Executive Coaching

Executive Coaching is a “consumer’s guide” for HR professionals and executives who want to be good clients and savvy consumers of coaching services. Step by step, the book defines what coaching is, who uses it, when, and why. In this comprehensive resource the authors outline the entire coaching process, include key points on the readiness for coaching, and clients’ first-hand accounts of their coaching experiences. Valerio and Lee describe the roles of the HR professional, the client, the boss, and the coach and how all work together in order to achieve a successful coaching engagement.

Praise for Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart «In this book, O'Neill brings form and structure to the art of executive coaching. Novices are provided a path while seasoned practitioners will find affirmation.» —Daryl R. Conner, CEO and president, ODR-USA, Inc. «Mary Beth O'Neill's executive coaching gave me the tools and clarity to become a far more effective leader and change agent. The bottom line was that we succeeded with a monumental organizational turnaround that had seemed impossible to accomplish.» —Eric Stevens, former CEO, Courage Center «O'Neill writes in a way that allows you to see this experienced coach in action. What a wonderful way to learn!» —Geoff Bellman, consultant and author, The Consultant's Calling «Mary Beth brings a keen business focus to coaching by not just contributing insights but through helping me and my team gain the insights that we need to solve our own problems. She has the ability to see through the sometimes chaotic dialogue and personalities in order to help a team focus on the real issues and dynamics that can impede organizations from achieving their goals.» —John C. Nicol, general manager, MSN Media Network «Effective leaders require courage, compassion, and initiative. O'Neill's systems-based coaching serves as a guide for both coaches and executives to better enable good decisions and good decision-makers.» —Paul D. Purcell, president, Beacon Development Group «With Mary Beth O'Neill's coaching, I've become the kind of leader who balances both the needs to get results and to develop great working relationships. Since I started working with her, I've won accolades as the Top Innovator for my company, and as Professional of the Year for my industry. More important, I've been able to scope my job in a way that allows me to learn and contribute at the same time, all the while delivering great results to the bottom line.» —Lynann Bradbury, vice president, Waggener Edstrom

Find satisfaction and financial success with a new career in coaching Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching offers a go-to reference designed to help every mental health professional build, manage, and sustain a thriving coaching practice. Packed with hundreds of proven strategies and techniques, this nuts-and-bolts guide covers all aspects of the coaching business with step-by-step instructions and real-world illustrations that prepare you for every phase of starting your own coaching business. This single, reliable book offers straightforward advice and tools for running a successful practice, including: * Seven tools for making a great first impression * Fifteen strategies for landing ten paying clients * Seven secrets of highly successful coaches * Ten marketing mistakes to avoid Complete with sample business and marketing plans and worksheets for setting rates and managing revenue, Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching identifies the fifteen biggest moneymaking markets to target and offers valuable recommendations for financing that get the most impact and mileage from every budget. Quick «Action Steps» for applying ideas and techniques make this book useful right away. Get started in coaching today!

Coaching Leaders is written for coaches who are in the challenging position of working with leaders and helping them excel as the top executives and managers in their organizations. The book is filled with illustrative examples from Daniel White’s practice as a successful executive coach. His clients’ stories reveal the human drama of becoming a leader and explore the courageous and fascinating accomplishments these individuals have achieved in order to grow professionally. These stories also clearly show how a skilled coach adjusts to meet an individual client’s personality and targeted challenge. Coaching Leaders includes a wide variety of effective coaching concepts and the information needed to guide leaders and help them maintain the motivation to change; battle anxiety, fear, and resistance; and achieve emotional intelligence.

Coaching Psychology: A Practitioner's Guide takes an in-depth look at the applications and everyday challenges faced by real-world practitioners of coaching and mentoring psychology. Developed as a companion to The Psychology of Coaching, Mentoring and Learning, the practitioner’s guide delves more deeply into the applications of coaching and mentoring. This is the first book to harness the Universal Integrated Framework (UIF) for coaching and mentoring in a guide for practice, and is ideal for coaches, mentors, psychologists, and other professionals interested in this rapidly growing field.

Appreciative Coaching describes an approach to coaching that is rooted in Appreciative Inquiry. At its core the Appreciative Coaching method shows individuals how to tap into (or rediscover) their own sense of wonder and excitement about their present life and future possibilities. Rather than focusing on individuals in limited or problem-oriented ways, Appreciate Coaching guides clients through four stages—Discovery, Dream, Design, and Destiny—that inspire them to an appreciative and empowering view of themselves and their future.

