Dr Caroline Rook
Associate Professor in Coaching and Organisational Behaviour
Programme Director for MSc Coaching and Behavioural Change
Department Director of External Staff
Senior Fellow, UK HEA
Academic Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Specialisms
- Healthy Workplaces,
- Mental Heath at Work,
- Executive Coaching,
- Resilience,
- Leadership Development
Location
Dr Caroline Rook is an Associate Professor in Coaching and Organisational Behaviour at Henley Business School.
Her research relates to creating healthy and productive workplaces through exploring the links between leadership and wellbeing in organisations. She investigates in particular how to manage executive stress, how to maintain authentic functioning at work and the role of coaching for creating resilience for positive leadership. She has been involved in research and practice related to the topics of leadership, wellbeing, authenticity and coaching for some years at Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Institut Européen D'Administration des Affaires (France) and the University of Exeter Business School, Centre for Leadership Studies.
Caroline holds a degree in Psychology (majors: Clinical Psychology, Organisational Psychology, Communication Psychology) from Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena (Germany) and obtained her PhD from the University of Exeter.
She teaches on the Henley Business School MBA Programmes, MA Leadership, MSc Management for Future Leaders and MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change. She is module convener for Finding your Leadership DNA (MSc Management for Future Leaders), Coaching and Mentoring for Leaders (MA Leadership), Dissertation module (MA Leadership) and Advanced Coaching Practice (MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change). She is also the Programme Director of the MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change and the Departmental Director of External Staff for Leadership, Organisations, Bheaviour and Reputation.
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Dr Caroline RookCoaching and mentoring skills for leaders
This module is specifically aimed at developing coaching and mentoring skills in the programme members. It is delivered by a combination of face-to- face workshops, small group and coaching supervision...
Leadership study/dissertation
The leadership study/dissertation is a major research-based project in which you investigate a significant business problem and recommend solutions. It will develop and build on key elements of the learning...
Most recent news & media
Hellwig, T. and Rook, C. (2025, 13 December). Friend or Foe? Stress and Post-Traumatic Growth; What is Success in Executive Coaching? [Conference presentation]. European School of Management and Technology Coaching Colloquium, Berlin, Germany
Anfinsen, O., Kakabadse, A., and Rook, C. (2023, July 11). The Handling of Discontinuity and its Influence on Psychological and Physiological Wellbeing in the Context of C-Suite Executives of Large International European-Based Organisations [Conference paper]. Developing Leadership Capacity Conference, Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom.
Suganda, W., Graca, A., Rook, C., and Parkinson, A. (2023, July 12). Taking it Inter-Personal: The Cross-Level Mediational Role of Team Interpersonal Processes on the Relationship Between Team Functional Leadership and Employee Engagement [Conference paper]. Developing Leadership Capacity Conference, Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom.
Gilani, P., Rook, C., and Razeghi, Y. (2019, December). The Persian Paradox: Exploring the Enactment of Gender Stereotypes Towards Women Leaders in Iran [Conference paper]. International Studying Leadership Conference, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Rook, C. (2019, June 21). Building Blocks of Effective Leadership Practice: The Role of Personal Resilience [Developmental paper]. European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology Small Group Meeting: Leadership and Health/Well-being.
Rook, C. (2018, August 14). Implementing Well-Being Interventions in Organisations: Organisational Identification as a Key Context Factor for Success [Symposium paper]. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States.
Rook, C. (2017, December 15–16). Narcissistic Leaders: a HR Taboo? [Conference presentation]. European School of Management and Technology Coaching Colloquium, Berlin, Germany.
Rook, C., Vriend, T., Garretsen, H., Stoker, J. I., and Kets de Vries, M. F. R. (2016, September 6–8). Are There Differences in How Leaders Lead Across the Globe? A Dynamic Approach to Cross-Cultural Influences on Leadership Process [Discussion paper]. British Academy of Management Conference, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
Rook, C. (2015, December). The New Frontier of Stress: Technostress [Conference presentation]. European School of Management and Technology Coaching Colloquium, Berlin, Germany.
Rook, C., and Hellwig, T. (2015). Stress - Taboo or Opportunity for Change? Using Psychodynamic Insights to Evaluate Executive Stress [Conference proceedings paper]. International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations (ISPSO) Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy.
Leroy, H., and Rook, C. (2014, August 1-5). On Being True to a Multi-Facetted Self: Using Identity Theory to Resolve Tensions of Authenticity [Conference proceedings paper]. Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Rook, C. (2013, December). Exploring Stress in Coaching: The Stress Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration Effort (APGAR) Framework [Conference presentation]. European School of Management and Technology Coaching Colloquium, Berlin, Germany.
Rook, C. (2013, July 24-25). What are Components of the Workplace Well-Being Experience? Using Descriptions of People Who Work to Build a Comprehensive Definition of Well-Being in the Workplace [Conference proceedings paper]. Well-Being 2013: Second International Conference Exploring the Multi-Dimensions of Well-Being, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Rook, C. (2013, June). Preparing Leaders for Sustainable Performance in an Age of Austerity: Should Executive Stress and Work-Life Balance Be Considered in Leadership Development? [Conference proceedings paper]. Developing Leadership Capacity Conference (5th).
Rook, C. (2013, September 10-12). Do Women See Themselves as Great Leaders for the 'Organisation of the Future'? [Conference proceedings paper]. British Academy of Management Annual Conference, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Rook, C. (2012, December). Why Well-Being Interventions Fail [Conference presentation]. European School of Management and Technology Coaching Colloquium, Berlin, Germany.
Specialisms
- Healthy Workplaces
- Mental Heath at Work
- Executive Coaching
- Resilience
- Leadership Development