More recent researchers who continued to observe the expansion of coaching in various contexts assigned a much broader knowledge base as the foundation upon which coaching has developed. Stein (2004) suggested that coaching has its roots in educational theory, communication studies, social systems theory, the self help movement, management and leadership theory, the holistic movement, athletic motivation theory, psychotherapy, and adult development theories. According to Tobias (1996), the term coaching was first used as a substitute word to describe the practices of consulting and counseling in an effort to make both seem less threatening and remedial. Apparently, the re-labeling of this intervention to promote professional development worked, as media coverage in the late 1990s characterized coaching as a much sought after benefit being offered by companies and corporations willing to invest in an employee's individual growth and progress (Stern,