State of Knowledge: Conflict Coaching Theory, Application, and Research

This article begins by revisiting the origins of conflict coaching to recognize the many and varied contributions that led to its emergence. The period of 2005 to 2015 is then considered in depth and organized according to theory, application, and research developments. The third portion of the article consists of six propositions on the current state of conflict coaching. These propositions are intended to help guide those involved with conflict coaching on scholarly and practitioner levels in the coming years.