Cook, Andy

Andy Cook

Andrew Cook, EdD, PCC is an executive coach, educator, organizational development, and leadership development professional, with over 20 years’ experience. Dr. Cook helps leaders, teams, and organizations optimize and leverage their strengths through creativity, coaching, and compassion.

Dr. Cook holds a BA in Journalism and a BS in Marketing from the Pennsylvania State University, and a MS in Organizational Development and Leadership from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA. He also has his EdD in Educational Leadership and Management from Drexel University, with a concentration in creativity and innovation.

Dr. Cook is a credentialed Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coach Federation (ICF), and did his doctoral research on how executive coaches bring creativity into their coaching practice. He is also an active board member of the Eastern PA chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD), and has been an adjunct professor at graduate and undergraduate levels since 2012.

IOC Resources by Andy Cook

What You Need in a Crisis: Psychological Capital

Positve Psychology

Cook, Andy, Moore, Margaret

Navigating a sudden, deep and widespread crisis, like a global pandemic, requires a level of calm fortitude and resilience that is not called forth every ...
Invest in Psychological Capital

Positive Psychology

Cook, Andy, Moore, Margaret

While investment in psychological capital is not necessarily a direct coaching focus, the coaching process by its nature invests in psychological capital....
What to do if Your Client Seems Stressed

Managing Stress

Cook, Andy, Moore, Margaret

Coaches frequently encounter stress symptoms in clients....
Coaches as Intentional Change Artists

Intentional Change Theory

Cook, Andy, Moore, Margaret

In this dose we help coaches ground art with science....
Name the ubiquitous theory of coaching

Self-Determination Theory

Cook, Andy, Moore, Margaret

While research on SDT applications in health, well-being, physical activity, e...
Emotions: as hard to predict as the weather

Emotions

Cook, Andy, Moore, Margaret

What if it turns out that we don’t know much what about what others are feeling now or what they will feel in the future?...
How to Culture Coaching

Coaching Culture

Cook, Andy, Moore, Margaret

We opened our May 2019 Coaching Report by imagining a world where coaching conversations are ever...
How to Coach on the Plus Side

Broaden and Build

Cook, Andy, Moore, Margaret

Today we explore an article titled Broadening and Building Solution-Focused Coaching: Feeling Good is Not Enough (2018)....
What Experienced Team Coaches Do

Team Coaching

Cook, Andy, Moore, Margaret

Today we feature a study of team coaching where 36 team coaches in Australia and New Zealand were interviewed on their techniques, experiences and insight...