Executive Coaching for Results helps this critical training technique come of age. For the first time, Underhill, Koriath and McAnally bring together the collective intelligence of the field. Offering practical learning, best practices, and illuminating case studies, it is the first definitive guide to the effective use of executive coaching in the corporate environment. In contrast to the soft, academic, or sometimes scattershot resources currently available, Executive Coaching for Results draws on rigorous and extensive research of those now using coaching to positive, quantifiable results.
The content and inspiration for the book grew from a 2005 Rapid Cycle Research project conducted by Executive Development Associates, Inc. The project brought Fortune 1000 and Global 500 companies together in a research consortium that examined the coaching industry from the perspectives of organizations, leaders being coached, and coaches, resulting in a rich mixture of qualitative and quantitative data. Forty-five in-depth interviews were conducted across the three perspectives (19 organizations, 13 leaders, 13 executive coaches). A web- based survey achieved breadth, being completed by 48 organizations, 86 leaders (from 25 companies) and 152 coaches. As a result, the book features illuminating research and best practices from many name-brand organizations, like Dell, Sony, Wal-Mart, Intel, BP, Unilever, General Mills, and Fidelity Investments.
