Book Description
Leadership coaching has become vitally important to todays most successful businesses. The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching is a landmark resource that presents a variety of perspectives and best practices from todays top executive coaches. It provides valuable guidance on exactly what the best coaches are now doing to get the most out of leaders, for now and into the future. Revealing core philosophies, critical capabilities, and the secrets of coaching success, this one-of-a-kind guide includes essays from fifty top coaches, including Ken Blanchard and Frances Hesselbein. Packed with cutting-edge ideas and proven best practices, this is the definitive source of information for anyone dealing with coaching.
From the Inside Flap
Leadership coaching is vital to today's most successful organizations. In fact, around half of the top companies for leaders now assign coaches to their most promising employees. And more organizations are catching on every day.
The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching is a landmark resource that presents a variety of perspectives and best practices from today's top executive coaches. It provides valuable guidance on exactly what the best coaches are now doing to get the most out of leaders, for now and into the future.
Revealing core philosophies, critical capabilities, and the secrets of coaching success, this one-of-a-kind guide includes essays from fifty top coaches, including Ken Blanchard, Michael Hammer, Sally Helgesen, Frances Hesselbein, Beverly Kaye, Jim Kouzes, C.K. Prahalad, Noel M. Tichy, Dave Ulrich, and many others. The essays here are divided into five distinct categories—behavioral, leadership development, career/life transitions, organizational change, and strategy—offering unparalleled coverage of every aspect of leadership coaching.
The contributors offer in-depth discussions on topics such as selecting the right coach, maximizing the impact of coaching, and leveraging the latest trends and strategies. The book also includes the newest research and practical tools such as checklists, performance assessments, and quick tips. Packed with astute personal observations, detailed analyses, helpful best practices, and cutting-edge ideas, this practical guide is the definitive source for those who want (or need) to master the art and practice of coaching leaders.
Leadership coaching has emerged as a powerful tool for accelerating the performance of promising executives and attaining competitive advantage through that talent. The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching provides everything that you need to employ that tool with (and for) maximum impact.
About the Author
HOWARD MORGAN is Managing Director of the Leadership Research Institute and is recognized globally as a top executive coach and leadership development expert.
PHIL HARKINS is President and CEO of Linkage, Inc., an international leadership and organizational development company. He is also an acknowledged expert and frequent author on the subjects of leadership, communication, and coaching.
MARSHALL GOLDSMITH is a world authority on helping successful leaders achieve positive, measurable change in behavior. He is the author or editor of eighteen books, including the bestselling The Leader of the Future.
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