Leadership Coaching - are you ready?

I am always on the lookout for resources for my clients and colleagues.  If you're considering whether leadership coaching is for you, there is a lot of sound guidance and food for thought in this little guide just published by the Center for Creative Leadership. Written by Douglas Riddle, it's called "Leadership Coaching - when it's right and when you're ready".  You can download the guide as an e-book or buy a conventional paper copy, and at $11.95 it's an inexpensive way to get a good feel for what to expect and what to look out for.

This book is well written, very readable and offers some coherent gems.  On transition coaching, one of my favourites is:  "Leadership coaching can spell the difference between a prolonged period of flailing about and a confident, focused move into a new situation."  I couldn't have put it better myself.