How Theory Interacts with the Active Ingredients

Taking a deeper dive into the impact of theory matches or mismatches on the four active ingredients is our intention in this last section. We deal with each active ingredient separately, showing the effect that the coach’s theory and the client’s theory have on the ingredient. Using client stories, we show the impact of theory and then articulate some core lessons learned from each and provide some principles for practice. In this section, we also draw on our 2009 article “Hidden in Plain Sight: The Active Ingredients of Executive Coaching,” published in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Perspectives on Science and Practice.

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