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