Despite the proven benefits of emotional intelligence, organizational life has typically been hostile to the inner world of feeling. Rationality is deemed superior to feeling, which can contaminate judgment. But without feeling there is no passion, and no action....

Along with the practical guidance offered by the numerous case studies, conceptual approaches, and methods presented in the volume by some of the finest thinkers in the field, the editors--both respected executive consultants--explain the history and evolution of executive coaching thus far....

 This beautifully-written book, by one of the UK’s most experienced and highly-regarded executive coaches, provides a clear and concise introduction to psychodynamic concepts and their practical application to executive coaching....

The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching is a landmark resource that presents a variety of perspectives and best practices from today's top executive coaches. It provides valuable guidance on exactly what the best coaches are now doing to get the most out of leaders, for now and into the future....

Executive coaching continues to grow- in popularity and prestige. Yet there still is no widely agreed upon definition or set of professional standards. Neither is there any agreed upon set of qualifications or training for executive coaches. This...

Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities: We’re overconfident. We seek out information that supports us and downplay information that doesn’t. We get distracted by short-term emotions. When it comes to making choices, it seems, our brains are flawed instruments....

Dr. Brooks and David Richman, a coach to many of the most successful financial advisors in the United States, describe the qualities that help advisors to have a positive impact on the lives of their clients....

Today we are living in very dynamic, fast-paced, and stressful environment which demands rapid flexibility and fluidity in our perceptions and behaviors. Organizations are required to learn, interate, grow, and respond much more quickly than in prior years....

Throughout this MasterClass, you will hear, see, and read as Dr. Jim Loehr discusses how executive coaching has the potential to impact the health and well-being of corporate America and the strategies he has successfully employed at Johnson & Johnson’s Human Performance Institute....

Today’s corporate, non-profit, educational, and government leaders face a myriad of complex decisions and challenges. In a new world economy our interconnectedness is increasingly pronounced: a financial crisis in one part of the world is felt rippling through another....