A Coach's Guide to Developing Exemplary Leaders: Making the Most of The Leadership Challenge and the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) -- ABOUT THIS BOOK -- WHY IS THIS TOPIC IMPORTANT? -- WHAT CAN YOU ACHIEVE WITH THIS BOOK? -- HOW IS THIS BOOK ORGANIZED? -- CONTENTS -- PART I: COACHING TO IMPROVE THE FIVE PRACTICES -- CHAPTER 1: ACCEPT THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE -- WHAT DO LEADERS DO WHEN THEY ARE AT THEIR BEST? -- WHAT IS THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE MODEL? -- THE FIVE LEADERSHIP PRACTICES -- THE TEN COMMITMENTS OF LEADERSHIP -- HOW DOES THE LEADERSHIP PRACTICES INVENTORY SUPPORT THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE CONCEPT? -- HOW TO USE THIS BOOK -- CHAPTER 2: COACHING TO MODEL THE WAY -- CLARIFY VALUES -- SET THE EXAMPLE -- MODEL THE WAY: PRACTICE FOR THE LPI ITEMS -- BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND WEBSITES TO RECOMMEND -- CHAPTER 3: COACHING TO INSPIRE A SHARED VISION -- ENVISION THE FUTURE -- ENLIST OTHERS -- INSPIRE A SHARED VISION: PRACTICE FOR THE LPI ITEMS -- BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND WEBSITES -- CHAPTER 4: COACHING TO CHALLENGE THE PROCESS -- SEARCH FOR OPPORTUNITIES -- EXPERIMENT AND TAKE RISKS -- CHALLENGE THE PROCESS: PRACTICE FOR THE LPI ITEMS -- BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND WEBSITES TO RECOMMEND -- CHAPTER 5: COACHING TO ENABLE OTHERS TO ACT -- FOSTER COLLABORATION -- STRENGTHEN OTHERS -- ENABLE OTHERS TO ACT: PRACTICE FOR THE LPI ITEMS -- BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND WEBSITES -- CHAPTER 6: COACHING TO ENCOURAGE THE HEART -- RECOGNIZE CONTRIBUTIONS -- CELEBRATE VALUES AND VICTORIES -- ENCOURAGE THE HEART: PRACTICE FOR THE LPI ITEMS -- BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND WEBSITES -- PART II: IMPROVE YOUR COACHING COMPETENCE -- CHAPTER 7: COACHING FOR SUCCESS -- A BRIEF AND RECENT HISTORY OF COACHING -- WHAT IS COACHING? -- WHY COACHING? -- BENEFITS OF COACHING -- INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL? -- WILL I MAKE A GOOD COACH? -- IS YOUR LEADER COACHABLE? -- WHAT DO COACHES DO?.

MANY ROLES, BUT MOSTLY COACHES COMMUNICATE -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 8: COACHING COMPETENCIES -- SELF-EVALUATION -- EXPLORING THE COMPETENCIES -- COMMUNICATION SKILLS -- INTERPERSONAL PROFICIENCY -- BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS -- DESIGNING DEVELOPMENTAL PLANS -- INSPIRING ACTION -- FACILITATING THE COACHING PROCESS -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 9: THE COACHING PROCESS -- THE 6CS OF COACHING TASKS -- SUMMARY -- CHAPTER 10: COACHING WHEN THINGS GO AWRY -- WHAT'S THE BIGGEST CONCERN? -- WHAT ELSE CAN GO WRONG? -- IS YOUR LEADER READY FOR COACHING? -- SHOULD YOU EVER END A CONTRACT EARLY? -- PROBLEMS ARISING WITH OTHERS -- TOUGH CONVERSATIONS -- IT'S ALL GOOD -- CHAPTER 11: COACH YOURSELF TO MASTERY -- YOUR LIFELONG LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT ARE CRITICAL -- CREATE YOUR MASTER COACHING DEVELOPMENT PLAN -- IMPROVE YOUR COACHING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS -- IMPROVE YOUR LEADERSHIP KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS -- ENHANCE YOUR INTERPERSONAL ABILITY -- ASPIRE TO THE BEST YOU CAN BE -- READING LIST FOR COACHES -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS.