All Outputs (21)

Talent coaching: Specificities and challenges (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Coaching is widely used in talent management programmes, and often identified as one of the most effective interventions for career and leadership development. But what are the specificities of talent coaching compared with other helping intervention... Read More about Talent coaching: Specificities and challenges.

The role of mentoring in shaping the thriving learning organisations of the future (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Mentoring is a powerful approach to share knowledge, experience, and establish long-term trustworthy relationships. However complex, the problems that organisations face can be explored through the lens of experience and existing knowledge. Mentors h... Read More about The role of mentoring in shaping the thriving learning organisations of the future.

Talent coaching: Proceed with caution (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This poster presents the characteristics of coaching used for talent management purposes. It argues that talent coaching is a specific intervention that is complex to operationalise due to its multiple roles for various stakeholders including talente... Read More about Talent coaching: Proceed with caution.

Talent coaching: Proceed with caution (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This poster highlights the role of coaching in the context of talent management. The qualitative single case study is based on 30 semi-structured interviews of talented employees, coaches and HR managers employed in a global bank. It introduces the... Read More about Talent coaching: Proceed with caution.

Online peer-mentoring for the development of cultural intelligence (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Cultural intelligence (CQ) and intercultural competence have repeatedly been identified as key skills for the development of future global leaders and the recruitment of young graduates. This case study presents an innovative use of peer-mentoring to... Read More about Online peer-mentoring for the development of cultural intelligence.

“It’s a two-way street”: Examining coaching through the lens of social exchange theory (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper is based on a qualitative case study exploring coaching as a talent management (TM) practice in a global bank. Using social exchange theory as a theoretical lens, it focuses on individual coaching practices embedded in TM programmes target... Read More about “It’s a two-way street”: Examining coaching through the lens of social exchange theory.

“It’s a two-way street”: Examining coaching in talent management through the lens of social exchange theory (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper is based on a qualitative case study exploring coaching as a talent management (TM) practice in a global bank. Using social exchange theory as a theoretical lens, it focuses on individual coaching practices embedded in TM programmes target... Read More about “It’s a two-way street”: Examining coaching in talent management through the lens of social exchange theory.

Examining coaching as a talent management practice through the lens of the psychological contract (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Coaching is widely deployed in organisations for talent management purposes. Despite being identified as one of the most effective talent management practices, few empirical studies have examined the perceived role of talent coaching at both individu... Read More about Examining coaching as a talent management practice through the lens of the psychological contract.

Online peer-mentoring for the development of cultural intelligence (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Cultural intelligence (CQ) and intercultural competence are key skills for the development of future global leaders and the recruitment of young graduates. Mentoring and coaching are increasingly used in Higher Education, yet we lack practical exampl... Read More about Online peer-mentoring for the development of cultural intelligence.

Coaching in the context of talent management: An ambivalent practice (2021)
Journal Article

Little is known about coaching in the context of talent management, especially the views of talented employees on its role for their career progression and leadership development. This single case study offers a contextualised analysis of the role... Read More about Coaching in the context of talent management: An ambivalent practice.

Absolute Essentials of International Business (2020)
Book

As challenges to the era of globalisation emerge, international business grows in importance and complexity as a field of study. This shortform textbook introduces learners to the frameworks within which international business occurs and to the range... Read More about Absolute Essentials of International Business.

Coaching as a social exchange: Examining the role of coaching in talent management (2020)
Thesis

This study focuses on the role of coaching in the context of talent and leadership development programmes in a multinational financial services organisation. Coaching is often regarded as a core element of these programmes, and yet there have been fe... Read More about Coaching as a social exchange: Examining the role of coaching in talent management.

How is coaching perceived by leaders engaged in a global talent management and leadership development programme? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

How is coaching perceived by leaders engaged in a global talent and leadership development programme? A single case study in the banking and financial services sector (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study focuses on the role of coaching in talent and leadership development programmes in a multinational financial services organisation. Talent management (TM) and leadership development (LD) are the main priorities and amongst the most challen... Read More about How is coaching perceived by leaders engaged in a global talent and leadership development programme? A single case study in the banking and financial services sector.

How is coaching perceived by leaders engaged in a global talent management and leadership programme? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation is based on a PhD study that focuses on the role of coaching in talent and leadership development programmes in a multinational financial services organisation. It analyses the perceptions of leaders who receive coaching as part of... Read More about How is coaching perceived by leaders engaged in a global talent management and leadership programme?.

Global leadership: Cross cultural skills in action (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Is coaching the new teaching approach? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In the past twenty years, coaching has been broadly defined as a helping strategy that enables people to reach their full potential (Hawkins and Smith, 2006, Whitmore, 2009). As an emerging industry and profession, coaching needed to be defined and d... Read More about Is coaching the new teaching approach?.

How is coaching perceived by leaders engaged in a global talent and leadership development programme? A single case study in the banking and financial services sector (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper

This PhD study focuses on the role of coaching in a talent and leadership development programme in a multinational financial services organisation. Talent management (TM) and leadership
development (LD) are the main priorities and amongst the most c... Read More about How is coaching perceived by leaders engaged in a global talent and leadership development programme? A single case study in the banking and financial services sector.

Cultural and emotional understanding (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This workshop explores the characteristics of UK culture, how to best manage and take advantage of cultural differences and how to act in different cultures.

Culture in the language foreign language classroom: Embedding activities that promote intercultural competence (2014)
Book Chapter