This paper seeks to bridge and integrate the disciplined and rigorous practice of Design Conversation with the professional practice of coaching within the organisational setting. Argument is made that coaching is uniquely positioned to serve as a tool and process for facilitating genuine and effective dialogue at the organisational level....

While many senior executives can both afford and benefit from world class external coaching this may not be an affordable or manageable option for many leaders in large organizations....

This is an excerpt from The Executive Coaching Handbook which addresses the definition of executive coaching and competencies required.

The purpose of this study is to empirically test whether it is possible to deliberately develop emotional intelligence (EI) as conceptualized in the Mayer and Salovey model....