The Transformational Coaching handbook is a welcome and much-needed addition to the literature of the field.
- Francine Campone, Ed.D., MCC

This unique handbook, edited by Kymberly O. Akouris and Astrid E. Emond, studies the intersection of human and organizational development for coaches, highlighting transformative opportunities that can lead to positive changes in outlook and behavior. The authors put the discipline of coaching in the context of the range of challenges that individuals and organizations are facing in a time of rapid and unsettling change. Thoughtful coaches understand that transformation requires that we look both inside ourselves and outside to the greater world. Moving from scholarship to the practical application of the knowledge gained from this book, transformational coaching is not just about personal development but about the development of capacities that are going to be put at the service of the problems of our time. This book is a call to all coaches, teachers, and leaders to use the transformational power of coaching in the service of bettering individual life and bringing about enormous collective change in the world.