TY - BOOK AU - Peltier,Bruce TI - The psychology of executive coaching: theory and application SN - 9780415993418 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BF637.C6 P37 2009 U1 - 658.4'07124 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Brunner-Routledge KW - Executive coaching KW - Psycology - coaching KW - Coaching - theory and application N1 - Includes index N2 - In this updated edition, topics reflect the latest developments in the field of executive coaching. The writer describes several important psychological theories and how to effectively translate them into coaching strategies; essential business lessons in leadership; marketing, and the corporate viewpoint, along with vocabulary for the therapist; the challenges women face as managers and executives and effective coaching methods for working with them; and lessons from successful athletic coaches, one describing psychopathology likely to be encountered by coaches. Another descries and evaluates emotional intelligence, an third summarizes adult developmental theory for coaches and a fourth sorts out the popular and scientific literature on leadership and leader development ER -