[...]... work of coaching takes place The first of these components can be further elaborated by an examination of Table 1.2, which presents a summary of many of the typical goals built into coaching contracts These goal statements follow the emphasis of Figure 1.2 in that the first six are targeted on improving the functioning of the individual executive both as a person and as a manager The goals use the 17... COACHING In the last 20 or so years, at the same time EC evolved as a recognized practice or methodology, many other forms of coaching have also morphed into our organizational and personal lives Personal coaching, career coaching, spiritual coaching, new leader coaching, team coaching, financial coaching, and many others have all become popular What differentiates EC most from these other forms of. .. dimensions of the systems and psychodynamics model as a base from which to operate in a coaching relationship, simultaneously acknowledging and using the organizational environment in which the manager operates, selecting various aspects of the individual's behavior for tutorials, and always pushing the individual to improved levels of professional performance Table 1.3 presents an abbreviated listing of various... together with the leader and each member of a team The team coach "has an ongoing, helping relationship with both the team and the individual executives" (chap 32, this volume, p 329) EXAMPLES OF CONSULTING SITUATIONS IN WHICH EXECUTIVE COACHING CAN BE ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE Organizational consulting takes many forms Some are more appropriate and have greater potential Executive Coaching: A Working Definition... effectiveness of the organization or team coaching intervention A consultant working in a coaching relationship has a wide array of methods available to assist the executive Traditional "testand-tell" approaches help the manager become familiar with various dimensions of his or her behavior and provide the coach and the client with a language and a set of concepts within which to conduct their sessions Education,... understanding or appreciation of the importance of shared values as potential drivers of interpersonal trust, team cohesiveness, culture, and employee commitment Others are stuck in neutral, lacking personal drive as a result of not being sure why they are working and what they care about most in leading their organization In conjunction with consulting to help design and facilitate the strategic planning... of the art of EC is in a similar situation to that of the tumultuous Medieval times in Hungary when the unknown carriage maker saw the opportunity to design the first coach That craftsman imagined a way to carry the weary traveler along the harsh terrain to go faster, feeling fewer bumps and being protected from the dangers of accelerated travel through bad weather and around dangerous turns Today, it... During the middle period (1980-1994), an increase in professionalism occurred as well as the beginning of standardized services (though a full standardization has not yet occurred) In the current period (1995present), there has been an increase in publications and the establishment of a professional organization for coaching: the Professional and Personal Coaches Association, more recently known as the. .. purpose of this book as narrowing the gap between the growing understanding of the importance of complexity theory, human behavior, and the psychodynamic aspects of organizational and managerial life and the lack of practical guidance for how consultants and coaches can and should work with executives and managers on issues, performance problems, and dimensions of human behavior that have shadow [hidden]... feelings, defenses, and conflicts Hargrove's (1995) Masterful Coaching: Extraordinary Results by Impacting People and the Way They Think and Work Together is a book on transformational coaching Hargrove defined transformational coaching as a process that "shows people how to transform or stretch their visions, values, and abilities" (p 1) Transformational coaching helps people tap their inner drive and . engagements, and the issue of standards of practice in the field. The final section provides all of the major case studies that have appeared in the Consulting Psychology. effectiveness of the organization or team. coaching intervention. A consultant working in a coaching relationship has a wide array of methods available to assist