Joel DiGirolamo

• BSEE, MBS, MS I/O Psychology
• Vice President at International Coaching Federation

It is important for the research produced by industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists to be rigorous, relevant, and useful to organizations. However, I-O psychology research is often not used in practice. In this paper, we (both practitioners and academics) argue that engaged scholarship—a particular method of inclusive, collaborative research...

Introduction: Competency models should be kept up to date in order to ensure that they align with how the job is currently being performed. Method: This work describes a robust job analysis process that informed an update to an existing coaching competency model. More than 1,300 coaches from across the globe provided input to the job analysis thro...

The presence of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in consulting psychology is accelerating. Although consulting psychologists are beginning to understand that AI’s disruptive potential is significant, many still have a limited knowledge of its concepts, uses, and challenges. However, practitioners will increasingly encounter AI in m...

This interactive session builds participant understanding of how to cultivate and assess coaching cultures inside of the modern organization. Geared toward the applied I-O practitioner, this session will provide a summary of the latest research and knowledge on the value of coaching culture. This understanding is especially important given today's...

This edited collection brings together an impressive and international array of coaching supervisors to highlight the unique cultural and contextual aspects of coaching supervision in the Americas, exploring current theory, research, and practice. Offering fresh insights into a growing field, Francine Campone, Joel DiGirolamo, Damian Goldvarg, and...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) coaching platforms are now available for client use. This panel discussion brings together an AI coaching platform developer, a researcher in the field, a coaching organization facilitating the development of AI coaching standards, and an experienced coach working to integrate AI coaching into the mainstream coaching pr...

The goal for coaching has frequently been described as sustained change for the client. It is time to move beyond this generalized goal and consider the need for adaptability in our rapidly changing environment and for sustainability in order to enhance our chances for long-term survival on our planet. Coaching is an effective modality to promote c...

As the coaching industry has grown over the past 20 years, so has the interest in coaching supervision. Although most in the industry agree that supervision plays a valuable role, few agree about what that role should actually be. Even the definition of coaching supervision is widely debated. This paper provides background and history on coaching s...

Coaching within the client context is always important—from the micro-context of a client’s goal to the macro-context of our planet. Join us in this interactive session that will highlight ways in which you can ensure your client sustains gains made during coaching and that sustain our planet.

This is a white paper on a mixed methods study of how managers and leaders use coaching skills. We saw good correlation of the frequency of use of coaching skills and engagement, working alliance, and reduced intention to quit.

Every coach is on a journey. The moment they enter a coach training programme or begin coaching, they enter a path of exploration with clients as well as beginning self-exploration, discernment and experiencing profound shifts. This study investigates that journey through the lens of professional development, expertise, and a way of being. Through...

This is the annual International Coaching Federation (ICF) coaching supervision literature review update.

This report explores coaching practice across the Middle East in 2019 including UAE (Dubai), Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman and Lebanon and compares the results with the results from the European study undertaken in 2017.

This report explores coaching practice in Israel in 2019, and compares the results with a study of coaching practice in Europe conducted in 2017.

Reducing communication apprehension (CA) in university public speaking classes has been traditionally achieved by strategies such as skills training, rehearsal, preparation, and repeated performance. Yet, some highly anxious speakers require more intensive interventions. Recently, Energy Psychology (EP) protocols such as Emotional Freedom Technique...

The literature on reflection, awareness, and self-regulation provides theoretical and empirical fruit for understanding self-processing mechanisms that enhance learning, growth, and performance. A literature review was conducted to explore the potential of reflection, awareness, and self-regulation as developmental tools for coaches. From the revie...

Very few validated coaching outcome measures exist, and those that do frequently suffer from lack of clarity and generally poor item quality. In order to carry out high quality coaching research, good outcome measures are a necessary base for comparison. A large set of coaching outcome items was created with the intent to measure the coaching outc...

While some research has been undertaken into the use of coaching skills by managers and leaders, this modality is not well-understood and has frequently been conflated with mentoring, leading, and managing. Utilizing a crisp distinction between these modalities as well as a mixed methods approach, we have investigated why managers and leaders use c...

Based upon critical incidents of highly effective coaching sessions, this theory provides a foundation for future coaching research and practice. The model includes the coaching client’s desire to change, the coach’s need to listen carefully, and the coach’s skill to evoke awareness in the client. This coaching theory is integrated with catastrophe...

The use of coaching skills by managers and leaders, often termed managerial coaching, has become popular in recent years. Despite this trend, a scarcity of research exists on the topic. Researchers continue to debate how best to conceptualize, define, and measure the use of coaching skills by managers and leaders, how effective it is, and how it sh...

This is an update to our literature review published in the March 2017 issue of International Coaching Psychology Review. We added material published in 2017.

This is an update to our literature review published in the March 2017 issue of International Coaching Psychology Review and the 2017 update. We added material published in 2018.

As the coaching industry has grown over the past twenty years, so has the interest in coaching supervision. Although most in the industry agree that supervision plays a valuable role, few agree about what that role should actually be. Even the definition of coaching supervision is widely debated. This paper provides background and history on coachi...

Multiple issues and concerns are raised around the disparate practices of clinical psychology and coaching. It is important to make a distinction between psychologists who also coach, and coaches who are not trained psychologists who rightfully should not wander into therapeutic roles. Second, one would expect that a code of ethics for a diverse ps...

There has been much research to determine the most important elements in coaching engagements. This research has resulted in competencies that guide coach training programs and inform coaches as they engage with clients. However, coaching competencies are only part of a coaching job—except for the rare instances when a coach has others to do the ma...

At the most fundamental level, coaching is about change in human attitude or behavior and therefore it is useful to explore the elements and processes involved in adult change. We review six adult change models and compare them temporally and spatially—that is over time and with the roles of client and coach. Through the incorporation of concepts f...

Coaching can be an effective and integral component of leadership development programs. Popular among human resource professionals and clients, coaching facilitates leaders’ professional growth and helps to build a powerful team—from executives to first-line managers and team leaders. Coaching has a proven track record of success, and many studies...

Background: Primordial Energy Activation and Transcendence (PEAT) is one of the newer energy psychology protocols. The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a PEAT protocol on individuals experiencing communication anxiety and compare results with existing protocols such as Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and Thought Field Thera...