Ashridge Centre for Coaching

Our Purpose

The Ashridge Centre for Coaching is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in the field of executive coaching. We aim to publish at least ten articles a year in recognised journals, and a book every two years. We work in partnership with leading academics and practitioners, and offer research fellowships to visiting researchers. The research and standards of the Ashridge Centre for Coaching inform the Ashridge Masters in Executive Coaching.

Coaching Research

The Ashridge Centre for Coaching is proud to host the Greatest Coaching (and Consulting...) Outcome Research Project in history, which has already drawn in more than 2,000 completed questionnaires by clients of coaching. Data collection will continue until 1 April 2013 and a first analysis of the 'greatest ever' dataset on coaching effectiveness will be posted here in early May 2013. We would be grateful if you could contribute to the research. Clients can complete the questionnaire now and coaches can start participating here.

Coaching Supervision Research

A small team of coach supervisors around Liz Wiggins, Erik de Haan and Andrew Atter is researching the relative impact of different ways of organising coaching supervision (making use of recordings, transcripts, etc.). We have completed our inquiry and will report later in the year.

News and events

New book - Behind Closed Doors: Stories from the Coaching Room

Behind Closed Doors is a ground-breaking exploration of executive coaching, based on a wide range of real-life case studies of coaching in action. Despite the enormous growth of executive coaching over the last 20 years, very few case studies are available which can be used to guide practicing coaches - and those who retain their services - and which reveal the reality of coaching in action. Yet when the curtain is pulled back, we can learn much about the impact of different interventions and different styles; where change happens for the better and where potential pitfalls may occur. Written by skilled and experienced practitioners, and showing what happens 'inside' coaching relationships and the values it can have for the development of coach and client alike, this book provides just such guidance.

Relational Coaching Conference 2013

After the great success of the first Relational Coaching Conference in July 2012, Ashridge is delighted to announce the date for their Relational Coaching Conference 2013 as Thursday 10 October 2013. For more information please visit the event page.

Relational Coaching workshops

We are putting on a series of workshops exploring different perspectives on relational coaching. The first of the workshops in the series is entitled Relational Psychodynamics and is led by Erik de Haan and Andrew Day. The second is entitled Relational Transactional Analysis and is led by Charlotte Sills and Graeme Summers. The third in the series is entitled Relational Gestalt and is led by Bill Critchley.

About the Centre

Director of the Centre for Coaching, Dr. Erik de Haan, discusses current research and the advancement of professional practice led by the Centre, and plans for the future.