Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Coaching and Mentoring

Jonathan Passmore is one of the UK's foremost leadership coaches with a wealth of private sector and academic experience. His prolific research, writing, consultancy, and worldwide speaking engagements have made him a recognized authority on coaching and organizational change. His many books and articles include the best-selling text Excellence in Coaching (2006).David Peterson is executive director of coaching and leadership at Google, Inc. A recognized pioneer in the field of executive coaching, he has a PhD. in industrial/organizational and counseling psychology. David has conducted ground-breaking research in leadership development and is the author of several best-selling books and many articles on the topic.Teresa Freire is Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Minho, Portugal, where she coordinates research on positive psychology, leads the university’s peer tutoring and coaching project and directs its Psychological Counseling Service. She has published widely, and is a management board committee member of the European Network for Positive Psychology (ENPP).

• About the Editors vii About the Contributors viiiForeword by Sir John Whitmore xivSeries’ Preface xviRailway Children xviii1 The Psychology of Coaching and Mentoring 1Jonathan Passmore, David B. Peterson, and Teresa FreireSection I Coaching 132 The Efficacy of Coaching 15Anthony M. Grant3 The Role of Contracting in Coaching: Balancing Individual Client and Organizational Issues 40Robert J. Lee4 The Development of Meaning and Identity Within Coaching 58Mary Wayne Bush, Esra Ozkan, and Jonathan Passmore5 Coaching Ethics 68Rodney L. Lowman6 The Neuroscience of Coaching 89Miles Bowman, Kathleen M. Ayers, Joan C. King, and Linda J. Page7 Mindfulness in Coaching: Philosophy, psychology or just a useful skill? 112Michael J. Cavanagh and Gordon B. Spence8 Developmental Coaching – Developing the Self 135Tatiana Bachkirova9 Gender Issues in Business Coaching 155Sunny Stout-Rostron10 Team Coaching 175Alison Carter and Peter HawkinsSection II Mentoring 19511 Designing Mentoring Schemes for Organizations 197Paul Stokes and Lis Merrick12 The Efficacy of Mentoring – the Benefits for Mentees, Mentors, and Organizations 217Chloé Tong and Kathy E. Kram13 Training Mentors – Behaviors Which Bring Positive Outcomes in Mentoring 243Robert Garvey and Gunnela Westlander14 Mentoring Programs for Under-represented Groups 266Rowena Ortiz-Walters and Lucy L. GilsonSection III Theories and Models With Implications for Coaching 28315 Humanistic/Person-centered Approaches 285Jane Brodie Gregory and Paul E. Levy16 Behavioral Coaching 298Fiona Eldridge and Sabine Dembkowski17 Cognitive Behavioral Approaches 319Stephen Palmer and Helen Williams18 Motivational Interviewing Approach 339Tim Anstiss and Jonathan Passmore19 Psychodynamic Approach 365Michael A. Diamond20 Gestalt Approach 385Juliann Spoth, Sarah Toman, Robin Leichtman, and Julie Allan21 Narrative Approaches 407Reinhard Stelter22 Positive Psychology Approaches 426Teresa FreireSection IV Issues in Coaching and Mentoring 44323 Conducting Organizational-Based Evaluations of Coaching and Mentoring Programs 445Siegfried Greif24 The Role of Emotions in Coaching and Mentoring 471Kate Hefferon25 Cross-cultural Working in Coaching and Mentoring 483Geoffrey Abbott, Kate Gilbert, and Philippe Rosinski26 Virtual Coaching and Mentoring 501Niloofar Ghods and Camala BoyceIndex 524

“In summary, the Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Coaching and Mentoringshould be an easy-to-access resource not only for the researcher but also for the professional coach who has not stopped learning. This book is now firmly ensconced on my personal shelf of rich coaching resources.”  (Personnel Psychology, 28 October 2015)