On Becoming a Leadership Coach: A Holistic Approach to Coaching Excellence

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Front Matter....Pages i-xv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 On Becoming a Leadership Coach....Pages 3-12 Mapping the Terrain: An Overview of Professional Coaching....Pages 13-43 Sacred Space: Where Possibilities Abound and Change Is Engendered....Pages 45-56 Cultures in Coaching....Pages 57-65 Eastern Influence on Coaching....Pages 67-74 The Case for Cultivating Present-Moment Self-Awareness in Leaders and Coaches....Pages 75-82 Embodying Change....Pages 83-90 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 The Coaching Relationship: A Mirror into the Self....Pages 93-99 G.R.A.C.E. at Work: Strong Relationships for Powerful Results....Pages 101-110 Using Story in Coaching....Pages 111-118 Whose Story Is This, Anyway? Identification with Clients in Leadership Coaching....Pages 119-128 Congratulations—You’re in Breakdown!....Pages 129-136 The Role of Emotions in Coaching....Pages 137-144 Using Somatics to Coach Leaders....Pages 145-155 Distinctions for Coaching Leaders....Pages 157-166 Front Matter....Pages 167-167 ALIFE™: A Listening Model for Coaching....Pages 169-176 Behavioral Practices Made Simple....Pages 177-184 Coaching in Organizations....Pages 185-193 Moving the Client Forward: Designing Effective Actions....Pages 195-205 Assessments for Insight, Learning, and Choice in Coaching....Pages 207-217 Front Matter....Pages 167-167 The Art and Practice of Grounded Assessments....Pages 219-227 Coaching and Leading as Stewards for Sustainability....Pages 229-242 The Thinking Path....Pages 243-258 Coaching for Leadership Presence....Pages 259-268 Coaching for Leverage: Helping Clients to Manage Priorities, Time, Energy, and Resources....Pages 269-280 Action Learning: An Approach to Team Coaching....Pages 281-290 Coaching New Teams....Pages 291-300 Back Matter....Pages 301-319