Leading for Learning

Acknowledgments

I’ve never formally introduced myself as “a coach.” For 25 years I’ve called myself an organizational/leadership development consultant and a Gestalt-trained process consultant, but – until recently – have never tied myself to the word. So, to write an entire book on the topic is not what I would have predicted for myself. On the other hand, this is not a book about coaching. It’s a book about leadership. Ultimately, I am describing a leadership philosophy reflected in coaching, one of the most powerful dialogic practices available to leaders. Infused with the wisdoms of Gestalt theory, my goal was to find the ideal balance among know-how, inspiration, and pragmatism, to support leaders in bringing more awareness and learning ...