David Tee

University of South Wales · Wales Coaching Centre

This pilot study builds on previous research applying the ‘active ingredients’ model to coaching psychology and seeking to identify client traits that may predict coaching efficacy. It examines the relationship between the four ‘core self-evaluation’ traits (self-esteem, generalised self-efficacy, locus of control and neuroticism) and the attainmen...

Research within coaching (Feldman & Lankau, 2005) suggests that background characteristics may influence the perceived credibility of the coach. With an increase in the number of younger coaches entering the profession, this present study focuses particularly on the age of the coach as an influencing factor for clients when selecting a coach. A mix...

This paper deals with the on-going practice of a critical action learning set who come together to meet their needs for coaching supervision as a group of executive coaches working from, and within, the University sector in South Wales. The reasons for the successes of, and the challenges around, this practice of four years standing have been artic...

This report explores the state of play of coaching and mentoring in Wales. A seperate report exists for UK wide data.

This research sought to identify distinctions in the practice of coaches within Wales. A survey design was adopted, with a snowball sampling strategy generating 150 respondents. Seven surveyed aspects of coaching practice produced distinctive responses from coaches within Wales compared with respondents from other European nations: they are less li...

Purpose-To date, little research has been undertaken to test the effectiveness of team coaching, with past work focusing on models, frameworks and competencies. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of team coaching within real world organizational teams and its impact on individual perceptions of team cohesion and psychological safety. De...

A pilot to evaluate the effectiveness of an AI Coach, offering non-directive coaching conversations at scale. Over a three-month period, 53 participants from two NHS Trusts used "AIcoach.chat" for coaching conversations that supported users in setting goals, understanding themselves better and committing to actions. Participants selected goal topic...

First attempts to integrate positive psychology and behavioural nudging interventions show potential. However, how such interventions are perceived is central to help determine if and how positive psychological nudging interventions might be designed to potentially benefit individuals. This study investigated common themes in employees’ experiences...

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) as a tool for knowledge synthesis, the production of written content and the delivery of coaching conversations. Design/methodology/approach The research employed the use of experts to evaluate the outputs from ChatGPT's AI tool in blind tests to review the accuracy...

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has led to the speculation that chatbots could revolutionise the coaching industry in the coming decade, replacing humans as the main provider of coaching conversations. The development of GPT4 has led to these bots becoming increasingly sophisticated and effective at providing su...

This paper examines data from a global survey of coaches (N=1380) undertaken by the research team in collaboration with EMCC Global, and with the support of a wide range of professional coaching providers, coaching schools and global coaching providers. This paper focuses on diversity within the global coach community, including race, gender and se...

This paper presents the results from a global coach survey of 1266 coaches from 79 nations conducted in Summer 2021, when the world emerged from global lockdowns and the 18-month COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to sharing data on the composition of the global coach community (national residence, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disabi...

With increasing evidence about the effectiveness of workplace and executive coaching as an organisational development intervention, research has turned to the components that may predict coaching outcome variance. The 'common factors' model from therapeutic outcome research suggests that 'client and extratherapeutic factors' is the single greatest...

Much of the coaching research and practitioner literature to date has concentrated upon either coaching techniques and approaches or upon the relationship between the coach and the client. Very little focus has fallen upon the impact that the client as an individual has upon the effectiveness of the coaching intervention. Seeking to address this ga...

In Coaching Practiced: Coaching Psychology Tools, Techniques and Evidence-Based Approaches for Coaches, a team of distinguished researchers delivers an insightful and complete handbook for practicing coaches. From wellbeing to the workplace, coaches of all stripes will find a fulsome discussion of effective methods, strategies and frameworks for co...

Workplace coaching has grown in popularity and is increasingly used for a plethora of purposes across organisations. As a growing field, coaching is still in need of a continuing commitment to evidence-based evaluation, especially considering the current unsystematic outcome literature. However, this need for scientific, evidence-based evaluation i...

The covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on young people. As most students were required to stay home from school, early research indicates increases in mental illness in young people globally (Lee, 2020), with international school students being particularly vulnerable. Research has highlighted that students in International Baccalaureat...

Coaching Researched: Using Coaching Psychology to Inform Your Research and Practice brings together in one authoritative volume a collection of the most noteworthy papers from the past 15 years form the journal International Coaching Psychology Review. Firmly grounded in evidence-based practice, the writings are appropriate for the burgeoning numbe...

Whoever is requesting the need to evaluate, this chapter will provide you with an insight into different forms of evaluation, a range of useful theories you may adopt and guidance on how coaches apply evaluation strategies in practice. This should give you the confidence to start using a purposeful evaluation approach with your coaching, or to revi...

This article seeks to identify distinctions in the practice between coaches based in England and those based in 45 other responder nations across Europe. Analysis was based on the data generated for The State of Play in European Coaching & Mentoring (2017) research report. Distinctions were observed for the amount of reflective practice methods use...

Objective: With a strengthening of the evidence base for coaching as an effective developmental intervention, greater understanding is needed regarding the factors that may contribute to this effectiveness. This study sought to determine the effect client 'core self-evaluations' (CSEs) may have on the attainment of contracted coaching goals. It als...

Studies of student coaching have shown benefits to both students and coaches, yet little is known about the experiences of coaches as they prepare to coach. This study sought to explore the experiences of six undergraduate trained educational coaches from a UK university prior to their first placement coaching secondary school students. Interpretat...

This research sought to identify distinctions in the practice of coaches within Scotland. A survey design was adopted, with a snowball sampling strategy generating 74 responses. The data from coaches within Scotland, compared with that from respondents in other European nations, suggest that: a greater proportion of the Scottish coaching community...

This is a systematic review protocol, so there is no abstract. The review questions are: 1. To conduct a systematic review of the literature relating to coaching psychology. 2. To determine whether coaching psychology can influence client self-efficacy

This report explores the state of play of coaching and mentoring in Wales. A seperate report exists for UK wide data.

Proposed the 'Core self-evaluations' construct as relevant to coaching psychology research.