Executive Coaching, Step by Step for 2027

Gives coaches of senior leaders a clear method for every stage of a formal engagement, from contracting and running sessions to measuring impact and staying ethical.

Who it's for

External and internal coaches, HR and L&D professionals who run coaching programmes, and senior managers asked to coach someone outside their own reporting line. It assumes a formal engagement, with a contract, a sponsor and planned sessions.

What you'll learn

• Contract a three-way engagement with the coachee and the sponsor, covering goals, confidentiality and logistics
• Run sessions with GROW (after Graham Alexander and Sir John Whitmore) and choose when OSKAR or CLEAR fits better
• Ask questions that shift thinking and listen at three levels, drawing on the Co-Active coaching model
• Work with limiting beliefs using Albert Ellis's ABCDE sequence and shift stuck behaviour with Kegan and Lahey's immunity map
• Debrief feedback data in five steps and turn coaching goals into a development plan the sponsor supports
• Measure impact with Goal Attainment Scaling and short stakeholder pulse checks, and report to the sponsor without breaking confidentiality
• Handle referral and supervision with the seven-eyed model (after Hawkins and Shohet), and keep session notes in line with UK GDPR

What's inside

• 79 pages, 11 chapters
• Every chapter follows the same pattern: key concepts, a step-by-step method, an illustrative example from a fictional UK organisation, a ready-to-use tool, common mistakes, a key-steps recap and a "Try it" exercise to apply the chapter to your own work
• Tools to copy and use, including a Three-Way Coaching Agreement, GROW Session Planner, Question Bank by Purpose and Referral Decision Guide
• A 30-60-90 day plan for setting up or professionalising a coaching practice, plus a glossary
• PDF in A4 format — read on screen or print
• Instant download after purchase

Contents

1. Contracting a Coaching Engagement
2. Running a Session with GROW
3. Asking Questions That Shift Thinking
4. Listening at Three Levels
5. Choosing Between GROW, OSKAR and CLEAR
6. Working with Limiting Beliefs
7. Shifting Stuck Behaviour with the Immunity Map
8. Debriefing Feedback Data with a Coachee
9. Turning Coaching Goals into a Development Plan
10. Measuring Coaching Impact
11. Staying Ethical: Boundaries, Referral and Supervision

Part of The Business Library

This title is one of the 55 ebooks in The Business Library, available together for £109 (worth £1,437 if bought separately: the total of the individual prices of the included titles in our store). It is also included in The Ultimate Business Bundle, which adds 8 checklists and toolkits and 10 workbooks — all 73 products for £147.