PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION

When it was published in 2000, Coaching for Leadership became an instant classic in the field of executive coaching. The second edition in 2006 was aimed at the large number of retiring leaders who saw coaching as a way of passing on their learning. Coming twelve years after the book’s inception, this third edition is aimed squarely at the intended recipients of that legacy—the bright young leaders and coaches of the Hi-Po (High-Potential) Generation of the twenty-first century who hold high expectations of our distressed world.

Leadership coaching has changed dramatically since the last edition. The supply side is now overwhelmed with practitioners from myriad disciplines crowding into the coaching space. Perhaps ...

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