Ein Amerikaner und eine Deutsche sehen von Deutschland ausgehend die Kernzelle f?r eine neue Gesellschaftsepoche f?r Europa pulsieren! L?ngst ist die Wirtschaft der Markt einer Weltgesellschaft geworden, wir aber bewegen uns immer noch in den engen Behausungen unserer nationalstaatlichen Grenzen. Deutschland ist eine Weltmacht und verh?lt sich wie ein ?ngstlicher kleiner Junge, der nichts mehr f?rchtet als den Blauen Brief aus Br?ssel. Leute ohne Arbeit sitzen zuhause, schauen fern und warten auf den «Ruck», die «Wende», den «Wechsel», von dem die Politiker sprechen. Dass dieser Ruck von uns selbst kommen muss, werden diese nicht auszusprechen wagen. Wer aber die Globalisierung nicht verpassen will, muss den Rahmen schaffen, in dem man Karrieren und Unternehmen bef?rdern kann. Und daf?r muss man sich ?berlegen, f?r welchen Job man gerne um neun Uhr morgens vor der T?r ist. Die moderne Wirtschaft ist vom Nationalstaat unabh?ngig, ob man will oder nicht: "Heute tragen Beobachtungen und ?berlegungen vieler Disziplinen zu der Einsicht bei, dass die Steuerung komplexer Gesellschaftssysteme nicht der Politik ?berlassen werden kann. (.) Es nimmt die Einsicht zu, dass Steuerung im Wesentlichen als Selbststeuerung konzipiert sein muss" (Wilke 2001:42). Deutschland befindet sich auf genau diesem Weg: von der Angestelltenkultur und staatlich reguliertem Arbeitsmarkt zur selbst bestimmten Wirtschaft – und zu selbst bestimmenden Akteueren – hin zu Innovation und Unternehmertum. Deshalb muss man sich vom tradierten deutschen Glauben auf eine Ver?nderung «von oben» schleunigst l?sen. Dabei m?ssen sich sowohl Individuen als auch Unternehmen zum Teil umstrukturieren. Wer auf das Anziehen der n?chsten Konjunktur wartet, um dann zu handeln, hat nicht verstanden. Die Konjunktur zieht nur dann an, wenn man jetzt handelt. Mit diesem Standardwerk werden wache Menschen ermutigt, die ?rmel hochzukrempeln und die Wende selber einzuleiten!

When the first edition of Masterful Coaching was published, it quickly became the standard resource for anyone who was a coach, considering becoming a coach, or curious about being an extraordinary coach. In this completely revised third edition of his groundbreaking book, Hargrove presents his profound insights into the journey to of becoming a masterful coach along with guiding ideas, tools, and methods.

This book comes at a time when we are asking searching questions: How exactly do we earn the loyalty, trust and commitment of our people? How do we balance the needs of our organisations to do more with less with the need to create environments in which people can grow, develop and achieve their aspirations? The answers lie within each of those through whom so much can be achieved. This book is the key to unlocking them. –Gareth Ford, Training & Development Manager, Atkins «Perfect Timing! Amongst the vast selection of coaching literature, this book is powerful in 3 ways. * It has the potential to engage even the most ardent cynic to „have a go“ * It releases a well-timed boost to existing passionate believers of coaching * It is invaluable to anyone with responsibility for managing, training and development, with well thought-out strategic and realistic approaches to creating and implementing a coaching culture in any business.» –Fiona Green, Training Manager, ScS Upholstery plc «How much of your team's full potential do you see at work? 90%? 30%? 60%? Many of us simply don't know. In a world of relentless change is it any wonder that so much can interfere with how well we perform at work. In a practical approach Matt Somers explores how coaching can be used to release that potential. Matt recognises that the reaction in the work place to coaching can range from mild apathy to downright hostility. It is this firm grip on reality that considerably increases the reader's chances of becoming a successful coach. In today's business environment ignore the principles and ideas embodied in this book at your peril!» –Simon Hepinstall, Chief Executive, Storey Carpets Limited «This is an extremely practical book underpinned by a powerful coaching model that is carefully defined and applied throughout. Matt's candid and insightful approach provides accessible information for those new to coaching and those wanting to refine their coaching approach. There are number of coaching texts emerging onto the scene and it is refreshing to see a book so grounded in managerial and organizational reality.» –Jane Turner, Programme Director – Coaching, Newcastle Business School,Northumbria University

This new, third edition of the best-selling Coaching for Commitment is based on the groundbreaking coaching work of the late Dennis C. Kinlaw. In this thoroughly revised and updated edition the authors, Cindy Coe and Amy Zehnder clearly show that coaching is a proven strategy for improving performance in today’s environment of intense competitiveness for total customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, and the drive to deliver superior products and services. This book includes the most current coaching strategies and methodologies and provides information on the latest definitions of what coaching is and ways to succeed at coaching. The authors take Kinlaw’s concept of tying coaching and commitment one step further and make commitment to action part of a new coaching model. Coaching for Commitment offers a practical, how-to guide to coaching for anyone (no matter what their skill level) who wants to hone their coaching skills for a range of circumstances and using a variety of methods–face-to-face, with a virtual team, on the fly, by phone, or e-mail. Coaching for Commitment is filled with easy to use tools, illustrative examples, and sample coaching conversations that clearly show how to use the coaching process, understand the underlying model, and develop the needed skills.