The Reflecting Glass or Medium and Message

The Reflecting Glass: Professional Coaching for Leadership Development

Author: Lucy West

Leadership is currently one of the most hotly discussed topics in business. This is the first book to not only identify the characteristics of successful leadership but to show how these qualities can be developed.The Reflecting Glass surveys the field of executive coaching, including its origins, the theoretical framework underpinning it, the forms it can take and the value it adds.Based on the experience of two leading practitioners and with contributions from other key players it provides a detailed methodology for working one-to-one with people at the top of organisations in order to help them become fully effective. Executive coaching has experienced exponential growth over the last five years but as yet there has been little critical appraisal of the activity. This book provides that critique. By describing and benchmarking good practice, The Reflecting Glass will be a valuable tool for those in leadership positions considering executive coaching for themselves, as well as the HR professional.

Table of Contents:

	List of Figures and Tables
	Notes on the Authors
	Notes on the Contributors
	Acknowledgements
	Introduction
Pt. I	The Emerging Discipline of Professional Development Coaching
Ch. 1	Development Coaching Defined	3
Ch. 2	The Supply and Demand Factors	15
Pt. II	A Framework for Professional Coaching for Leadership Development
Ch. 3	Development Coaching: A Model	29
Ch. 4	Case Studies	43
Ch. 5	The Process of Professional Development Coaching	58
Ch. 6	The Required Competencies	70
Pt. III	Key Issues within Professional Coaching for Leadership Development
Ch. 7	Evaluating Development Coaching	85
Ch. 8	Ethics and Standards in Coaching	95
Ch. 9	Training for Development Coaches	102
Pt. IV	Emerging Trends for Professional Coaching for Leadership Development
Ch. 10	The Evolving Marketplace for Development Coaching	115
Ch. 11	The Internationalisation of Coaching	131
Pt. V	The Future for Professional Coaching for Leadership Development
Ch. 12	A Vision for Development Coaching	145
Ch. 13	The Organisational Sponsor's Perspective: Development Coaching in the BBC	157
Ch. 14	Development Coaching in a Consulting Context	169
Ch. 15	An Assessment of Professional Coaching for Leadership Development	181
App. 1	A Map of the Coaching Terrain	193
App. 2	Three Schools of Psychology and Counselling	199
	Index	205

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Medium and Message: Television Advertising and American Elections

Author: Kenneth M Goldstein

This unique book uses a combination of sophisticated methodologies and cutting edge data to present accessible insights on American politics and campaign advertising in the United States. KEY TOPICS Its contributing authors tackle politically and policy relevant questions on the use and effect of political advertising, address campaign finance reform, and focus on improving the quality of elections. For political professionals, journalists, all the players involved in federal campaigns—and anyone with an interest in them.