IDM Publications: Papers by Dr. Otto Laske

The downloadable papers listed below form a subset of articles written by O. Laske. You can find the publishing source in the complete list of Laske’s articles below, preceded by ‘*’.

• Contributions of evidence-based developmental coaching to coaching psychology

This article summarizes the contributions of the CDF-based coaching developed at IDM to coaching psychology, distinguishing between methodological and content contributions.

• Mentoring a behavioral coach in thinking developmentally

This article consists of a dialog between a developmental and a behavioral coach in which developmental coaching is explained and demonstrated by way of examples.

• Leadership as something we are rather than have

This article formulates and demonstrates the hypothesis that leadership and capability level are identical, and that measuring leadership behaviorally is as insufficient as is talking about it in developmental terms just “waving your hands” (i.e., without using actual assessments).

• From coach training to coach education

This article outlines the philosophy and structure of the IDM Certificate Program.

• Why does your maturity matter?

This article is an informal introduction to why thinking developmentally in coaching is of central importance in practical and ethical terms.