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39 reviewsISBN 10: 0415946131
ISBN 13: 9780415946131
Author: Len Sperry
For many mental health professionals, executive and personal coaching represent attractive alternatives to managed care practice. This book provides mental health professionals with a map of the territory of the corporate world and describes in detail the major theoretical coaching models and progressive phases. Sperry addresses both executive coaching and personal coaching, revealing the practical, ethical and legal aspects of beginning and maintaining an active coaching practice.
1: Executive Coaching as a Practice Option
Descriptions and Definitions of Coaching
Case Example: Coaching versus Therapy
Different Types of Coaching
Is Executive Coaching Effective?
Mental Health Professionals as Executive Coaches
Concluding Note
References
2: Executives and Executive Coaching
Leadership and Management
Executive Levels, Functions, and Roles
Typical Executive Day and Demands on Time
Executives and Leadership Effectiveness
Leadership Effectiveness Continuum
Executive Leadership Styles
Management Styles
Case Example
Leadership and Character
Relationship of Character and Leadership
Nexus of Leadership Effectiveness and Personality Style
Skills, Talents, Virtues, and Competencies
Leadership Skills
Leadership Competencies
Increasing Leadership Effectiveness
Concluding Note
References
3: The Context of Executive Coaching
Contextual Factors
Organizational Systems and Subsystems
Organizational Stages
Executive Coaching and Fit
Highly Effective Organizations
Organizational Barriers and Crises Facing Executives
Concluding Note
References
4: Selecting Appropriate Clients and Coaches for Executive Coaching
Why Assess Client Suitability for Executive Coaching?
Client Suitability and Nonsuitability for Executive Coaching
To Coach or to Refer?
Case Study: Psychotherapy or Executive Coaching?
Client Suitability for Coaching: Reviewing the Seven Cases
Coach Suitability: Not All Executive Coaching Is the Same
Jerry Flynn (Continued)
Nonpsychologically Trained Coaches: Some Major Concerns
Value-Added Benefits of Psychologically Trained Coaches
Requisite Psychological Skills of Effective Executive Coaches
Concluding Note
References
5: The Process of Executive Coaching
Models of Coaching
Modes of Executive Coaching
Types of Executive Coaching
Phases of Coaching Process
Illustration of Phases of Coaching
Phases of Psychotherapy Process
Comparison of Phases of Psychotherapy and Executive Coaching
Differential Impacts of Psychotherapy and Executive Coaching
Concluding Note
References
6: Skill-Focused Coaching with Executives
Skill-Focused Coaching: Distinct from Teaching and Training and Development
Skill-Focused, Performance-Focused, and Development-Focused Coaching
Executive Coaching Targets
Skill-Focused Coaching: Team Development
Characteristics of High Performing Teams
Strategies for Building High Performing Teams
Case Study: Team Building
Skill-Focused Coaching: Strategic Thinking, Planning, Communication, and Action
Case Study: Strategic Thinking and Acting
Skill-Focused Coaching: Delegation
Case Study: Delegation
Skill-Focused Coaching: Commitment Building
Case Example: Increasing Commitment
Executive Skill Coaching: Stress and Time Management Skills
Enhancing Job Control
Case Example: Stress Management
Concluding Note
References
7: Performance-Focused Coaching with Executives
Skill-Focused, Performance-Focused, and Development-Focused Coaching
Performance, Competencies, and Performance-Focused Coaching
Competencies and Performance-Based Coaching
Core Competencies in Performance-Based Coaching
Process of Performance-Based Coaching
Varieties of Performance-Focused Executive Coaching
Two-Way Performance-Focused Executive Coaching
Case Example: Increasing Commitment
Three-Way Performance-Focused Executive Coaching
Case Study: Improving Performance Indirectly
Performance-Focused Executive Coaching in a Team Context
Case Study: Increasing Team Leadership Performance
Concluding Comment
References
8: Development-Focused Coaching with Executives
Skill-Focused, Performance-Focused, and Development-Focused Coaching
Executive Development-Focused Coaching versus Personal Coaching
Developmental Processes and Development-Focused Coaching
Optimal Leadership Effectiveness and Personality Functioning as Goals
Discrepancies between Leadership Effectiveness and Personality Functioning
Varieties of Executive Development-Focused Coaching
Development-Focused Coaching in Leadership Development Programs
Development-Focused Coaching: Executive–Employee
Concluding Comment
References
9: Executive Consultation and Executive Psychotherapy
Executive Consultation and Psychotherapy as Distinct from Executive Coaching
Executive Consultation
Executive Psychotherapy
Concluding Note
References
10: The Practice of Executive Coaching
Learning More about the Practice of Executive Coaching
Three Practice Styles of Executive Coaching
Process of Transitioning into Executive Coaching
Common Legal and Ethical Issues Associated with Executive Coaching
Toward a Code of Ethics for Coaching
Marketing Your New Practice Option
Being an Executive Coach
Concluding Comment
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