Executive coaching enhances goal attainment, resilience and workplace well-being: A randomised controlled study

Journal of Positive Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 396-407

  Grant, Anthony M ^a   Curtayne, Linley ^a   Burton, Geraldine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Executive coaching; Positive psychology; Resilience; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349789268     PISSN: 17439760     EISSN: 17439779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17439760902992456     Document Type: Article

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