Executive Coaching
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Navigate the dynamic landscape of executive coaching with insights from leading practitioners
Executive coaching lacks unified guidance, leaving coaches trying to understand disparate methodologies and evolving practices alone. Executive Coaching: Perspectives and Practices Across the Field solves this problem by gathering a collection of experienced coaches using varied approaches and offering their perspectives on 20 foundational questions. Editor Jessica Stone, a psychologist with 30+ years of experience, creates a comprehensive resource reflecting the field's rich diversity.
Each chapter explores one question through 13 coaches' responses, covering chemistry calls, contracting, foundational approaches, credentialing, cultural humility, ethics, digital tools, resilience, leadership, imposter syndrome, and ROI. The book distinguishes coaching from mentoring, addresses psychological boundaries, examines life impacts beyond work, and explores the profession's future with theoretical frameworks and real-world applications.
Readers will also find:
- Multiple perspectives on each question that reveal commonalities and distinct approaches across the coaching profession
- Practical guidance on establishing rapport, setting expectations, and navigating the contracting process with clients
- Strategies for building self-awareness as a coach and helping clients leverage self-awareness for growth
- Insights on integrating digital tools while addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in coaching practice
- Synthesis sections that highlight key themes and differences, helping readers understand core insights while appreciating nuanced perspectives
Executive Coaching: Perspectives and Practices Across the Field serves executive coaches, leadership development professionals, organizational consultants, and graduate students. By showcasing diverse thought in coaching practice, this book provides an educational tool for aspiring coaches and a detailed reference guide for experienced practitioners.
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JESSICA STONE, PhD, PCC, is an executive coach, psychologist, author, and editor specializing in leadership development, executive functioning, and the thoughtful integration of psychology and technology into coaching practice. She works with leaders, professionals, and organizations to strengthen self-awareness, decision-making, relational effectiveness, and sustainable performance. Drawing on decades of experience across psychology, coaching, writing, and training, Stone brings a psychologically grounded, practice-oriented perspective to executive coaching. Her work includes the development of a meaning-based approach to coaching that examines the internal processes shaping perception, behavior, adaptation, and change, explored more fully in her forthcoming book Meaning-Based Coaching. She is the editor of Executive Coaching: Perspectives and Practices Across the Field and the author and editor of numerous books on psychology, technology, and human development.
Content
List of Contributors ix
Author's Note xi
Preface xiii
Bios xv
Generative AI Usage Statement xlv
Foreword xlvii
Introduction: An Exploration of Coaching Perspectives li
Lauren Berlin
1 Chemistry Calls: What Role Do Chemistry Calls Play in Establishing Rapport and Setting Mutual Expectations Between Coach and Client? What Is the Key Component You Find to Have Value in These Calls? 1
2 The Contracting Process in Coaching: Beyond the Basics: What Are the Key Components of An Effective Coaching Contract, Why, and How Do They Set the Stage For a Successful Coaching Relationship? 27
3 Foundational Approach: How Does Your Foundational Coaching Approach Influence Both Your Methodology and the Outcomes For Your Client (Beyond the Basics)? Why is This Important? 51
4 Coaching-Mentoring-Advising: What Are the Distinguishing Components Between Coaching, Mentoring, and Advising? What Are the Slippery Areas Between These and How Can These Be Incorporated Without Compromising the Integrity of the Coaching Engagement? 75
5 Credentialing: What Are the Important Reasons for Credentialing in Executive Coaching? How Does This Impact Credibility and Client Trust, or Not? 99
6 Competency: What Are the Core Competencies of an Executive Coach? How Can Coaches Continuously Improve Their Skill Set? 121
7 Cultural Humility and Intersectionality: How Can Coaches Ensure They Bring Cultural Humility and an Intersectional Lens to Their Coaching Practice? Why Is This Important? 147
8 Early Career Advice: What Are the Most Valuable Lessons for New Executive Coaches in Establishing Their Coaching Point of View and Building a Client Base? What Would You Say to Your Younger Coach Self? 171
9 Handling Emotional/Psychological Topics (Sticky Situations): How Can Executive Coaches Navigate Situations When a Client Presents Psychological or Emotional Issues Beyond the Coach's Expertise? When Is It Time to Refer Elsewhere (Another Coach with Expertise, a Therapist, Psychiatrist, etc.)? 193
10 Coaching Beyond the Workplace: How Can Changes in Communication Style and Personal Development Through Coaching Impact a Client's Relationships and Social Life Outside of Work? 215
11 Ethical Considerations: What Are the Most Significant Ethical Challenges in Executive Coaching, and How Can Coaches Navigate Them Responsibly? 235
12 Assessments: What Are the Best Practices for Using Assessments in Executive Coaching, and How Can They Contribute to Tailored Coaching Solutions? What Are Your Top Two Assessments (If Applicable)? 259
13 Coach-Knowing Self: Why is Self-Awareness Critical for Executive Coaches? How Might Deeper Self-Understanding Cultivate a More Powerful Coaching Engagement? 285
14 Client-Knowing Self: How Can Executive Coaches Help Clients Increase Self-Awareness and Leverage It for Personal and Professional Growth? How Might This Contribute to Their Coaching Journey? 307
15 Digital Tools: How Are Digital Tools Transforming Executive Coaching, and What Are the Benefits and Challenges of Their Use? What Are Your Top Two Digital Tools (if Applicable)? 329
16 Resilience: Resilience Is a Commonly Discussed Concept in Organizations. What Does This Mean to an Individual? To a Team? To a Company? What Strategies Can Executive Coaches Use to Help Their Clients Build Resilience? 353
17 Leadership: What Do You Consider to Be the Key Components of Leadership Development in Coaching? How Can Coaches Identify and Foster Leadership Skills in Their Clients? 377
18 Imposter Syndrome: In What Ways Does Imposter Syndrome Impact Clients? How Can Executive Coaches Help Clients Recognize and Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Particularly in High-Stakes Environments? 401
19 Return on Investment (ROI): What Are Your Successful Ways to Measure and Communicate the ROI of Coaching Services to Organizations and Clients? 423
20 The Future of Coaching: How Is the Landscape of Executive Coaching Evolving? What New Trends and Approaches Should Coaches Prepare for? What Words of Wisdom Would You Like to Impart to Newer Coaches? 447
Conclusion 473
Index 000
Endorsements 000
