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Maximizing Impact, Minimizing Costs: A Strategic Approach to Coaching in Resource-Constrained Government Institutions

International Coach Academy

The public sector has traditionally been perceived as resistant and inhospitable to innovation and change (Borins, 2001). It is equally important to demonstrate that coaching can be implemented in a cost-effective manner. A survey of executive coaching practices. The Coaches’ Handbook. Purvanova, R. Towler, A.

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Beyond coping and adaptation: Toward a sociology of coaching. A necessary paradigm shift to address contemporary dramatic social change

The Coaching Blog

What she thought of as her true self was only one part of a multiple, heterogeneous, and contradictory self ( Elster, 1987 ; Hermans, 2001 ; Lowery, 2023 ).

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Beyond coping and adaptation: Toward a sociology of coaching. A necessary paradigm shift to address contemporary dramatic social change

The Coaching Blog

What she thought of as her true self was only one part of a multiple, heterogeneous, and contradictory self ( Elster, 1987 ; Hermans, 2001 ; Lowery, 2023 ).