Evidence-based coaching: Flourishing or languishing?

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 239-254

  Grant, Anthony M ^a   Cavanagh, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 35649015461     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: 17429544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060701648175     Document Type: Article

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