Book Review: Essential Business Coaching

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Business Coach and Business Coaching. Business coaching focuses on the needs of your business to expand and grow. Many of us try to improve our lives by growing our own business. David Mason is the Official Guide to Business Coach and Business Coaching.nnEssential Business Coaching, by Averil Leimon, Gladeana McMahon, François Moscovici, is a valuable resource for people interested in Business Coach and Business Coaching, and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.nnBook DescriptionnEssential Business Coaching offers a much-needed answer to the question of what makes a good business coach.nThe authors draw on 60 years of combined experience to provide an in-depth review of best practice and theory. They provide a thorough examination of the changing nature of work, the need for new sources of competitive advantage and the benefits of investing in coaching. Useful ideas for further reading are found throughout, along with numerous examples of real business coaching situations. The inclusion of interviews with both corporate sponsors and individual clients provide a unique insight into what makes good coaching in practice.nThe combination of solid theory and abundant examples make Essential Business Coaching an invaluable tool for all business coaches as well as counselors, psychotherapists, human resource professionals and senior managers.nnAbout the AuthornAveril Leimon is a partner at White Water Strategies, a London-based consulting firm. She has pioneered the process of coaching in business for over 20 years.nnFrancois Moscovici is co-founder of White Water Strategies. His career as a strategy consultant, business manager, in-house mentor and executive coach has mainly been with companies such as Thorn EMI and PricewaterhouseCoopers.nnGladeana McMahon is a leading personal development and executive coach. She is a Vice President and Fellow of the Association for Coaching and a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.