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Kilburg, R. R. (2007). Toward a conceptual understanding and definition of executive coaching. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 21–30). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Kirkpatrick, D. L. (1979). Techniques for evaluating training programs. Training & Development, 33(6), 78–93.

Kombarakaran, F. A., Yang, J. A., Baker, M. N., & Fernandes, P. B. (2008). Executive coaching: It works! Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 60(1), 78–90.

Levinson, H. (2007). Executive coaching. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 95–102). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Ludeman, K., & Erlandson, E. (2004). Coaching the alpha male. Harvard Business Review, 82(5), 58–67.

MacKie, D. (2007). Evaluating the effectiveness of executive coaching: Where are we now and where do we need to be? Australian Psychologist, 42(4), 310–318.

McCormick, I., & Burch, G. St. J. (2008). Personality-focused coaching for leadership development. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 60(3), 267–278.

Nocks, J. (2007). Executive coaching—Who needs it? Physician Executive, 33(2), 46–48.

Peterson, D. B., & Miller, J. (2007). The alchemy of coaching: 'You're good, Jennifer, but you could be really good.' In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 357–376). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Peterson, D. B. (2007). Executive coaching in a cross-cultural context. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 59(4), 261–271.

Quick, J. C., & Macik-Frey, M. (2007). Behind the mask: Coaching through deep interpersonal communication. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 311–317). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Richard, J. T. (2007). Ideas on fostering creative problem solving in executive coaching. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 303–309). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Richard, J. T. (2007). Multimodal therapy: A useful model for the executive coach. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 275–281). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Schnell, E. R. (2007). A case study of executive coaching as a support mechanism during organizational growth and evolution. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 343–356). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Sherin, J. & Caiger, L. (2007). Rational-emotive behavior therapy: A behavioral change model for executive coaching? In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 167–173). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Sherman, S., & Freas, A. (2004). The wild west of executive coaching. Harvard Business Review, 82(11), 82–90.

Sperry, L. (2007). Leadership dynamics: Character and character structure in executives. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 291–302). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Stern, L. R. (2007). Executive coaching: A working definition. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 31–38). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Stevens, J. H., Jr. (2007). Executive coaching from the executive's perspective. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 413–425). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Tobias, L. L. (2007). Coaching executives. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 133–141). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Wasylyshyn, K. M. (2007). The reluctant president. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 377–388). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Wasylyshyn, K. M. (2007). Executive coaching: An outcome study. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 79–89). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Winum, P. C. (2007). Developing the effectiveness of a high-potential African American executive: The anatomy of a coaching assignment. In R. R. Kilburg & R. C. Diedrich (Eds.), The wisdom of coaching: Essential papers in consulting psychology for a world of change (pp. 389–405). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.