ABSTRACT
The terms leadership coaching and executive coaching are often used interchangeably. Both involve working with individuals in leadership positions, though executive coaching is often used to describe coaching with leaders in more senior roles. In this chapter we use the term leadership and executive coaching as a catch-all, and we refer to it using the abbreviation LEC. Whilst there are similarities with other types of coaching (e.g. a relationship based on mutual trust and respect, exploration of news ways of thinking and behaving) there are some key differences for LEC. Compared with career coaching or personal development coaching, for example, the purpose and outcomes of LEC are expected to have a much farther reach. The aim of coaching with leaders is to develop ways of thinking and behaving that impact not just themselves but the whole system as appropriate (e.g. the organisation, the employees, supply chain, customers and other stakeholders).
