Executive coaching with backbone and heart : a systems approach to engaging leaders with their challenges / Mary Beth O'Neill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Neill, Mary Beth, 1953-

Series:

Jossey-Bass business & management series

The Jossey-Bass business & management series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executives--Training of.

Executives.

Physical Description:

xxii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, [2000]

Summary:

Executive coaches must have both the backbone to stand up for their position and the heart to assist their clients through many challenges. In this book, experienced executive coach Mary Beth O'Neill presents readers with a practical model that will help them navigate the terrain of the coach-client relationship to better help organizational leaders manage the heavy responsibilities of their special roles.

O'Neill talks coaches through the four phases of the job -- contracting, planning, live-action intervening, and debriefing -- and shows them how, at each stage of the process, to stay focused on results, recognize and improve the organizational system involved, and bring their own signature presence to their work. She illustrates her coaching methods with real-life stories from her own practice and includes coaching self-assessment tools such as worksheets, sample questions, and lists of core competencies. Most importantly, she demonstrates how, by striking a balance between firmness and compassion in their own roles, coaches can help their executive clients do the same in their organizations.

Contents:

Part 1 Core Concepts: The Coach's Stance 1

1. An Introduction to Executive Coaching 3

2. Developing a Strong Signature Presence 17

3. Systems Thinking: Understanding Challenges of the Executive and Coach 41

4. The Triangled Coach: Being Effective in the Middle 67

Part 2 The Four Phases of Coaching 89

5. Phase 1

Contracting: Find a Way to Be a Partner 91

6. Phase 2

Action Planning: Keep Ownership with the Client 115

7. Phase 3

Live-Action Coaching: Strike When the Iron Is Hot 133

8. Phase 4

Debriefing: Define a Learning Focus 149

Part 3 Special Applications 171

9. Making a Strategic Transition to the Role of Executive Coach 173

10. Helping Leaders Effectively Coach Employees 189

Appendix 1 Assessing Your Coaching Effectiveness 209

Appendix 2 Questions for Clients 215

Appendix 3 Combining Coaching and Consulting for Powerful Results 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-236) and index.

ISBN:

0787950165

OCLC:

42397430