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THE THIRD EDITION of the classic book Coaching for Leadership is written for today's coaches who are challenged with the task of combining concepts from various disciplines in order to help their clients, especially high-potential leaders, learn and succeed. In this sense, coaches have to become discriminating eclectics, developing a keen sense of judgment to select which ideas are best woven into their coaching method and which concepts are best to ignore. Coaching for Leadership is intended to be a cherished companion in that learning journey presented by the world's greatest coaches, including: Marshall Goldsmith, Paul Hersey, Beverly Kaye, Dave Ulrich, and many more.

This comprehensive resource offers a wealth of material for established and novice coaches including proven coaching techniques, key principles, and important learning points. The book offers a concise overview of the foundations of coaching and reveals

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    Table of Contents
    Foreword xiii

    Dedication xxi

    Preface to the Third Edition xxiii

    Preface to the Second Edition xxvii

    Preface to the First Edition xxxi

    Acknowledgments xxxv

    About the Editors xxxvii

    PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF COACHING 1

    1 Coaching for Behavioral Change 3
    Marshall Goldsmith

    2 Coaching at the Heart of Strategy 10
    Laurence S. Lyons

    3 Situational Leadership and Executive Coaching 24
    Paul Hersey and Roger Chevalier

    4 Coaching and Consultation Revisited: Are They the Same? 35
    Edgar H. Schein

    5 Demystifying the Coaching Mystique 44
    Dave Ulrich and Jessica K. Johnson

    PART II: PORTRAIT OF A LEADER 55

    6 The Accomplished Leader 57
    Laurence S. Lyons

    7 Writing for Leadership: Penning Your Leadership Voice 71
    Sarah McArthur

    8 Seeking Value in a Shattered World of Work 78
    Nathan Lyons

    9 The Right Stuff of Leadership 88
    John Baldoni

    10 The Purposeful Leader: A Purpose Checkup 96
    Richard J. Leider

    11 When Leaders Are Coaches 102
    James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

    PART III: CHALLENGES AND FORCES OF CHANGE 111

    12 Awareness Coaching for Men and Women 113
    Sally Helgesen

    13 Coaching to Empower 121
    R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr.

    14 Leading Across National Boundaries 131
    Dr. Terence H. Kwai

    15 Coaching for Governance 138
    Anna Bateson

    16 Leadership Insight: Going Beyond the Dehydrated Language of Management 148
    Nancy J. Adler

    PART IV: RECOGNIZING AND DEVELOPING HIGH-POTENTIALS 163

    17 Coaching for Engagement and Retention 165
    Beverly Kaye and Beverly Crowell

    18 Coaching Future Lawyer-Leaders: A Case Study 172
    John Alexander

    19 Team Building Without Time Wasting 180
    Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan

    20 Leaders Building Leaders: High-Potential Development and Executive Coaching at Microsoft 186
    Shannon Wallis, Brian O. Underhill, and Carol Hedly

    21 The Care and Feeding of Hi-Po Leaders 204
    Paul Hersey

    22 Mentoring Is Circular 210
    Frances Hesselbein

    PART V: INTO ACTION 215

    23 Effectively Influencing Decision Makers: Ensuring That Your Knowledge Makes a Difference 217
    Marshall Goldsmith

    24 From the FastForward Playbook: Successfully Transition into Bigger Roles 223
    Patricia Wheeler

    25 Strength in Numbers: The Advantage of Being a Top Team 229
    Lawrence S. Levin

    26 Double Your Value 238
    Mark C. Thompson and Bonita S. Buell-Thompson

    27 Creating Winners in the Career Game: What Every Player and Coach Needs to Know 244
    Stephen A. Miles and Nathan Bennett

    PART VI: COACHING MODELS AND TOOLS 251

    28 Coaching Tools for the Leadership Journey 253
    Ken Blanchard, Madeleine Homan Blanchard, and Linda Miller

    29 Try FeedForward Instead of Feedback 264
    Marshall Goldsmith

    30 Three Types of Hi-Po and the Realise2 4M Model: Coaching at the Intersection of Strengths, Strategy, and Situation 270
    Professor P. Alex Linley and Nicky Garcea

    31 Coaching High-Potential Women: Using the Six Points of Influence Model for Transformational Change 279
    Barbara Mintzer-McMahon

    PART VII: COACHING FOR LEADERSHIP—PREMIUM WEB CONTENT 291

    The following materials are available for download from www.pfeiffer.com/go/GoldsmithCF3

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    32 Ten Suggestions for Successful Peer Coaching
    Robert M. Fulmer and John E. Brock

    33 Coaching Executives for Succession: A Three-Phase Approach
    Linda D. Sharkey

    34 Why 360s Don’t Work and How They Can
    Marc Effron and Miriam Ort

    35 Leadership and Power: Where Responsibility Makes the Difference
    Bruce Lloyd

    36 Coaching Executives: Women Succeeding Globally
    Nancy J. Adler

    37 Coaching the Coaches
    Dave Ulrich

    Notes 293

    Index 303

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 15/05/2012
      ISBN13: 9780470947746, 978-0470947746
      ISBN10: 0470947748
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      Book Synopsis

      THE THIRD EDITION of the classic book Coaching for Leadership is written for today's coaches who are challenged with the task of combining concepts from various disciplines in order to help their clients, especially high-potential leaders, learn and succeed. In this sense, coaches have to become discriminating eclectics, developing a keen sense of judgment to select which ideas are best woven into their coaching method and which concepts are best to ignore. Coaching for Leadership is intended to be a cherished companion in that learning journey presented by the world's greatest coaches, including: Marshall Goldsmith, Paul Hersey, Beverly Kaye, Dave Ulrich, and many more.

