Psychological Dimensions of Executive Coaching
Preface
Introduction
Part 1 A framework for effective coaching
1 Good coaching process
2 Critical success factors in executive coaching
Part 2 What coaches deal with – common themes and issues
3 Common themes and issues brought to coaching
4 Skills and performance coaching
5 Personal development coaching
6 Leadership coaching
7 Meaning-making
Part 3 The foundations of a psychological approach to coaching
8 The key dimensions of a coaching session
9 Psychological mindedness – the foundation stone of psychological competence
10 The desirable proficiencies of psychologically oriented coaching
11 Developing as a coach
Part 4 Supporting people through change – a Gestalt perspective
12 Creating the conditions for change
13 Achieving closure around issues
14 The coach’s guidance systems
References
- What are the critical success factors in effective executive coaching?
- What are the key competencies of a psychologically-informed coach?
- What are the similarities and differences between coaching and therapy?
It analyzes what constitutes effective coaching, stressing the importance of sound coaching principles, good coaching process, the desirable competencies of the coach, the importance of the coaching relationship and the issue of 'coachability'. It also examines the impact of a stronger psychological approach to coaching, exploring the key psychological competencies required, how to develop them, and the training and supervision issues implicit in this approach.
A recurrent theme is the personal development of the coach throughout the coaching process and Peter Bluckert highlights the contribution that the Gestalt perspective offers the coach, through the use of self as instrument of change. Anecdotes, stories and case samples are used throughout the book to illustrate situations so that the reader builds a picture of what psychologically-informed coaching looks like and how to practice ethically, responsibly and competently.
Psychological Dimensions to Executive Coaching provides business and executive coaches, management consultants, human resource specialists, corporate executives/senior managers, health/social workers, occupational psychologists, teachers, psychotherapists and counsellors with the essential information they need to be successful coaches and empower their clients.