Adaptive Coaching

Product Description PROVIDING THE BEST NEW TOOLS FOR COACHES Rich in detail from the authors work with clients in Fortune 500 companies, Adaptive Coaching (second edition) offers a unique client-centered focus on how people prefer to be coached. In this completely revised second edition, authors Bacon and Voss deliver the tools and techniques coaches need to identify clients real needs, negotiate expectations, understand and adapt to different coaching style preferences, manage dialogue and help clients change. The authors identify eight distinct coaching styles teacher, parent, manager, philosopher, facilitator, counsellor, colleague, and mentor. They also include examples of coaching dialogue, and explore in detail the special challenges of coaching across cultures and generations, and of coaching women, minorities, and C-level executives. Review Terry Bacon and Laurie Voss are the “real deal” of the coaching world. The combination of their extensive experience and practical approach makes Adaptive Coaching, 2e, a playbook for coaches of all experience levels and backgrounds. Combining their client based research with great techniques and simple models is brilliant. This goes on my shelf of favorites. -- Mary Eckenrod, VP, Global Talent SolutionsThis is a practical, thoughtful tool for anyone involved in coaching – whether they be the coach, the employee, or the manager of a coaching program. The vast and deep pool of experience is translated into a useful, accessible tool. -- Christine A. Scordato, Director of Learning and Development, Putnam InterestsThis book is not only a roadmap but also a vehicle to understanding how to use coaching to sustain the leadership qualities of everyone. -- Rey Carr, CEO, Peer ResourcesAdaptive Coaching has value for anyone engaged in coaching activities. The information is immediately useable and has the potential to positively impact any organization. ― Training Media Review Book Description In Adaptive Coaching, Second Edition, executive development experts Terry Bacon and Laurie Voss draw from over 2,000 case studies of Fortune 500 employees to show how people prefer to be coached ― and the powerful results coaches can achieve by being adaptable. About the Author Terry R. Bacon, PhD is a prolific author, popular speaker, master coach and teacher. He is the founder and chairman of Lore International Institute (with a strategic alliance to Heidrick & Struggles, the world's premier executive search firm). Laurie Voss, PhD is managing principal of Executive Coaching Leadership and Talent Consulting at Korn Ferry. She is one of the world's leading authorities on executive coaching, particularly in global enterprises and complex organizations.