Hawkins, Peter Coaching, Mentoring and Organizational Consultancy: Supervision, Skills and Development (0335247148)

The fields of coaching, mentoring and consultancy are going through a phase of professionalization, with the establishment of formal standards, European bodiesand standard requirements for supervision. Substantially revised, this accessible book provides a response to these growing demands, examining:

• Differences and similarities between coaching, mentoring and organizational consultancy
• Personal and professional development that leads to sustainable change
• Qualities, capabilities, skills and values necessary for effective coaching, mentoring and supervision
• Guidelines for practice.

• Transformational coaching
• Developments in the field of neuroscience and the implications for coaching
• Systemic team coaching, developments in leadership, and creating a coaching culture
• Supervision on supervision and group supervision
• Oshry's approach to understanding systemic patterns in organizational relationships
• Expanded seven-eyed model

'The noble art of consulting, coaching and mentoring has many roots, among which the impressive fearless speech (parrhesia) of some ancient Athenians and the towering figure of Mentor/Athena in Homer's Odyssey. This wonderfully lucid and comprehensive guide shows how fearless compassion is still at the basis of getting the consulting that matters and the mentoring that can transform a business.'
Dr Erik de Haan, Professor of Organisation Development at the VU University Amsterdam and Director of the Centre for Coaching, Ashridge Business School

'One of the characteristics of a classic professional book is that it is always a work in progress. In this latest edition of their overview of coaching, mentoring and supervision, the authors reflect the substantial changes that have occurred in terms of applications, professionalization and our knowledge of the fundamental mechanisms behind these powerful approaches to learning and change. This will not be the last edition, I am sure!'
Professor David Clutterbuck, European Mentoring & Coaching Council

'I read the first edition of this book and was impressed with its breadth, depth and width. It was a veritable Aladdin's C