1. Edition - September 2008
32.90 Euro
2008. 238 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-470-17746-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-17746-4 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
Among the various coaching specialties, the most lucrative, and the most difficult to achieve, is executive coaching. Written by Lewis Stern, master coach and director of the graduate program in Executive Coaching at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Executive Coaching: Building and Managing Your Professional Practice provides a step-by-step plan for setting up and operating a lucrative executive coaching practice. A hands-on guide for aspiring executive coaches, this essential book covers everything from finding clients, to acquiring the right training, to making the transition from other fields, and more.

From the contents
Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Chapter One. Is Executive Coaching Right For You?

Chapter Two. Assessing Your Competencies As A Professional Executive Coach.

Chapter Three. Building And Marketing Your Value Proposition As An Executive Coach.

Chapter Four. Assembling And Managing The Building Blocks Of Your Executive Coaching Practice.

Chapter Five. Transitioning Into Executive Coaching From Other Specialty Fields.

Chapter Six. A Plan For Your Professional Executive Coaching Practice.

Appendix. Practical Resources For Professional Executive Coaching.

Books And Articles.

Journals.

Organizations.

Websites.

Assessments, Tools, And Other Resources.

Index.