192 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

Do coaches need to be psychologists, business people or both? Essential Business Coaching offers a much-needed answer to the question of what makes a good business coach. The authors draw on 60 years of combined experience to provide an in-depth review of best practice and theory. They provide a thorough examination of the changing nature of work, the need for new sources of competitive... Read more

Preface. Introduction: Why Do We Need Business Coaching? The Theoretical Framework of Coaching. The Practice of Business Coaching. Coaching for Specific Business Issues. Conversations with Sponsors. Conversations with Clients. Professional Issues in Business Coaching and their Solutions. Conclusions: The Future of Business Coaching. Appendices. Bibliography.

Biography

Averil Leimon is a partner at White Water Strategies, a London-based consulting firm. She has pioneered the process of coaching in business for over 20 years.

François Moscovici is co-founder of White Water Strategies. His career as a strategy consultant, business manager, in-house mentor and executive coach has mainly been with companies such as Thorn EMI and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Gladeana McMahon is a leading personal development and executive coach. She is a Vice President and Fellow of the Association for Coaching and a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

"Essential Business Coaching is a masterful compendium of theory and very practical application. It is an essential book for coaches and equally essential for those who would lead and develop others. Fills a huge hole in the literature. Brilliant." - Michael V. Harper, Associate Fellow of Templeton College, University of Oxford