on the role of 'Certified Professional Coach'.
ICA training will equip you with the necessary skill to coach anyone, anywhere in the world. Even people in professions other than yours.
Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute
Association of Corporate Coaches
Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute
Inspired by our common humanity, Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute's mission is to enable all people to develop their authentic selves, live their values and make a positive impact in their organizations and the world.
BECI uses their proprietary Active Communicating methodology to build confidence, communication, presence and humanity in those that lead and drive business across the globe.
Their programs and processes are innovatively designed to energize the mind as well as the heart of the leader.
Founded by Dr. Mark Rittenberg in 2009, the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute is a diverse collective of professional UC Berkeley-born faculty and coaches characterized by diversity, inspired by creativity, guided by academic rigour and energized by the communities we work within.
Association of Corporate Coaches
The Association of Corporate Executive Coaches LLC is a private international membership-based association for mastery level Corporate Executive Coaches who coach the top tier of 90% of organizations listed as F1000 companies.
Certification as a Master Corporate Executive Coach is offered through their sister organization, the MEECO Leadership Institute. ACEC focuses on three areas:
First, supporting their members in the journey from being Corporate Executive Coaches to being Enterprise-Wide Business Partners©. Those who are recognized by the boardroom and CXO’s as being proactive in elevating their client’s business through its human capital.
Second, the sustainability and continued growth of their practice by providing targeted research, marketing information, ethics and peer level surveys/networking and certification.
Third, humility—they define their members as: “those who do not wear their success in such a way that it denigrates another person’s existence™.”
Center for Coaching Certification
Center for Coaching Certification
International Coach Academy (ICA) was created in the year 2000 with a vision to create a vibrant global community of coaches. ICA was the very first Australian based school to have their e-learning accredited by the ICF. They are grateful to the first intake of 20 students who trusted our vision, values, leadership and expertise.
Fast forward to today and ICA is a thriving and diverse community of coaches in 92 different countries around the world, offering CCE, ACSTH and ACTP training. Their graduates are confident and unique coaches, who create positive change in the world on a daily basis.
All their programs are ICF Accredited (ACTP, ACSTH) and pathway to the ICF credentials of ACC and PCC. Your certification will communicate to future clients and employers that you have completed the required training to take on the role of 'Certified Professional Coach'.
ICA training will equip you with the necessary skill to coach anyone, anywhere in the world. Even people in professions other than yours.
Certifications & Training
Education and courses offered by the leading coaching institutes and organizations
Certifications
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