Shaw / Linnecar Business Coaching

Achieving Practical Results Through Effective Engagement
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-907293-84-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

The aim of this book is primarily to enable those wanting to investin coaching to be able to do so in the most effective way whetherthey are doing this as an organisation or as an individual. Itillustrates the impact coaching can have and identifies changes inleadership and management demands and expectations. We considerwhat a coachee gets out of coaching, different formats for coachingand its potential value at Board level, including for the ChiefExecutive Officer, and for other individuals or groups such as newrecruits or those who have just been promoted. We look at thedifference between coaching and mentoring and the potentialbenefits that both can have, especially in combination. We look athow coaching programmes can be introduced effectively and how aleader might introduce coaching in their organisation. We addressthe international dimension with many organisations looking toensure that leadership is based on similar values throughout itsglobal reach. This book is unashamedly about business coaching.Quality coaching engagement will impact into an individual's widerlife priorities and use of time and energy. But the effectivedelivery of business priorities has to be at the basis ofintroducing business coaching.
Chapter headings:
* Effective Engagement
* The Impact Coaching Can Have
* Coaching in Context: Changes in Leadership and ManagementDemands and Expectations
* What Makes a Good Coach
* What a Coachee Gets Out of Engaging with Coaching
* Different Formats for Coaching
* Coaching and the Chief Executive
* Different Focuses of Individual Coaching
* The Difference Between Coaching and Mentoring
* Meeting Business Priorities
* Introducing Coaching Programmes in a Whole Organisation
* Running Coaching in Your Organisation
* The International Dimension

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shaw, Peter J. A.

Linnecar, Robin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.
Foreword.
Introduction.
1. Effective Engagement.
2. The Impact of Coaching.
3. Coaching in Context: Changes in Leadership and .
Management Demands and Expectations.
4. What Makes a Good Coach?.
5. What a Client Gets Out of Engaging with Coaching .
6. Different Formats for Coaching.
7. Coaching Starts at the Top.
8. Different Contexts Where Coaching Can Make A SignificantDifference..
9. The Difference Between Coaching and Mentoring.
10. Meeting Business Priorities.
11. Introducing Coaching Programmes into an Organization.
12. Running Coaching in Your Organization.
13. The International Dimension.
14. Engaging with the Future of Coaching.
Annex 1: Introducing Coaching Programmes: Key Questions.
Annex 2: Bibliography.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Shaw has worked in five Government Departmentscovering Education, Treasury, Employment, Transport and theEnvironment and held three Director General posts withinGovernment. He is often working at the interface of the public andprivate sectors and assisting Chief Executives and Board members intaking on new roles and in major organisational change.
Robin Linnecar has a wealth of experience from theprivate sector having worked in Arthur Andersen, ShellInternational, Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, Coopers and Lybrand andKPMG. Wide exposure to and understanding of business organisations,combined with over fifteen years of coaching experience, means thatRobin brings a wealth of questions in exploring perspectives andoptions with his clients.
Both authors continue to have non-executive and part-time roles inaddition to their coaching work. Peter and Robin are partners withPraesta Partners, one of the global leaders in executive coaching,and the leading coaching organisation within the UK. Over 6000leaders in some of the greatest organisations in the world,including Microsoft and Shell, have chosen to work with Praesta tohelp them raise their game in coaching.