Seven Steps of Effective Executive Coaching
Overview
Key features
- Based on an international best-practice study of executive coaching drawn from UK, Germany and US
 - Explains a new, original and easy-to-use coaching method
 - Shows how the return on coaching investment can be measured
 - Links current theories of leadership to executive coaching
 
Book Details
- Format:
 - eBook
 - ISBN:
 - 9781854188052
 - Publication Date:
 - 2006
 
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Content
PART ONE: Overview and introduction
ONE: Introduction 
- How to use this book
 
TWO: What is executive coaching? 
- What is executive coaching?
 - The growth of executive coaching
 
PART TWO: The seven core capabilities of effective executive coaching
THREE: Rapport building 
- What is rapport?
 - How is rapport created
 - Case study: ‘Road rage'
 - How to achieve greater rapport
 - The five rapport stages in executive coaching
 
FOUR: Deep listening 
- Why listening is important
 - Case study: ‘The wired team meeting – is anyone listening?’
 - What is listening?
 - How to develop listening skills
 - Advanced applications of listening
 
FIVE: Creative questioning 
- Why is creative questioning important?
 - Questioning techniques
 - Getting underneath the surface
 
SIX: Giving effective feedback
- What is effective feedback?
 - How to give effective feedback
 
SEVEN: Clear goal setting 
- What is clear goal setting?
 - Six distinct qualities of a well-composed goal
 
EIGHT: Intuition
- What is intuition?
 - How to hone intuition
 
- What is presence?
 - How to develop presence
 
PART THREE: The Achieve Coaching Model® – the systematic approach to effective executive coaching
TEN: Step 1: Assessing the current situation
- General description
 - The objectives
 - Starting points for an executive coaching assignment
 - Key behaviours of experienced executive coaches
 - Top tips
 - From the client’s perspective
 - Case study: ‘Taking the brakes off’
 
ELEVEN: Step 2: Creative brainstorming of alternatives 
- Key behaviours of experienced executives coaches
 - Top tips
 - From the client’s perspective
 - Case study: ‘The public servant on stage’
 
TWELVE: Step 3: Honing goals
- Key behaviours of experienced executive coaches
 - Top tips
 - From the client’s perspective
 - Case study: ‘Distilling the essence of desire’
 
THIRTEEN: Step 4: Initiating options
- Key behaviours of experienced executive coaches
 - Top tips
 - From the client’s perspective
 - Case Study: ‘Star of India’
 
FOURTEEN: Step 5: Evaluate options
- Key behaviours of experienced executive coaches
 - Top tips
 - From the client’s perspective
 - Case study: ‘Finding the perfect match’
 
FIFTEEN: Step 6: Valid action programme design
- Key behaviours of experienced executive coaches
 - Top tips
 - From the client’s perspective
 - Case study: ‘Stepping into the spotlight’ 
 
SIXTEEN: Step 7: Encouraging momentum
- Key behaviours of experienced executive coaches
 - Top tips
 - From the client’s perspective
 - Case study:‘Keeping on track'
 
PART FOUR: Using the Achieve Coaching Model® in context
SEVENTEEN: The seven core capabilities in context 
- Assessing the current situation
 - Creative brainstorming of alternatives
 - Honing goals
 - Initiating options
 - Evaluating options
 - Valid action programme design
 - Encourage momentum
 
EIGHTEEN: Measuring the effectiveness of executive coaching
- A four-level model to measuring
 - How to calculate the ROI from a coaching programme
 - The seven critical success factors for demonstrating ROI from executive coaching
 - Matching tools to the need to evaluate
 
NINETEEN: Future trends and outlook
- Development of professional standards
 - Increased professionalization of the service
 - Development of organizational coaching cultures
 - Growth of internal coaching activities
 - Multiple tiers in executive coaching provision – the growth of differentiation
 - Method integration
 - Growth in group coaching activities