The Coaching for Leadership Case Study Workbook

DEDICATION

In memory of Richard Beckhard (1918-1999)

“We have a duty to pass on our learning.”

With these words he inspired many.

With these words he inspired me.

This book is a tiny pebble on the coastline of organizational understanding.

But it is my book, and I dedicate it to him.

In 1998 a number of executive educators converged on the luxurious L’Auberge Del Mar hotel in California to attend the The Learning Network—the third in a series of annual retreats convened by Marshall Goldsmith. The Learning Network is Marshall’s brainchild. Marshall’s idea was that by putting together a collection of thought leaders in the field of leadership and learning, good things might flow. And indeed they did, as attested by the myriad of books and collaborative ...