ABSTRACT
This chapter illustrates how Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry (CDAI) theory, method, and practice can be used to simultaneously assess and transform leaders, teams, and organizations, through a non-formulaic coaching and consulting process that becomes increasingly self-transforming and collaborative as it evolves. The chapter provides two mini-cases illustrating how CDAI and Global Leadership Profile (GLP) can be used in team coaching contexts to shape coaching interventions on the ground and support the growth of individuals and teams toward more transforming/collaborative ways of operating. The first case was written by Peter Hill during his period of supervised debriefings en route to GLP certification. The second case was written by Nancy Wallis based on her experience coaching a technically brilliant but irascible senior executive toward becoming a more effective team leader and coach of his manufacturing quality team in a global biopharmaceutical firm.
