Topic Executive Coaching_ A Guide for the HR Professional Why is this topic important? Because executive coaching has grown rapidly in recent years, many human resource professionals and their clients need information to help them know when and how to use coaching for their organizations. Most of the books on the market are “how-to” books, with very little material to assist HR people in becoming savvy consumers of coaching services. The topics and materials in this book can serve as a practical guide to learn more about what coaching is and how to best use it in the organization. Contents . vii Introduction: Getting the Most from This Resource 1 Section I: Coaching as a Service 5 Chapter 1 What Is Coaching? 9 Chapter 2 When Is It Appropriate to Use Coaching? 17 Chapter 3 How Do You Select a Coach? 27 Chapter 4 What Are the Steps in the 41 Coaching Process? Section II: The Roles Involved in Coaching 63 Chapter 5 What Is the Role of the HR Professional? 65 Chapter 6 What Is the Client’s Role? 77 Chapter 7 What Is the Boss’s Role? 89 Chapter 8 What Is the Coach’s Role? 95 Section III: Special Topics 105 Chapter 9 Assimilation Coaching 107 Chapter 10 Executive Development and Coaching 111 Chapter 11 Multi-Cultural Issues 117 Chapter 12 Coaching and Diversity 123