tailieunhanh - Executive Coaching A Guide for the HR Professional - Anna Marie Valerio

The purpose of this book is to help human resource professionals and their clients become more savvy consumers of coaching services. With the wide array of coaching services now available in the marketplace, HR professionals need information to allow them to sort through options, ask discerning questions, and understand what constitutes successful coaching engagements. | 1 - - - EXECUTIVE COACHING A GUIDE FOR THE HR PROFESSIONAL ANNA MARIE VALERIO ROBERT J. LEE About This Book Why is this topic important Because executive coaching has grown rapidly in recent years many human resource professionals and their clients need information to help them know when and how to use coaching for their organizations. Most of the books on the market are how-to books with very little material to assist HR people in becoming savvy consumers of coaching services. The topics and materials in this book can serve as a practical guide to learn more about what coaching is and how to best use it in the organization. What can you achieve with this book In the authors experience HR professionals clients and others in organizations have many questions related to the practice of executive coaching. This book provides information on the process of coaching when it is appropriate to use it and how the four key roles of HR professional client boss and coach can function together to maximize the effectiveness of coaching. This volume seeks to equip HR professionals their clients and others with the ability to make informed decisions about coaching for themselves and for their organizations. How is this book organized This book is divided into five sections. Section I provides a definition of coaching situations in which coaching is appropriate and guidelines on selecting a coach. The critical steps in the coaching process are explained. Section II provides an understanding of the different roles and responsibilities of the HR professional the client the boss and the coach and how each of them interrelate to achieve a successful outcome for the coaching engagement. Section III highlights some special topic areas such as executive development for which coaching can be utilized as a way to accelerate the learning process. Section IV offers first-hand accounts .