COACHING ACROSS CULTURES
NEW TOOLS FOR LEVERAGING NATIONAL, CORPORATE AND PROFESSIONAL DIFFERENCES
Philippe Rosinski
"This unique book introduces a new and more creative form of coaching to meet the demands of today's diverse and international workplace. Philippe Rosinski breaks new ground with the first book to bridge the gap between coaching and cultures. Coaching Across Cultures is a rich read for anyone who wants to coach, whether professionally or inside a multinational corporation, and it is a valuable contribution to understanding what coaching is."
Business Executive, Spring 2003
"This book is gently persuasive and challenging. The essence of the book is that difference needs to be noticed and that it can be a powerful positive force within the coaching relationship - a journey for both coach and coachee. Rosinski's passion shows through and he ends with a heartfelt and topical reminder of the potential of all of us to deal with cross-cultural differences with an attitude of openness, curiosity and eagerness to learn."
People Management, March 2003
Whether working across countries or bridging corporate and professional boundaries, the demands of global business require new ways of managing and motivating people. In this unique book, Philippe Rosinski introduces a new and more creative form of coaching to meet the demands of today's diverse and international workplace: Coaching Across Cultures.
While the concept of culture generally evokes nations - as in British or French culture - this book addresses cultural differences from many perspectives: national, corporate or professional. These cultural components have a significant impact on every one of our interactions: how we view time, think, organise ourselves, define our purpose, relate to power and cope with uncertainty.
With plenty of illustrations, workplace examples, activities, and tools, Rosinski offers both practical and effective coaching methods as well as thoughtful new approaches to help you push beyond the confines of your own culture's norms, values and beliefs when working with colleagues or coaching your clients.
Written for coaches, executives, managers and professionals aspiring to become coaches, and for interculturalists who want to enhance their consultation or training sessions, Coaching Across Cultures demonstrates how coaches and interculturalists can discover creative solutions to problems and leverage cultural differences, and how they can turn these powerful ideas into action to facilitate the high performance of individuals and teams.
"A valuable contribution for understanding what coaching is and can yet be."
Timothy Gallwey
"Coaching Across Cultures is an outstanding book that explains how to develop the new breed of leadership necessary to achieve sustainable high performance in today's global and multicultural environment. This visionary piece of work is both profound and practical. It will show you how to leverage human potential and its rich cultural diversity, to the benefit of employees, customers, shareholders and society at large."
Dean O'Hare, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Chubb Corporation
Philippe Rosinski's pioneering work in bringing the crucial intercultural dimension into the practice of coaching has won him worldwide acclaim. An expert in executive coaching, team coaching, and global leadership development, his international corporate clients include Baxter Healthcare, Unilever, Chubb Insurance and IBM. He is the first continental European to be designated Master Certified Coach by the International Coach Federation. Previously the Director of Custom Programs at the Center For Creative Leadership, he is currently principal of Rosinski & Company, a global consulting firm that helps leaders, teams and organizations unleash their human potential to achieve high performance. For further information visit his website at http://www.CoachingAcrossCultures.com