The Sherpa Guide

Process-Driven Executive Coaching

by Brenda Corbett and Judith Colemon

		Publisher: Thomson South-Western Pub. Date: 2005 ISBN: 9780324407075 No. pages: 240 Category: Leadership & Management

In this summary you will learn

How the Sherpa system takes a practical approach to executive coaching
How coaching can improve executives’ managerial skills
How to be a process-driven business coach

Why you should read The Sherpa Guide

Pick up any trendy publication and you’re likely to see advertisements for life coaches and business coaches – individuals who promise to lead executives through positive, dramatic personal and professional changes. The trouble is that anyone can hang out a shingle and claim to be a career coach. No standards or certifications exist. Brenda Corbett and Judith Colemon, both experienced senior managers, suggest a structured, measurable process that coaches can use with their clients. Their system – which is named after the Sherpas, the Nepalese mountaineers who guide climbers up Mt. Everest – is built on a set of specific techniques for helping executives reach the next level in their trek up the career mountain. Business people who wonder if they want coaching will relate to the book’s numerous nicely told, short case histories, plus its instructions and step-by-step solutions. The book also provides coaches with tools, worksheets and sample client-journal pages. If you want to gain a foothold in executive coaching, getAbstract highly recommends that you start climbing – and stash a copy of this book in your backpack.

About the Authors

Brenda Corbett lectures and writes about leadership development. Judith Colemon has been an image consultant, recruiter, business owner and CEO for start-ups and established companies.

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