Through sharing the research methodologies, and describing intervention and change techniques used in leadership development, this book, written by IGLC-INSEAD professors and leadership coaches, contributes to a better understanding of how organizations may go beyond coaching in order to create best places to work.

Coaching has emerged from a Western, largely Anglo-American, perspective that may not be appropriate across cultures, given the multi-cultural nature of societies and workplaces today and the working practice of virtual teams. This has repercussions for the coaching profession. There is little knowledge about the constituent factors of cross-cultural coaching; or the attitudes, skills and knowledge required to practice in a global market. Therefore, there is little sharing of best practice that in turn has an impact upon coaching competency. This book shows a unique approach to describing the impact of culture in the coaching relationship. It demonstrates how culture can affect our perceptions, thoughts and emotions, influence our choices and impact our behaviour. It identifies the need for the coach to become adept at raising awareness of cultural influences and to reframe psychological constructs often thought to have universal meaning; such as responsibility.

This book provides a wide-ranging guide to the complex, multidisciplinary area of coaching, exploring coaching theories and approaches, genres and settings, and professional issues.

Designed to help students who are performing two or more years below their designated grade levels develop the skills they need to read with fluency and understanding.

This book' s comprehensive table of contents, effective pedagogy, and high-interest readings from a wide range of sources make it appropriate for use either as a core text or a supplement.Improved discussion question pedagogy includes higher-order questions to encourage reflective thinking and problem solving.Beginning Teachers' web site will include ACE self-tests, interactive activities, and selected articles from Kaleidoscope annotated with links and critical-thinking questions.A revised correlation chart arranged alphabetically by topic links each reading to specific chapters in Ryan/Cooper, Those Who Can, Teach, 9/e or Ornstein/Levine, Foundations of Education, 7/e.