Becoming an Exceptional Executive Coach - by Michael H Frisch & Robert J Lee & Karen L Metzger & Jeremy Robinson & Judy Rosemarin (Paperback)

About the Book

What does it take to lead a leader? This revolutionary guide explains the core content areas that are crucial in any coach's work and guides readers to develop their own personal, powerful model of executive coaching.

Book Synopsis

Written by five leading executive coaches, Becoming an Exceptional Executive Coach is the answer to any businesses' need for more individualized development resources.

Drawing on their varied backgrounds, the authors show you that coaching is about more than simply learning a set of skills. Rather, it's a whole-person activity--one in which coaches connect to and serve clients in unique and personal ways to help them grow in work and in life.

You'll learn how to draw on your professional experience, knowledge of organizationally relevant topics, strong helping skills, coaching-specific competencies, and most important, your ability to use your own intuition to become a more effective leadership coach.

You will examine the crucial content areas that drive their work such as:

• engagement
• goal setting
• needs assessment
• data gathering
• feedback
• development planning

With case studies that bring the material to life in each chapter and a plethora of additional charts, development plans, and contracts, Becoming an Exceptional Executive Coach continues the discussion of the role of coaching in organizational contexts and equips you to develop your own winning strategies that will advance their careers--and the careers of countless others.

From the Back Cover

Advance Praise for "Becoming an Exceptional Executive Coach": "The true experts in the coaching arena have provided a guidebook that demystifies the process while speaking to the high standards and personal insight it takes to truly enable business leaders to be successful. You feel like you are in a dynamic classroom and under their supervision while reading each page." -- Donna Marcus, Global Head of Human Resources, Financial Services "A rare opportunity to jump-start your effectiveness as an executive coach. The authors' program offers a truly unique experience ... an opportunity to refine your coaching skills with actual clients. Their approach bridges the gap between the theory and practice of executive coaching." -- John Stallings, Director, Organizational Effectiveness, JetBlue Airways "This book is an indispensible resource for people becoming executive coaches and for experienced coaches who want to be even better at it." -- Hy Pomerance, Chief Talent Officer, New York Life Insurance Company "Without question, the most thorough explanation and guide I have seen for anyone engaged in coaching or aspiring to coach today's business leaders." -- Dave Opton, Founder, ExecuNet "The book is clear, concise, and compelling, a well-written book that gives equal emphasis to the parts played by the coach and by the executive sponsors and managers in a coaching engagement. I believe it will be extremely useful to coaches, sponsors, and clients. It is an essential companion for anyone involved in coaching. -- Ed Hoare, President, Life Sciences Europe, Pall Corporation "The wisdom of these experienced coaches comes shining through on each page. A must-read for coaches at all levels and for organizations that are serious about developing leaders." -- Connie Chartrand, Chief Learning Officer, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney "The guidance you will receive from this book will help you find the coach within you, a unique self that your clients will value. Executive coaching is an art, a discipline, a science, and a craft. These folks get that and help you get it too." -- Kim Lehmbeck, Manager, Talent Development, JetBlue Airways ""Becoming an Exceptional Executive Coach" is an important book that will change the way coaches, consultants, and human resources professionals help executives perform. Even seasoned professionals will benefit from a renewed look at their personal model of coaching and alternate choices the authors provide."-- Jan Rose, Partner, Mercer

Review Quotes

..".gives all coaches at whatever level fresh ideas about how to improve their skills, also provides business leaders a good understanding of what to expect from an executive coach." "--Kansas City Leadership Examiner"

..".if you are thinking about pursuing a career in this field, "Becoming an Exceptional Executive Coach "is a great resource..." "--Love to Know Jobs & Careers"

Selected by "Ready to Manage" as one of the Top 20 Best Books on Coaching and Mentoring 2012

About the Author

MICHAEL H. FRISCH, ROBERT J. LEE, KAREN L. METZGER, JEREMY ROBINSON, and JUDY ROSEMARIN are New York City-based executive coaches and trainers with substantial corporate, consulting, and academic experience.