Coaching and Group Dynamics

Abstract

The following article examines concepts and models of group dynamics from three different perspectives for the coaching context. In the first part, group dynamics training sessions are described as a learning setting in which persons who work, e.g. as consultants or coaches, interact and have intensive and reflection-rich experiences of their own. The second part examines group dynamics models and theories which are regularly of particular relevance when coaching persons with leadership responsibilities who lead groups or teams, or are themselves a part of groups and teams. Finally, in the last section, methods and intervention options will be presented which allow the dynamics of groups to be shaped and/or influenced. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)