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New research suggests more effective approach—for managers, therapists, teachers and parents What if there was a more effective way to coach and inspire your employees? Athletes? Students? Even your kids? A new study by a team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University suggests there is. ...

The story of how the Coaching Research Lab (CRL) at the Weatherhead School of Management was started is one that Ellen Van Oosten says is fun to tell again and again. In 2014, Van Oosten, director of the CRL and associate professor of organizational behavior, along with Angela Passarelli (MGT ’14),...

Melvin L. Smith, Ph.D., is a Professor of Organizational Behavior and Faculty Director of Executive Education at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management. Melvin's teaching and research focus on leadership, leadership development, executive coaching and the development and ...

Dr. Ellen Van Oosten speaks on the Driving Change Podcast. "Ellen is an expert in coaching, leadership development, and emotional intelligence. In today's interview, Dr. Van Oosten breaks down how to both define your 'ideal self' and ideas on how to become that individual."...

Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth by Weatherhead faculty members Richard Boyatzis, Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten has won Coaching Book of the Year 2020 from Henley Centre for Coaching at the Henley Business School. The award was presented during th...

The Academy of Management selected a symposium organized by Weatherhead School of Management faculty Melvin Smith, PhD and Ellen Van Oosten, PhD, as “Best Symposium” in the Management Education and Development Division. Smith and Van Oosten presented the 90-minute symposium, titled “Desired Outcome...