Coach and Couch: The Psychology of Making Better Leaders

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxii
Introduction: A Psychodynamic Approach to Leadership Development....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 17-17
The Clinical Paradigm: A Primer for Personal Change....Pages 19-28
Group Dynamics: What Coaches and Consultants Need to Watch Out for....Pages 29-40
Developmental Coaching from a System’s Point of View....Pages 41-63
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Transformational Executive Programs: An Owner’s Manual....Pages 67-85
The Case for Not Interpreting Unconscious Mental Life in Consulting to Organizations....Pages 86-105
Executive Education from the Participant’s Point of View....Pages 106-118
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
The Art of Listening....Pages 121-137
The Dos and Don’ts of Coaching: Key Lessons I Learned as an Executive Coach....Pages 138-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Coaching: A Chairman’s Point of View....Pages 155-175
Leadership Coaching in Family Businesses....Pages 176-194
Reflections on Teaching Leaders to Coach: Using the Self as a Tool in Developing Others....Pages 195-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Coaching Executives Across Cultures....Pages 213-229
Executive Stress—Taboo or Opportunity for Change?....Pages 230-240
Coaching Across the Gender Divide—Creating People-Friendly Organizations....Pages 241-252
Conclusion: Toward Authentizotic Organizations....Pages 253-262
Back Matter....Pages 263-270