Be Coached To Success

About the Book

This book is not for coaches. It is for you, the business or organizational leader. It is directed at helping you to contract and work with a coach so that you can get the greatest possible value from the coaching process.

Coaching has proven its value as a sound leadership development strategy. Whereas only a few years ago it was primarily used to help leaders in trouble, today coaching is proactive and heavily focused on helping already successful leaders to achieve their next level of success. Executive coaching enables leaders to master new attitudes, behaviours, approaches, and relationships.

This guidebook will provide you with:


• The benefits of being coached
• The distinction between coaching and other relationships
• A checklist for determining what you want from a coach
• Suggestions for finding the right coach
• Managing the coaching process
• Measuring value

With the growing popularity of executive coaching and its ROI for the organization, this "how to" resource is a brilliant time saver and a must for anyone contemplating coaching for themselves or their organization.

About the Author

Gail Gibson is passionate about developing leaders who lead with integrity and confidence, and are committed to inspiring, coaching, challenging, and encouraging others. As a leadership coach/facilitator, Gail works with executives and senior teams to develop the skills and strong internal dynamics needed in today's corporate community. Prior to pursuing a doctorate in 1990, Gail brought 15 years of executive-level, practical experience in the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors to her coaching and leadership development practice. Her background provides a deep appreciation for the challenges facing organizations today and contributes richness to her coaching skills. Gail assists leaders to recognize and leverage their strengths; enhance their self-awareness; and create strategies to address key areas critical to their goals and success. She provides direct, honest feedback, and serves as a catalyst for individuals to explore and draw upon their own experience and wisdom.

Gail has a Ph.D. in Organizational Behaviour and continues to deliver the Master's in Leadership Program at Royal Roads University. In addition to her private practice, she also delivers a number of the modules for the BC government's "Leading the Way" initiative. In 2001, Gail co-founded, designed and delivered the Executive Coaching Certificate Program at Royal Roads University in Victoria, B.C. She is a graduate coach of CCUI and a certified facilitator of the Coaching Clinic.