Evidence Based Coaching Handbook

Contributors

Geoffrey N. Abbott is an executive coach and researcher. He has been based in El Salvador since 2003, where he is completing his doctoral dissertation under scholarship from the Faculty of Economics and Commerce of the Australian National University. He has been working with expatriate managers and studying how coaching might assist cultural adaptation. Geoff’s academic background is in organizational psychology. His related consulting and research interests include the influence of culture and values in the workplace, and—of course—executive coaching. Geoff’s coaching clients in Central America, the United States, and Australia are drawn from the commercial, government, development, and academic sectors. His expertise lies particularly with executives who work in cross-cultural or multicultural contexts. Geoff is an associate with the School of Economics and Business (ESEN) in El Salvador. He was formerly Senior Policy Advisor for SBS Australia, a government-funded national television and radio broadcaster specializing in multicultural programming, where he managed strategic planning and cultural research. He has a keen interest in improving his Spanish and golf.

 

Seth Allcorn, PhD, is an assistant dean and chief financial officer for the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine. Dr. Allcorn has 20 years of experience working with physicians, hospitals, and academic medical centers. He has served as Associate Dean for Fiscal Affairs at the Stritch School ...