IDM Publications: Papers & Lectures by Dr. Otto Laske & Other Authors

The downloadable papers listed below form a subset of articles written by O. Laske.

NOTE: Be sure to also see our Presentations page for more articles and presentations by Otto Laske and selected authors.

• An Evidence-Based approach to Measuring, Managing and Supporting Work in Organizations

English translation of Dr. Otto Laske's introduction to articles about the Constructive Developmental Framework (CDF) in the monograph titled "Contributions to an Adult Developmentally Renewed Social Science" published by Pabst Science Publisher in Zeitschrift fur Wirtschaftpsychologie in 2010.

• Adult Developmental Action Learning (ADAL) for Leadership Education by Steven M. Esons

Action Learning is a coached group process used to resolve real-world organizational issues thorugh work in a diverse team composed of people using "good thinking". This paper explores ways to increase the effectiveness of Action Learning by integrating adult learning, adult development, and leadership theories within a new paradigm: ADAL.

• Business Leadership for an Evolving Planet: The Need for Transformational Thinking in Intercultural and International Environments

This paper discusses a new approach to leadership education based on studies in the development of adult thinking. It emphasizes the benefit of transformational thinking for creating cultures of collaboration, as well as the need for bridging the gap between Western and Asian thinking.

• The IDM Professional Development Program

• On the Unity of Behavioral and Developmental Perspectives in Coaching

The Constructive Developmental Framework (CDF) is a psychometric tool for coaching research, coaching practice, and for managing human capital. It is also a solid foundation for educating evidence-based coaches and establishing entire organizational coaching programs.

• 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.

• Unused Human Potential in Organizations - Schweizer Interview

2007 Otto Laske interview (in German text) by J. Schläpfer for KPMG International, Switzerland

• 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.