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Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart: A Systems Approach to Engaging Leaders with Their Challenges [Hardcover]

Mary Beth O'Neill (Author)
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"Executives are tough customers with high expectations. This direct and pragmatic book reveals the importance of the coach's immediacy and self-awareness in the successful coaching of top leaders." --Brian Clewes, senior vice president, human resources, TransAlta Corporation

"O'Neill writes in a way that allows you to see this experienced coach in action. What a wonderful way to learn!" --Geoff Bellman, consultant and author, The Consultant's Calling

"This is an important book. Executive coaches will find in Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart a sensible and sensitive process that leads to guaranteed results." --Carla J. Murray, general manager, The Westin Seattle

"In this book, O'Neill brings form and structure to the art of executive coaching. Novices are provided a path while seasoned practitioners will find affirmation." --Daryl R. Conner, CEO/President, ODR-USA, Inc.

"Effective leaders require courage, compassion, and initiative. O'Neill's systems-based coaching serves as a guide for both coaches and executives to better enable good decisions and good decision-makers." --Paul D. Purcell, president, Beacon Development Group

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"O'Neill writes in a way that allows you to see this experienced coach in action. What a wonderful way to learn!"
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4.0 out of 5 stars Useful Guide with a Few Key Elements Missing, Mar 18 2004
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Lewis R. Stern, Ph.D. (Wellesley, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart: A Systems Approach to Engaging Leaders with Their Challenges (Hardcover)
Mary Beth O'Neill is an experienced executive coach who provides a useful perspective and helpful guidelines and examples of what coaches can do to help executives. Her systems perspective and four-step approach is helpful with case examples and additional insights into how leaders can be coached to coach and how coaching can be combined with consulting to have a greater impact on the organization. There are several key elements of professional coaching that are missing in the book: First- The four-step approach does not include a thorough assessment of the executive and his/her organization using reliable historical, normative, and 360-degree data. Instead, the major focus is on asking the executive what they think they need or want to work on. Second- There is a lack of focus on involving and partnering with the executive's boss, board, key constituents, HR professionals and others to truly understand the executive and the organization from multiple perspectives and to have the potential impact on the whole system. And third- there could be greater emphasis on what happens after the coaching is completed; how to transition for continued learning, application, and improvement.
For more information about the principles and practice of executive coaching that incorporates Ms. O'Neill's useful approaches along with the additional components described above, you may want to go to the following website for the free Handbook of Executive Coaching along with other free information and tools for executives, coaches, and HR professionals: www.executivecoachingforum.com
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5.0 out of 5 stars "Real World" Coaching, Jan 11 2003
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Chip Doyle, Sandler Sales Institute (Castro Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart: A Systems Approach to Engaging Leaders with Their Challenges (Hardcover)
Excellent resource for experienced coaches looking for insight to take their practice to a higher level. This book is also useful for those considering coaching or consulting as a permanent profession. O'Neill provides many honest examples of the inner thoughts of coaches during sessions and tools to help maintain effectiveness and composure with tough clients.

Her humble writing style fosters the belief that "I could do this!" even though the concepts are highly advanced. I found myself going back over pages and concepts as I realized I had been in similar situations before. The case studies are exciting and easy to absorb but read this book slowly to embrace the richer complexities.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Executive coaching with clarity and practicality, Jan 26 2002
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A very readable book that helped me do better executive coaching right away.
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