Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain the appreciative inquiry change methodology and to demonstrate how it can be applied to a specific work challenge. Design/methodology/approach – This paper first explains the appreciative inquiry method and gives an account of how the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically review existing models for evaluating organizational human resource (HR) interventions and to develop a practical but robust model for use by practitioners and researchers. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review was undertaken...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to critically review the research literature on safety coaching, with a particularly focus towards work in safety critical environments such as oil and gas, manufacturing and driving. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review was undertaken of...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Editor's bio -- Contributors' bios -- Section 1 Coaching context -- Chapter 1 Coaching defined and explored -- Introduction -- What is coaching? -- The roots of coaching? -- How does coaching compare with...

The latest Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Organizational Psychology uses a psychological perspective, and a uniquely global focus, to review the latest literature and research in the interconnected fields of training, development, and performance appraisal. Maintains a truly global focus on the...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- About the Editors -- List of Figures and Tables -- Section I: Insights from the Nature of Coaching Psychology and Coaching Supervision -- Chapter 1 Coaching Psychology: Exploring Definitions and Research Contribution to Practice --...