On Becoming a Leadership Coach: A Holistic Approach to Coaching Excellence

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
On Becoming a Leadership Coach....Pages 3-12
Mapping the Terrain: An Overview of Professional Coaching....Pages 13-43
Sacred Space: Where Possibilities Abound and Change Is Engendered....Pages 45-56
Cultures in Coaching....Pages 57-65
Eastern Influence on Coaching....Pages 67-74
The Case for Cultivating Present-Moment Self-Awareness in Leaders and Coaches....Pages 75-82
Embodying Change....Pages 83-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
The Coaching Relationship: A Mirror into the Self....Pages 93-99
G.R.A.C.E. at Work: Strong Relationships for Powerful Results....Pages 101-110
Using Story in Coaching....Pages 111-118
Whose Story Is This, Anyway? Identification with Clients in Leadership Coaching....Pages 119-128
Congratulations—You’re in Breakdown!....Pages 129-136
The Role of Emotions in Coaching....Pages 137-144
Using Somatics to Coach Leaders....Pages 145-155
Distinctions for Coaching Leaders....Pages 157-166
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
ALIFE™: A Listening Model for Coaching....Pages 169-176
Behavioral Practices Made Simple....Pages 177-184
Coaching in Organizations....Pages 185-193
Moving the Client Forward: Designing Effective Actions....Pages 195-205
Assessments for Insight, Learning, and Choice in Coaching....Pages 207-217
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
The Art and Practice of Grounded Assessments....Pages 219-227
Coaching and Leading as Stewards for Sustainability....Pages 229-242
The Thinking Path....Pages 243-258
Coaching for Leadership Presence....Pages 259-268
Coaching for Leverage: Helping Clients to Manage Priorities, Time, Energy, and Resources....Pages 269-280
Action Learning: An Approach to Team Coaching....Pages 281-290
Coaching New Teams....Pages 291-300
Back Matter....Pages 301-319