Essential Business Coaching

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The authors draw on 60 years of combined experience to provide an in-depth review of best practice and theory. They provide a thorough examination of the changing nature of work, the need for new sources of competitive advantage and the benefits of investing in coaching. Useful ideas for further reading are found throughout, along with numerous examples of real business coaching situations. The inclusion of interviews with both corporate sponsors and individual clients provides a unique insight into what makes good coaching in practice.
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Meet the Author

Averil Leimon is a partner at White Water Strategies, a London-based consulting firm. She has pioneered the process of coaching in business for over 20 years.

François Moscovici is co-founder of White Water Strategies. His career as a strategy consultant, business manager, in-house mentor and executive coach has mainly been with companies such as Thorn EMI and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Gladeana McMahon is a leading personal development and executive coach. She is a Vice President and Fellow of the Association for Coaching and a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction : why do we need business coaching? 1
2 The theoretical framework of coaching 10
3 The practice of business coaching 27
4 Coaching for specific business issues 55
5 Conversations with sponsors 75
6 Conversations with clients 103
7 Professional issues in business coaching and their solutions 122
8 Conclusions : the future of business coaching 142
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