Become the best coach you can be: the role of coach training and coaching experience in workplace coaching quality and quality control

This paper explores whether coach training or coaching experience leads to better coaching quality and quality control. In two large studies, both coaches (N1 = 2267) and personnel managers who book coaches for their company (N2 = 754) answered questions about coaching quality and quality control. The results show that more coach training leads to not only a better self-perceived coaching quality (Study 1) but also a better other-perceived coaching-quality (Study 2); moreover, more coach training positively affects quality control. It is remarkable that coaching experience showed no significant relation regarding other-perceived coaching quality and quality control. Study 2 further revealed that references lead to more recommendations but not to a better coaching quality or quality control. Thus, coach training is an essential factor when selecting organizational coaches. Further research is needed to understand the impact of different approaches to coach trainings on coaching outcomes

Adult hookworms (Necator spp.) collected from researchers working with wild western lowland gorillas

Background: In general, studies on the diversity of strongylid nematodes in endangered host species are complicated as material obtained by non-invasive sampling methods has limited value for generic and species identification. While egg morphology barely allows assignment to family, the morphology of cultivated infective third stage larvae provides a better resolution at the generic level but cannot be used for exact species identification. Morphology-based taxonomic approaches greatly depend on the examination of adult worms that are usually not available. Methods: Hookworm parasites in two European researchers, who participated in gorilla research in the Central African Republic, were expelled after anthelmintic treatment to the faeces, collected and morphologically examined. A male worm discharged naturally from a wild bonobo (Pan paniscus) in Congo was also examined for comparison. Results: Two species of Necator were identified in researchers' faecal material: Necator americanus (Stiles, 1902) and N. gorillae Noda & Yamada, 1964; the latter species differed in having a smaller body, smaller buccal cavity and shorter spicules with spade-shaped membranes situated distally. Males of N. gorillae also possessed unusual cuticular thickenings on the dorsal side of the prebursal region of the body. These characters, shared with the male worm from the bonobo, correspond well to the description of N. gorillae described from gorillas in Congo. Conclusions: Based on the morphology of the hookworms recovered in this study and previous molecular analyses of larvae developed from both humans and western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) from this locality, we conclude that the researchers became infected with gorilla hookworms during their stay in the field. This is the first report of infection with a Necator species other than N. americanus in humans

The future of sensitivity analysis: an essential discipline for systems modeling and policy support

Sensitivity analysis (SA) is en route to becoming an integral part of mathematical modeling. The tremendous potential benefits of SA are, however, yet to be fully realized, both for advancing mechanistic and data-driven modeling of human and natural systems, and in support of decision making. In this perspective paper, a multidisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners revisit the current status of SA, and outline research challenges in regard to both theoretical frameworks and their applications to solve real-world problems. Six areas are discussed that warrant further attention, including (1) structuring and standardizing SA as a discipline, (2) realizing the untapped potential of SA for systems modeling, (3) addressing the computational burden of SA, (4) progressing SA in the context of machine learning, (5) clarifying the relationship and role of SA to uncertainty quantification, and (6) evolving the use of SA in support of decision making. An outlook for the future of SA is provided that underlines how SA must underpin a wide variety of activities to better serve science and society

Ueber neue und bekannte Trematoden aus Seeschildkr\uf6ten

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La pénible affaire avec les efforts de sécurisation ou : le début de l’humilité ?

Die nochmals gestiegene Komplexität überfordert die Menschen. Sie ist einfach nicht mehr zu verstehen. Dies zeigt erste Spuren von Demut bei den sonst eher Arroganten der Welt. Die extremen Leistungsverdichtungen bei den Personen und der Unüberschaubarkeit von Handeln führt zu extremen Beschädigungen auf der Personenebene. Looss plädiert daher für das mühsame Geschäft erneuter Selbstvergewisserung aber auch für die Chance, sich neu zusammenzusetzen, um sich im eigenen relevanten Umfeld Geschichten über das Leben und die Erfahrung von Krise zu erzählen

Caractéristiques et effets de la crise en tant que « sociopathie organisée »

Die gegenwärtige Gesellschaftskrise/Wirtschaftskrise wird als „organisierte Soziopathie“ verstanden die in ihrem ungebremsten Aktionsradius destruktiv geworden ist. Eine der wesentlichen Auswirkungen ist die extreme Kontaktunterbrechung und Fehlanpassung, wenn Menschen mit der Entwicklung von Grandiosität reagieren. Psychotherapie kann in dieser Hinsicht der emotionalen Verarbeitung in der Krise dienen, aber auch Wege zur Neuproduktion von Orientierung ermöglichen. Menschen können sich hierdurch besser rüsten für eine Welt die immer unübersichtlicher wird. Hierzu gehört der Ausbau der klassischen Ichfunktion, aber auch die Ermutigung zum (sozialen, kommunikativen) Experiment und zur Fähigkeit eigene Realitätskonstruktionen einer gelegentlichen Revision zu unterziehen, anstatt sie heilig zu sprechen. Schlüsselwörter Organisierte Soziopathie; Narzissmus; Hybris; Entfremdung; Scheitern; Ressourcen; resiliente Organisation; „Umgebungsdiagnostik“.The actual social and economic crisis is understood as “organised sociopathy”, which has become destructive in it’s un-checked sphere of action. One of the main consequences is the extreme interruption of contact and maladjustment, when men react with grandiosity. Psychotherapy can help in the process of emotional integration of the crisis, but can also point out ways of producing new guidelines as well as to support a (new) sense of orientation. By this men can better prepare for a world which be-comes more and more confusing. Connected to this belongs the improvement ofthe classical ego-function, but also the encourage-ment for (social, communicative) experiments and the ability ofthe self to reflect it's own reality construction, instead of elevating. Keywords Organised sociopathy; narcissism; hybris; alienation; failure; ressource; resilient organisation; “environmental scanning”.La crise dominant actuellement la société et l’économie est considérée comme une « sociopathie organisée » qui, du fait qu’elle influe violemment sur de nombreux domaines, est devenue destructive. L’un de ses effets essentiels est de provoquer la rupture de contacts et des adaptations inadéquates à chaque fois que l’individu a des réactions de type grandiose. Dans ce sens, la psychothérapie peut servir à gérer la crise au niveau émotionnel, mais aussi à permettre de retrouver une certaine orientation. Cela permet aux individus de se sentir mieux armés face à un monde qu’ils comprennent de moins en moins. Les fonctions classiques de leur moi doivent être consolidées, mais il s’agit aussi de les encourager à expérimenter au niveau social et à celui de la communication ; il faut aussi qu’ils retrouvent une capacité à reformuler leur construction de la réalité au lieu de considérer cette dernière comme « sacrée »