The CCL Handbook of Coaching

Coaching is vital to developing talent in organizations, and it is an essential capability of effective leaders. The CCL Handbook of Coaching is based on a philosophy of leadership development that the Center for Creative Leadership has honed over thirty years with rigorous research and with long, rich experience in the practice of leadership coaching. The book uses a coaching framework to give a compass to leaders who are called to coach as a means of building sustainability and boosting performance in their organizations. The book explores the special considerations that leader coaches need to account for when coaching across differences and in special circumstances, describes advanced coaching techniques, and examines the systemic issues that arise when coaching moves from a one-to-one relationship to a developmental culture that embraces entire organizations.

Coaching is vital to developing talent in organizations, and it is an essential capability of effective leaders. The CCL Handbook of Coaching is based on a philosophy of leadership development that the Center for Creative Leadership has honed over thirty years with rigorous research and with long, rich experience in the practice of leadership coaching. The book uses a coaching framework to give a compass to leaders who are called to coach as a means of building sustainability and boosting performance in their organizations. The book explores the special considerations that leader coaches need to account for when coaching across differences and in special circumstances, describes advanced coaching techniques, and examines the systemic issues that arise when coaching moves from a one-to-one relationship to a developmental culture that embraces entire organizations.

CD-ROM: A Library of Related CCL Publications xiForeword by John R. Alexander xvAcknowledgments xviiThe Authors xxiiiIntroduction 1Part One: Foundations of Coaching 131 Our View of Coaching for Leadership Development 15Sharon Ting2 A Framework for Leadership Development Coaching 34Sharon Ting, Doug RiddlePart Two: Coaching for Special Populations 633 Coaching Women Leaders 65Marian N. Ruderman, Patricia J. Ohlott4 Coaching Leaders of Color 92Ancella B. Livers5 Coaching Across Cultures 122Lynne DeLay, Maxine Dalton6 Coaching Senior Leaders 149Ted Grubb, Sharon TingPart Three: Coaching For Specific Leadership Challenges and Capacities 1777 Coaching for Emotional Competence 179Kathy E. Kram, Sharon Ting8 Coaching Leaders Through Change and Transition 203Kerry A. Bunker9 Coaching for Physical Well-Being 230Sharon McDowell-LarsenPart Four: Coaching Techniques 25710 Artful Coaching 259Charles J. Palus11 Brief Solution-Focused Coaching 286Michael Wakefield12 Constructive-Developmental Coaching 312Wilfred Drath, Ellen Van VelsorPart Five: Extending the Coaching Practice 34513 Blended Coaching 347Mary Lynn Pulley14 Coaching Teams 379Candice Frankovelgia, Jennifer Martineau15 Creating a Coaching Culture 404Sharon TingAfterword 421Sharon TingReferences 433Name Index 443Subject Index 447About the Center for Creative Leadership 461How to Use the CD-ROM 465