Coaching: In-house or external provision?

Original authors: Emma Donaldson-Feilder, coaching psychologist, and Jennifer Liston-Smith, head of thought leadership, coaching & consultancy for Bright Horizons Work+Family Solutions.

Overview

This series of Leading practice guides discusses how coaching can be used in the workplace and the practicalities of implementing a coaching programme.

In this guide, we discuss how coaching can be provided through external provision, in-house coaching pools or line managers as coaches - or a combination. Other guides in the series:

• Coaching: What is it and why use it?
• Coaching: Preparing to introduce coaching
• Coaching: Establishing and maintaining a successful coaching relationship
• Coaching: Evaluating a coaching programme