CHAPTER1Your Personal Model of Coaching

NO TWO COACHES WORK IN QUITE THE SAME WAY. NOR SHOULD THEY. WHETHER OFFERED FROM AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVE, EXECUTIVE COACHING ASSUMES A SPECIAL BOND BETWEEN COACH AND CLIENT that is genuine and well defined. It is a human partnership aimed at achieving results by exploring the individuality of you and your client. As a result, exceptional executive coaching goes well beyond just knowing about established coaching practices and techniques. Those coaches who are most successful bring insights about their own identities to the activity, including awareness of their goals, their feelings, and their interpersonal styles. They draw on a combination of professional experience, personal characteristics, ...

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