Psychodynamic Group Executive Coaching: a Literature Review

Graham Ward*, Erik van de Loo, Steven ten Have

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Group coaching is growing as a leadership development intervention for executives, in business schools and organizations. Benefits include economies of scale, diversity of perspectives, and behavioural change. We studied the psychodynamic group coaching intervention technique practiced at a global business school. This intervention has been experienced by thousands of senior executives for over a
decade with positive results. To contribute to a robust theory of why this intervention is effective and how it works, we reviewed the literature of the critical components to analyze their efficacy.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-78
Number of pages16
JournalInternational Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring
Volume12
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Psychodynamic group coaching, executive coaching, group dynamics

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