Beschreibung:
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.
Foreword by Marshall Goldsmith viiPreface xiAcknowledgments xxiThe Author xxiiiPart One On Leaders and Leadership 1Chapter 1 Why Coach Leaders? 3Chapter 2 What Is Leadership? 11Part Two The Practice of Coaching 59Chapter 3 The Nature of Coaching 61Chapter 4 The Process of Behavioral Change 75Chapter 5 The Phases of Change 84Chapter 6 Self-Knowledge 109Chapter 7 Motives for Change 122Chapter 8 Steps in the Coaching Process 130Chapter 9 Coaching Skills and Techniques 154Chapter 10 Coaching Perspectives 181Chapter 11 Forces That Interfere with Growth 201Chapter 12 The Timing of Learning and Change 217Part Three Coaching Applications and Marketing 223Chapter 13 Distinctive Approaches to Coaching 225Chapter 14 Coaching Themes Familiar and Unique 240Chapter 15 The Business of Coaching 281Bibliography 290Index of Cases 299Index 303