Today's coaches are challenged with the recurring task of weaving threads from several disciplines into a tapestry that is fit for purpose in helping their clients learn and succeed. 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 revealsWhat it takes to coach for engagement and retentionWhy mentoring is circularHow to build a team without wasting timeWhat it means to be a purposeful leaderHow to write like a leaderThe right stuff of leadershipWhat is needed to lead across national boundariesHow to coach high potential womenWhy coaching is empowermentHow to influence decision makersWhy you should double your valueThe ten suggestions for successful peer coachingThe coaching tools for the leadership journeyHow to coach executives for successionCoaching for Leadership is a proven resource that offers best practices, sample scenarios, case studies, and practical tools. ForewordDedicationPreface to the Third EditionPreface to the Second EditionPreface to the First EditionAcknowledgmentsAbout the EditorsPart I: Foundations of Coaching1. Coaching for Behavioral Change (Marshall Goldsmith)2. Coaching at the Heart of Strategy (Laurence S. Lyons)3. Situational Leadership and Performance Coaching (Paul Hersey and Roger Chevalier)4. Coaching and Consultation Revisited: Are They the Same? (Ed Schein)5. Demystifying the Coaching Mystique (David Ulrich and Jessica Johnson)Part II: Portrait of a Leader6. The Accomplished Leader (Laurence S. Lyons)7. Writing for Leadership: Penning Your Leadership Voice (Sarah McArthur)8. Seeking Value in a Shattered World of Work (Nathan Lyons)9. The Right Stuff of Leadership (John Baldoni)10. The Purposeful Leader: A Purpose Checkup (Richard Leider)11. When Leaders Are Coaches (Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner)Part III: Challenges and Forces of Change12. Awareness Coaching for Men and Women (Sally Helgesen)13. Coaching to Empower (Roosevelt Thomas)14. Leading Across National Boundaries (Terence Kwai)15. Coaching for Governance (Anna Bateson)16. Going Beyond the Dehydrated Language of Management: Leadership Insight (Nancy Adler)Part IV: Recognizing and Developing High-Potentials17. Coaching for Engagement and Retention (Beverly Kaye and Beverly Crowell)18. Coaching Future Lawyer-Leaders: A Case Study (John Alexander)19. Team Building Without Time Wasting (Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan)20. Leaders Building Leaders: High-Potential Development and Executive Coaching at Microsoft (Shannon Wallis, Brian O. Underhill, and Carol Hedly)21. The Care and Feeding of Hi-Po Leaders (Paul Hersey)22. Mentoring Is Circular (Frances Hesselbein)Part V: Into Action23. Effectively Influencing Decision Makers: Ensuring That Your Knowledge Makes a Difference (Marshall Goldsmith)24. From the FastForward Playbook: Successfully Transition into Bigger Roles (Patricia Wheeler)25. Strength in Numbers: The Advantage of Being a Top Team (Lawrence Levin)26. Double Your Value (Mark and Bonita Thompson)27. Creating Winners in the Career Game: What Every Player and Coach Needs to Know (Stephen Miles and Nathan Bennett)Part VI: Coaching Models and Tools28. Coaching Tools for the Leadership Journey (Ken Blanchard, Madeleine Blanchard, and Linda Miller)29. Try FeedForward Instead of Feedback (Marshall Goldsmith)30. Three Types of Hi-Po and the Realise 2 4M Model: Coaching at the Intersection of Strengths, Strategy, and Situation (Professor P. Alex Linley and Nicky Garcea, Capp)31. Coaching High-Potential Women: Using the Six Points of Influence Model for Transformational Change (Barbara Mintzer-McMahon)Part VII: Coaching for Leadership-Premium Web Content32. Ten Suggestions for Successful Peer Coaching (Robert Fulmer and John Brook)33. Coaching Executives for Succession: A Three-Phase Approach (Linda 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 (David Ulrich)NotesIndex