Coaching and mentoring talent to a higher level at The Voice of Holland: Talent development of singing artists

Abstract

There is a lack of research considering coaching and mentoring as related concepts. The Voice of Holland (TVOH) has been subject of a longitudinal empirical study to fill this research gap, because it is an example of the application of coaching and mentoring in an integrated manner. The study revealed how coaches at TVOH do develop the singing talent of participants to a higher level of performance. Data were collected by desk research, participative observations, and qualitative interviews. Although the findings and conclusions are context specific for TVOH, they might be useful for talent coaching in other settings.

Keywords

• coaching
• mentoring
• talent development
• performance