      This comprehensive resource offers a wealth of material for established and novice coaches including proven coaching techniques, key principles, and important learning points. The book offers a concise overview of the foundations of coaching and reveals

      • What it takes to coac

        Table of Contents
        Foreword xiii

        Dedication xxi

        Preface to the Third Edition xxiii

        Preface to the Second Edition xxvii

        Preface to the First Edition xxxi

        Acknowledgments xxxv

        About the Editors xxxvii

        PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF COACHING 1

        1 Coaching for Behavioral Change 3
        Marshall Goldsmith

        2 Coaching at the Heart of Strategy 10
        Laurence S. Lyons

        3 Situational Leadership and Executive Coaching 24
        Paul Hersey and Roger Chevalier

        4 Coaching and Consultation Revisited: Are They the Same? 35
        Edgar H. Schein

        5 Demystifying the Coaching Mystique 44
        Dave Ulrich and Jessica K. Johnson

        PART II: PORTRAIT OF A LEADER 55

        6 The Accomplished Leader 57
        Laurence S. Lyons

        7 Writing for Leadership: Penning Your Leadership Voice 71
        Sarah McArthur

        8 Seeking Value in a Shattered World of Work 78
        Nathan Lyons

        9 The Right Stuff of Leadership 88
        John Baldoni

        10 The Purposeful Leader: A Purpose Checkup 96
        Richard J. Leider

        11 When Leaders Are Coaches 102
        James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

        PART III: CHALLENGES AND FORCES OF CHANGE 111

        12 Awareness Coaching for Men and Women 113
        Sally Helgesen

        13 Coaching to Empower 121
        R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr.

        14 Leading Across National Boundaries 131
        Dr. Terence H. Kwai

        15 Coaching for Governance 138
        Anna Bateson

        16 Leadership Insight: Going Beyond the Dehydrated Language of Management 148
        Nancy J. Adler

        PART IV: RECOGNIZING AND DEVELOPING HIGH-POTENTIALS 163

        17 Coaching for Engagement and Retention 165
        Beverly Kaye and Beverly Crowell

        18 Coaching Future Lawyer-Leaders: A Case Study 172
        John Alexander

        19 Team Building Without Time Wasting 180
        Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan

        20 Leaders Building Leaders: High-Potential Development and Executive Coaching at Microsoft 186
        Shannon Wallis, Brian O. Underhill, and Carol Hedly

        21 The Care and Feeding of Hi-Po Leaders 204
        Paul Hersey

        22 Mentoring Is Circular 210
        Frances Hesselbein

        PART V: INTO ACTION 215

        23 Effectively Influencing Decision Makers: Ensuring That Your Knowledge Makes a Difference 217
        Marshall Goldsmith

        24 From the FastForward Playbook: Successfully Transition into Bigger Roles 223
        Patricia Wheeler

        25 Strength in Numbers: The Advantage of Being a Top Team 229
        Lawrence S. Levin

        26 Double Your Value 238
        Mark C. Thompson and Bonita S. Buell-Thompson

        27 Creating Winners in the Career Game: What Every Player and Coach Needs to Know 244
        Stephen A. Miles and Nathan Bennett

        PART VI: COACHING MODELS AND TOOLS 251

        28 Coaching Tools for the Leadership Journey 253
        Ken Blanchard, Madeleine Homan Blanchard, and Linda Miller

        29 Try FeedForward Instead of Feedback 264
        Marshall Goldsmith

        30 Three Types of Hi-Po and the Realise2 4M Model: Coaching at the Intersection of Strengths, Strategy, and Situation 270
        Professor P. Alex Linley and Nicky Garcea

        31 Coaching High-Potential Women: Using the Six Points of Influence Model for Transformational Change 279
        Barbara Mintzer-McMahon

        PART VII: COACHING FOR LEADERSHIP—PREMIUM WEB CONTENT 291

        The following materials are available for download from www.pfeiffer.com/go/GoldsmithCF3

        password: professional

        32 Ten Suggestions for Successful Peer Coaching
        Robert M. Fulmer and John E. Brock

        33 Coaching Executives for Succession: A Three-Phase Approach
        Linda D. Sharkey

        34 Why 360s Don’t Work and How They Can
        Marc Effron and Miriam Ort

        35 Leadership and Power: Where Responsibility Makes the Difference
        Bruce Lloyd

        36 Coaching Executives: Women Succeeding Globally
        Nancy J. Adler

        37 Coaching the Coaches
        Dave Ulrich

        Notes 293

        Index 303

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