Dr Jonathan Passmore

Biography

Jonathan is a chartered psychologist and holds five degrees, including an MBA and a doctorate in occupational psychology. His doctoral thesis focused on the coaching relationships and behaviours. His current research interests include coaching supervisor and ethics, neuroscience of coaching, coach impact evaluation and coaching competences. Jonathan has published widely with over 100 scientific papers and book chapters, he has edited and written 30 books (including Excellence in Coaching and Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management) and delivered over 140 conference papers. He is series editor of the Wiley-Blackwell Handbook series on organisational psychology. Jonathan has won several international awards, including the Association for Coaching Global Award (2010), the British Psychological Society Coaching Research Award (2012) and the Association for Business Psychology Chairman’s Award for Excellence (2015). Jonathan has held a number of executive and non-executive board roles and worked for global consulting firms, including PwC and IBM Business Consulting. Most recently he was managing director of Embrion, a psychology consulting company with clients such as Technip and HSBC; he has advised professional bodies such as the Institute for Leadership and Management and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council. Jonathan is Professor Catedratico the University of Évora, Portugal and associate professor at Henley Business School.

Research Interest

His current research interests include coaching supervisor and ethics, neuroscience of coaching, coach impact evaluation and coaching competences.