This article studies coaching in an organizational context. The research focuses on analysing the specifics of clients …’ experiences before, during and after coaching sessions, based on a survey (N=68) and sets of interviews with executives, managers … and employees (N=18). It investigates the role and types of coaching expectations, the dynamics of client evaluations …

Workplace mentoring relationships have been advanced as critical to employee development. However, mentoring research … established research on workplace mentoring relationships, we introduce five relationship science theories from outside … organizational psychology and organizational behavior that provide new insight into the psychology of workplace mentoring: attachment …