 | Stober and Grant assemble evidence-based coaching — models linked to psychology, ethical boundaries, and school contrast so practitioners know what each tradition claims and what research actually supports. Stober First published 2006 - Reprint (2010) · Wiley · ISBN 9780470893630 |
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Key principles
- Evidence-based practice frame — Integrate best available research with client context — tradition alone is not proof.
- Model pluralism — Cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, and solution-focused schools — map mechanisms before picking labels.
- Ethical coaching boundary — Scope, referral, and dual relationships — competence includes knowing when not to coach.
- Outcome measurement — Define change criteria early — vague transformation language hides non-progress.
- Alliance as mechanism — Relationship quality predicts outcomes across models — technique without alliance underperforms.
- Organizational coaching context — B2B stakes, sponsor triangle, and confidentiality — individual models need systemic translation.
Core science
The handbook curates coaching psychology literature for practitioners — stronger on model comparison and ethics than on uniform RCT proof for every intervention. On the Codex shelf pair with B2B coaching toolkits and the Coaching mastery map for operational contrast between schools.
Application
Reach for this volume when B2B coaching ethics, models, or school contrast need a shelf spine — before importing therapy frames without boundary clarity. Open B2B coaching toolkits on the Atlas shelf for the mechanism map.