TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I: Foundations of Coaching
Chapter 1: Coaching for Behavioral Change
Our “Pay for Results” Executive Coaching Process
Qualifying the Coaching Client
Steps in the Leadership Coaching Process
The Value of Behavioral Coaching for Executives
Chapter 2: Coaching at the Heart of Strategy
Chapter 3: Situational Leadership and Executive Coaching
Performance Gap and Cause Analysis
Chapter 4: Coaching and Consultation Revisited: Are They the Same?
Who Initiates the Coaching Relationship?
In What Role Is the Client Being Coached?
What Is the Actual Goal of the Coaching?
Chapter 5: Demystifying the Coaching Mystique
What Can I Expect from My Coaching Experience?
To Whom Can I Turn for My Coaching?
Chapter 6: The Accomplished Leader
Chapter 7: Writing for Leadership: Penning Your Leadership Voice
Music to Their Ears or Scratching Nails Across a Chalkboard?
Chapter 8: Seeking Value in a Shattered World of Work
Chapter 9: The Right Stuff of Leadership
Coaching for Leadership Presence
How Leaders Can Practice Implementing Leadership Presence
Things to Do to Develop Your Presence
Chapter 10: The Purposeful Leader: A Purpose Checkup
“What Gets You up in the Morning?”
The Ultimate Test for Leadership: Success with Fulfillment
Chapter 11: When Leaders Are Coaches
Part III: Challenges and Forces of Change
Chapter 12: Awareness Coaching for Men and Women
Chapter 13: Coaching to Empower
Coaching in the Diversity Arena
The Viability of Empowerment Coaching
Chapter 14: Leading Across National Boundaries
Chapter 15: Coaching for Governance
The Stormy Seas of Business Leadership
Chapter 16: Leadership Insight: Going Beyond the Dehydrated Language of Management
Leadership Insight: Seeking Wisdom Through Reflection
Aspiring to Leadership That Matters
Reflection: Coming Back to Your Unique Perspective
Painting Leadership: Going Beyond the Dehydrated Language of Management
Still Life: An Invitation to Reflect
Reality in Translation: Asking the Right Questions
Part IV: Recognizing and Developing High-Potentials
Chapter 17: Coaching for Engagement and Retention
Chapter 18: Coaching Future Lawyer-Leaders: A Case Study
Elon’s Leadership Development Program
Chapter 19: Team Building Without Time Wasting
Chapter 20: Leaders Building Leaders: High-Potential Development and Executive Coaching at Microsoft
What Led Microsoft to Make the Change
Microsoft Bench Leaders Building Leaders—The New High-Potential Development Experience
Coaching as a Primary Development Component for Hi-Po Development at Microsoft
Chapter 21: The Care and Feeding of Hi-Po Leaders
Hamlet for Hi-Pos: Its Relevance and Relationship to Situational Leadership®
Chapter 22: Mentoring Is Circular
Chapter 23: Effectively Influencing Decision Makers: Ensuring That Your Knowledge Makes a Difference
Chapter 24: From the FastForward Playbook: Successfully Transition into Bigger Roles
Accelerating Success in New Roles: Actions You Can Take
Chapter 25: Strength in Numbers: The Advantage of Being a Top Team
Top Teams Versus High Performance Teams
Developing the High-Potential Leader
Chapter 27: Creating Winners in the Career Game: What Every Player and Coach Needs to Know
Part VI: Coaching Models and Tools
Chapter 28: Coaching Tools for the Leadership Journey
Chapter 29: Try FeedForward Instead of Feedback
Eleven Reasons to Try Feed Forward
Helping the Hi-Pos: The Realise2 Strengths Model
Coaching Hi-Pos with the Realise2 4M Model
The 3S-P Model: Performance at the Intersection of Strengths, Strategy, and Situation
Ascending the Corporate Ladder
The Six Points of Influence Model for Transformational Change
Getting Started with the Six Points of Influence
Case Illustrations of the Six Points Model at Work