Peer Coaching Groups: A State-of-the-Art Toolset for Continuous Experiential Learning

Roman Terekhin

Peer Coaching Groups: A State-of-the Art Toolset for Continuous Experiential Learning

Roman Terekhin

Case Western Reserve University, USA

Volume 17: 2024, pp. 71-86; ABSTRACT

Peer Coaching Groups (PCGs) are flexible, effective developmental tools commonly utilized by Fortune 500 companies and prestigious business schools. In response to the dearth of actionable PCG guidelines, this paper presents a structured blueprint for implementing PCGs in business school curricula, addressing meeting dynamics, objectives, participant roles, and potential pitfalls. Framed by Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model, we provide adaptable guidelines for short term and long-term PCGs in the organizational behavioral educational context. The paper highlights PCGs’ potential to enrich students’ educational experience through experimentation in applying organizational behavior, leadership, and other relevant materials, while fostering developmental relationships in the classroom. Educators can use this guideline to seamlessly incorporate PCGs into coursework, fortifying students with experiential learning and a holistic approach to personal and professional development.

Keywords: peer coaching groups, experiential learning, human resource development, coaching.

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