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This review aims to explore how coaching-based executive development programs for leaders incorporate health considerations and their characteristics.

July 7, 2026Coaching An International Journal of Theory Research and PracticeOpen Access

Coaching-based executive leader development programs and their encompassing of health: a scoping review

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ABAndreas BenckerHalmstad University GLGerry LarssonSwedish Defence University AIAndréas IvarssonUniversity of Agder

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Scoping review explores coaching-based leader programs and their focus on health for senior leaders, highlighting key characteristics.

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This review aims to explore how coaching-based executive development programs for leaders incorporate health considerations and their characteristics.
Conducted a scoping review based on Arksey and O’Malley’s framework.
Searched databases including PsycINFO, ProQuest One Business, and Scopus, identifying 258 references and 18 unique references up to August 25, 2023.
Analyzed the characteristics of the identified coaching programs and their health components.
Programs included blended learning, one-to-one coaching, and group coaching that lasted months to several years.
Leadership enhancements covered strategic, operational, collaborative, relational, and psychological aspects, with limited health inclusion.
Leaders valued programs that included a focus on health and offered safe, reflective coaching experiences.

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Bencker et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4c9687331bc25c9e5f3f5e https://doi.org/10.1080/17521882.2026.2698812

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