Coaching from the Inside: The Guiding Principles of Internal Coaching

This book highlights some of the unique challenges that are faced when coaching inside your own organization. In comparison to existing coaching literature, which typically focuses on external coaching, this book provides a toolkit specifically for internal coaches. J. Val Hastings draws on over 20 years of experience, in addition to international interviews with current internal coaches in a range of industries, to explore the questions that create the foundation of strong internal coaching practice:  

How do you manage potential conflicts of interest as an internal coach?
How do you coach when you have a vested interest in the outcome?
How do you seamlessly change roles as an internal coach?
How do you help leaders understand what coaching is, as well as its value - and yours - to the organization?
How do you coach the system?

Important reading for all internal coaches and coaches in training, this book provides a key set of guiding principles and puts practical resources into the hands of the people who need them.

Only a masterful and insightful coach as Val Hastings could put together a book which teaches how to really deal with this scenario. This one is to be studied once, twice again, again and again.

juliana de lacerda camargo, master certified coach, partner of r122 and representative of c4tl in brazil

Val shares some great insights and ideas on changing the culture of organisations so that colleagues listen more than they fix. Coaching from the Inside makes transformation more accessible for everyone!"

claire pedrick mcc, author of simplifying coaching

Coaching from the Inside is a masterpiece that reminds leaders that it will bring out the best in individuals, teams, and organizations when developing a coaching culture.

hirho y. park, phd., dmin., pcc, vice president for international relations and advancement, huree university, mongolia

j. val hastings, MCC, is the founder of Coaching4Today'sLeaders and Coaching4Clergy and has been coaching for over 20 years. A coach trainer, coach, mentor-coach, ICF credential assessor, author, and pastor, Val trains coaches across the globe, partnering with them to create internal coaching programs.