Executive Coaching for Results: The Definitive Guide to Developing Organizational Leaders

Executive Coaching for Results: The Definitive Guide to Developing Organizational Leaders This book must already be considered a foundation text for executive coaching's role and practice. The field is defined and framed in the context of the business world and related professional services. Despite its scholarly underpinnings, the book is eminently accessible to any reader and provides immediately useful and practical guidance to the coach, coachee, coaching organization and client company. The roles of corporate culture, leadership support for coaching, and the more traditional human resource functions in the coaching initiative are explored. `How to' sections on organizing, managing, conducting and evaluating coaching projects provide state-of-the-art standards of practice. The book looks at strategies to develop the coaching profession and ends with a futuristic look at what may lie ahead for the profession. Every serious practitioner will make a thorough study of this publication.

As an executive coach and leadership trainer, I see the need for coaching more and more as a way of attracting, developing and retaining leaders in a very competitive environment. This book ably helps remove a lot of the hype and myths around this growing but fragmented field and it provides a very practical road-map for how to implement a successful coaching program. I would have liked to have seen more on the global aspect of coaching but perhaps that could be the topic of the authors' next book! :)

As a consultant and executive coach who designs and delivers strategic coaching programs to organizations, I am pleased to recommend this book to anyone involved or responsible for the design and delivery of coaching programs. Well thought out and organized, with research and data to back up the conclusions (when possible and appropriate). Best practices are described when research is not available. The Executive Coaching industry is changing rapidly. It is important that we have standardized practices and high quality design in coaching engagements. This book is an excellent resource that takes a snapshot in time of the state of the art (and science) of Executive Coaching to assist coaches and the organizations they work in to maximize the value they deliver.

This distinct book provides the framework and the tools for a quick, yet deep, understanding of the coaching landscape. Whether you're thinking "I need a coach?" or "We need coaches?", this is the book for you!