Executive Coaching for Results - The Definitive Guide to Developing Organizational Leaders

Informationen zum Autor Brian O. Underhill, Ph.D., is an industry-recognized expert in the design and management of global executive coaching implementations. Brian is the Founder of CoachSource. He oversees worldwide coaching operations through a pool of over 600 leadership coaches. His executive coaching work helps executives achieve positive, measurable, long-term change in leadership behavior. Brian is the engagement leader for the High-Impact Executive Coaching research study. His most recent article on Agilent Technologies’ coaching pro- gram appears in Coaching for Leadership, second edition, (Pfeiffer: 2006) and Best Practices in Leadership Development and Organization Change (Pfeiffer: 2005). He is a regular speaker at The Conference Board, Linkage, ASTD New York and LA, HRPS New York, PCMA and other industry events. Brian’s clients include Agilent Technologies, AT&T, CalPERS, Dell, Johnson & Johnson, Motorola, and Sony. His nonprofit work has benefited the Drucker Foundation, St. Vincent de Paul Village, and the Union Rescue Mission. Brian has a Ph.D. in organizational psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, and a psychology degree from the University of Southern California. Brian lives near Silicon Valley with his wife Lisa and children Kaitlyn and Evan. He is an avid soccer player and musician. He can be reached at: [e-mail] or www.coach-source.com. Dr. McAnally’s background includes over 20 years working in or consulting for businesses in the areas of strategy development, leadership development, executive coaching, training and education, and change management. She holds a B.A. in psychology and a master’s and Ph.D. in organizational psychology. Her consulting practice includes developing executive coaching and leadership development programs; planning and designing transition strategies; facilitating workshops and strategy sessions; developing training and education programs; company culture change; designing organizational and employee assessments; creating new organizational structures, roles, and responsibilities; communication planning and strategies; improving group processes; and transitions for implementation of new processes and technology in companies. Dr. McAnally also operates a research organization providing industry shared-research, directed-research, and thought-leadership. Her research background includes academic research, practical industry-wide studies, and written reports, articles, and publications. Dr. McAnally’s client list includes large and small companies representing retail, healthcare, grocery, and manufacturing industries. Her clients include American Eagle Outfitters, Babycenter.com, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, eToys, Dockers Khaki’s, Hallmark Specialty Retail Group, HealthCare Partners, JC Penney, Jos. A Bank, Limited Inc., Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Party City, Rockwell International, Sears Canada, Sony Electronics, Teleflora, TJMaxx, Victoria’s Secret Direct, and Wal-Mart. Kimcee can be reached at [e-mail]. Dr. Koriath is a psychologist with a multidisciplinary career. He is President of Full Circle Learning, Inc. and Vice President, Leadership Through Personal Development at ExecutiveNetworks, Inc. where has helped to create and deliver a community of practice networking experience to leaders of Fortune 1000 companies. John has held various positions with Executive Development Associates, Inc., and was VP of Research directing the seminal research study this book presents. John is drawn to projects, people, and relationships that seek to bring positive change to twenty-first century living. He approaches his work with a diverse set of skills and experiences gathered in a career as an educator, scientist, and therapist. John is a cofounder of the Turtle Island Project, a nonprofit organization whose programs integrate principles of mind and body through the ...

