A Coach's Guide to Emotional Intelligence: Strategies for Developing Successful Leaders

A Coach's Guide to Emotional Intelligence: Strategies for Developing Successful Leaders

by James Bradford Terrell, Marcia Hughes
Released September 2008
Publisher(s): Pfeiffer
ISBN: 9781118047613

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Book description

A Coach's Guide to Emotional Intelligence is a groundbreaking book that combines the topics of coaching and emotional intelligence in a down-to-earth resource for coaches, facilitators, and consultants. The authors, James Bradford Terrell and Marcia Hughes two experts in the field of emotional intelligence training offer a number of elegant solutions that help coaches and their clients develop the authentic emotional skills needed to meet the challenges of today's increasingly complex world. The book clearly shows how EI coaching can be applied within organizations and provides a solid coaching method for use with leaders in business settings. The book outlines five highly-effective strategies for developing influential leaders.

Table of contents

  1. About This Book
    1. Why is this topic important?
    2. What can you achieve with this book?
    3. How is this book organized?
  2. About Pfeiffer
  3. Dedication
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. PART ONE - Emotional Intelligence as a Foundation for Effective Coaching
    1. CHAPTER 1 - Connecting Emotional Intelligence and Coaching
      1. THE DESTINATION
      2. YOUR TRAVELING COMPANIONS
      3. SIGNS ALONG THE WAY
      4. COACHING TO BUILD EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL EFFECTIVENESS
      5. CONNECTING THE FIVE ESE PRACTICES AND EI MEASURES
      6. TEAMS AND GROUPS
      7. COACHING FOR ESE CALLS FOR MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES
    2. CHAPTER 2 - The Business Case for Building Emotional and Social Effectiveness ...
      1. SUCCESS THROUGH EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL EFFECTIVENESS
      2. IT’S ALL IN RELATIONSHIPS
      3. FEDERAL APPLICATIONS
      4. WHAT THE COACH NEEDS
      5. LEARNING BY EXAMPLE
  9. PART TWO - Building Emotional and Social Effectiveness Strategies in Your Client
    1. CHAPTER 3 - Valuing Self
      1. SELF-CONFIDENCE
      2. SELF-WORTH
      3. HOW WE DEVELOP OUR SENSE OF SELF-WORTH
      4. SELF-WORTH TO SELF-ACTUALIZATION
      5. COACHING FOR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE—VALUING SELF
    2. CHAPTER 4 - Valuing Others
      1. EVERYONE WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE
      2. HELPING PEOPLE VALUE OTHERS
      3. LEARNING HOW TO NOTICE OTHERS WITH RESPECT
      4. HELPING OTHERS VALUE OTHERS
      5. TRUST SHOWS VALUE
      6. COACHING FOR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE—VALUING OTHERS
    3. CHAPTER 5 - Responsive Awareness
      1. THE COLLABORATIVE GROWTH COACHING PROCESS FOR RESPONSIVE AWARENESS
      2. EMOTIONAL LITERACY
      3. MOTIVATION TO RESPOND
      4. AWARENESS OF HOW YOU FEEL AND WHY
      5. REFLECTIVE PRACTICES
      6. REFLECTING AS A COACH
      7. AWARENESS OF THE EMOTIONS OF OTHERS
      8. RESPONDING WITH EFFECTIVE ACTION
      9. DEVELOPING RESPONSIVE AWARENESS—COACHING PETRA
    4. CHAPTER 6 - Courage
      1. PATIENCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND INDEPENDENCE
      2. THE COURAGE TO SPEAK
      3. THE COURAGE TO ACT
      4. THE COURAGE TO TRUST
      5. YOUR OWN COURAGE
      6. COACHING FOR EMOTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS—COURAGE
    5. CHAPTER 7 - Authentic Success
      1. DEFINING AUTHENTIC SUCCESS
      2. CONNECTING ALL FIVE ESE STRATEGIES
      3. THE PERFECTION TRAP
      4. SELF-TALK: THE DISCIPLINE THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
      5. HOW MUCH DO YOU ASK OF LIFE?
      6. EI SKILLS SUPPORTING AUTHENTIC SUCCESS
      7. SELF-ACTUALIZATION
      8. LIFE′S 2% SOLUTION
      9. CHRISTA’S JOURNEY—COACHING FOR AUTHENTIC SUCCESS
  10. PART THREE - Developing the Coach
    1. CHAPTER 8 - Emotions as a New Field of Learning
      1. A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO COACHING
      2. NEWFIELD′S ONTOLOGICAL COACHING™ APPROACH
      3. EMOTIONS AND LEARNING
      4. THREE POWERFUL DOORWAYS IN COACHING
      5. EMOTIONS AND LANGUAGE
      6. EMOTIONS AND THE BODY
      7. EMOTIONS, COACHING, AND MEANING
    2. CHAPTER 9 - Developing Your Own Emotional Awareness as a Coach
      1. 1. TAKE A LOOK AT HOW YOU TAKE A LOOK
      2. 2. LEARN HOW TO LEARN
      3. 3. EMOTIONAL IMMERSION
      4. 4. THE ART OF GENTLE IRREVERENCE IN COACHING: A TALE OF TWO COACHES
      5. SUPPORTING YOUR SKILLS
  11. PART FOUR - Case Studies
    1. CHAPTER 10 - Coaching to Enhance, Develop, and Strengthen Emotional and Social ...
      1. COACHING IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
      2. COACHING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
      3. LEADERSHIP COACHING AT NASA
      4. LEADERSHIP COACHING AT THE EPA
    2. CHAPTER 11 - Case Examples
      1. BUILDING EMOTIONAL CAPACITY: THE POWER OF MOOD IN A GROUP: A CASE STUDY
      2. DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS—A CASE STUDY
  12. Conclusion
  13. References
  14. Resources
  15. Index
  16. About the Authors

Product information

  • Title: A Coach's Guide to Emotional Intelligence: Strategies for Developing Successful Leaders
  • Author(s): James Bradford Terrell, Marcia Hughes
  • Release date: September 2008
  • Publisher(s): Pfeiffer
  • ISBN: 9781118047613