304 Pages
    by Routledge

    304 Pages
    by Routledge

    As the field of business coaching has expanded and evolved over the last decade, many different approaches to business coaching have been created. The authors of Coaching that Counts have written a practical, readable guide for developing, delivering and measuring high value business coaching.

    Coaching that Counts, combines insights and practical experience about how to achieve transformational change through the strategic application and evaluation of leadership coaching. The book provides expert guidance and is organized into three sections:-

    •Part one looks at proven client-centered approach to coach leaders within an organization with a focus on creating value for the individual.
    •Part two shows how to effectively manage coaching as a business initiative.
    •Part three provides knowledge, ideas and tools to evaluate the monetary and intangible value of coaching.

    Forward

    Preface

    Introduction

    1. Introduction to Coaching That Counts

    The Coaching Initiative: Developing Leaders and Producing Business Impact
    Three Lynchpins for Coaching That Counts
    How This Book is Organized
    Section One: The Coaching Space
    2. Defining the Space For Coaching
    Characteristics of Successful Coaching Engagements that Deliver Lasting Change
    Transactional versus Transformational Coaching
    Insight: The Essence of Coaching
    Levels of Insight
    The Action / Insight Connection
    The Coaching that Counts Model
    Key Concepts for the Coaching that Counts Model
    3. Quadrant 1: Finding Focus
    Case Study: Jane Gets Her Life Back
    Answering the “What Do I Need to Do?” Question
    Making Space for Change
    Touchstones
    The Essence of Quadrant 1: Physical Centeredness
    Coaching Tools and Approaches for Quadrant 1
    4. Quadrant 2: Building Bridges
    Case Study: Jack Creates Powerful Partnerships
    Creating Relationships that Work
    Answering the “What Am I Made of Question?”
    Quadrant 2 Touchstones
    The Essence of Quadrant 2: Emotional Centeredness
    Coaching Tools and Strategies for Quadrant 2
    5. Quadrant 3: Creating Alignment
    Case Study: Mark Takes a Stand
    Aligning Who You Are With How You Work
    Answering the “Who Do I Want to Be?” Question
    Quadrant 3 Touchstones
    The Essence of Quadrant 3: Intuitive Centeredness
    Coaching Tools and Approaches for Quadrant 3

    6. Quadrant 4: Original Action
    Case Study: Clare Leads the Way
    Stepping Out
    Answering the “What Do I Want to Create?” Question
    Quadrant 4 Touchstones
    The Essence of Quadrant 4: Personal Power
    Coaching Tools and Approaches for Quadrant 4
    Section Two: Managing Coaching Initiatives
    7. Coaching as a Strategic Initiative
    The Organization Context For Individual Growth
    Criteria For Coaching as a Strategic Initiative
    The Cast of Players – and Their Responsibilities
    Managing Value Creation
    8. Creating Context and Purpose For Coaching
    Choice and Context For Coaching
    Case Study: Launching Coaching at PharmaQuest
    Critical Success Factors For Setting the Context For Coaching
    Designing a Coaching Initiative For Impact

    9. Best Practices: The Building Blocks of a Successful Coaching Initiative
    Leverage a Governance Body to Sustain Sponsorship
    Conduct an Orientation Session to Improve Deployment
    Set up Signposts to Gauge How Coaching is Progressing
    Build Performance Evaluation Into the Coaching Process
    10. How Coaches Navigate Turbulent Organizations
    Being a Coach – Being a Consultant
    What Sarah Could Have Done Differently
    Sorting Out the Cast of Characters
    Develop a Navigation Strategy
    To Be or Not to Be a Consultant – and the Rise of Brokers
    Section Three: Evaluating Coaching Success
    11. Developing an Evaluation Strategy
    The Five Sign Posts For an Effective Evaluation Strategy
    Developing an Evaluation Strategy at OptiCom
    The Building Blocks of Evaluation Strategies
    12. Demonstrating the ROI of coaching
    The Data Collection and Analysis Plan
    ROI Evaluation Tool Kit
    Evaluating Coaching at OptiCom
    Building Credibility For the Analysis
    13. Evaluating Application-Based Coaching: What are Leaders Doing Differently?
    Setting Expectations For Coaching at Frontier Manufacturing
    The Four Major Decision Areas For Evaluating Application
    Planning the Evaluation at Frontier Manufacturing
    Evaluating the Application of Coaching at Frontier Manufacturing
    Conclusion
    14. The Value Nexus: Organization Value and Individual Values
    Finding #1: The Perceived Effectiveness of Coaching Increases With the Length of the Coaching Relationship
    Finding # 2: Less than Half of All Coaching Relationships Evolve Beyond Quadrant 2.
    Finding #3: The Impact of Coaching on the Business Increases as Coaching Relationships Evolve
    Finding #4: Monetary Benefits Produced From Coaching Increased as Coaching Relationships Evolve
    Finding #5: 70% of the Monetary Value is Associated with Quadrants 3, Creating Alignment, and 4, Original Action
    Finding #6: As Coaching Relationships Progress Through the Quadrants the Average Monetary Benefit Produced by Each Client Increases
    Four Examples of Monetary Value: Completing the Case Studies of Section One
    Coaching That Counts
    Further Reading
    List of Figures and Tables
    Index
    About the Authors

    Biography

    Dianna L. Anderson