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures and Tables
Foreword by Marshall Goldsmith
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1--Understanding the Coaching Field
What is Coaching?
Purpose of Coaching--Why?
What Does Coaching Replace?
Who Gets Coaching?
Coaching Highlights
Chapter 2--The Importance of Culture and Leadership Support
Culture Counts
Get Leadership Support
Why Is Coaching Different?
Marketing Matters
Coaching Highlights
Chapter 3:--Linking Coaching to Leadership Development, Talent Management, and Human Resource Practices
Link to the Leadership Development Strategy
Linking to the Talent Management Approach
Linking to Leadership Development and Human Resources Personnel
Coaching Highlights
Chapter 4--Managing the Coaching Engagement
Prepare the Executive for Coaching
Leaders: Make the Most of Your Coaching, Sue Brown SJ Brown & Associates; Study Researcher
Prepare the Boss for Coaching
Don t Underestimate Matching
Watch for Stalls
Find Mismatches and Fix Them Quickly
Get Clear on Length and Frequency
Coaching Lite: the Wal-Mart Way, Heidi Glickman & Margaret Durr Wal-Mart
Reaching the APEX: How Agilent Leaders Benefit from Tiered Options for the Duration of Coaching, Christine Landon & Alison Hu Agilent Technologies
Thoughts on Duration, Carol Braddick Graham Braddick
Partnership; Study Researcher
Activities in Coaching
Know the Costs, But That s Not All
Chapter 5--The Toolbox: Instruments and Assessments
Why Use Assessments?
Gather Feedback
Expanding the Tool Box
Determining Instrument Policies
How to Manage Tool Selection
Chapter 6--Balancing Consistency and Flexibility
Be Consistent--Or Not
Keeping Coaching Alive: Nearing a Decade of Success, Pat Santillanes, Anthony Lamera
California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)
Add Consistency to Taste
Coaching Across 200 Companies: Providing a Systematic Framework, Respecting Entrepreneurial Cultures, Janet Matts Johnson & Johnson
Behind-the-Scenes: Managing a Global Executive Coaching Practice, Kimberly Arnold, Barbara Kenny (Dell, Inc.) & Steve Sass Alliance for Strategic Leadership
Chapter 7--Building an Internal Coaching Program
Consider the Opportunity
Compare Internal to External Coaching
The Positives of Internal Coaching
Internals as Coaches, Elaine Roberts & Kim Deutsch The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies
Internal Coaches at Intel, Lori Severson & Dorothy Lingren Intel Corporation
Challenges for Internal Coaches
Leader-as-Coach
Coaching Mastery at Bell Canada, Mary O Hara Bell Canada
Coaching within Saudi Aramco, Kenneth J. Rediker, Ph.D. Saudi Aramco
Mentoring
The Debate Continues
Chapter 8--Measuring Impact
Start at Satisfaction with Coach
Include Impact Metrics
Ask the Boss to Assess
Follow-up with Another
Measure Return-on-Investment
Measuring the Impact, Deborah Swanson Sony Corporation
What Makes Executive Coaching Effective?, Mary-Wayne Bush The Foundation of Coaching; Raytheon
The Bottom Line
Chapter 9--The Art of Finding Qualified Coaches
Qualifications
Locating Coaches
Coaching Vendor Selection Process Janet Weakland, Bob Gregory and Cheryl Ramirez BP
Advantages for Using a Trusted Single Provider for Executive Coaching Sources Kristin Olsen Thrivent Financial
Screening Coaches
Unilever s Executive Coach Assessment Process Sam Humphrey Unilever
Does Certification Matter?
Chapter 10--Creating a World Class Coaching Community
Why It Matters
Stay Connected to the Pool
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Bericht

Finally, the best of the corporate executive coaching world all in one place!  This is the definitive guide.
Marshall Goldsmith, author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There

Required reading for HR executives, practitioners, and all students having a serious interest in the development of leadership talent.
Dr. Laurence S. Lyons, founding director, The Metacorp Group, and editor of Coaching for Leadership: The Practice of Leadership Coaching from the World s Greatest Coaches

Produktdetails

• Autoren: M. Goldsmith, John J Koriath, John J. Koriath, Kimcee McAnally, B. Underhill, Brian Underhill, Brian O Underhill, Brian O. Underhill
• Verlag: Berrett Koehler Publishers
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.11.2007
• EAN: 9781576754481
• ISBN: 978-1-57675-448-1
• Seiten: 216
• Abmessung: 195 mm x 245 mm x 20 mm
• Serien: Agency/Distributed; Agency/Distributed
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft; Coaching, Selbstcoaching, Führungskraft