Building successful leadership coaching relationships: Examining impact of matching criteria in a leadership coaching program

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 914-931

  Boyce, Lisa A ^a   Jackson, R Jeffrey ^a   Neal, Laura J ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching; Interpersonal relations; Leadership; Management development

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049459461     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621711011084231     Document Type: Article

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