The mindful coach seven roles for facilitating leader development
- San Francisco Jossey-Bass 2010
- xxii, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Written for executive coaches, teachers, and other development professionals, the book explores the seven roles or Voices that coaches assume while working with a client. The Voices are: Master, Partner, Investigator, Reflector, Teacher, Guide and Contractor. Silsbee illuminates the dynamic relationship between these roles, and integrates them in an intelligent roadmap for any coaching conversation. This book offers a helpful resource for internal and external executive coaches as well as leader coaches, consultants, trainers, teachers, and facilitators.