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Leadership Transition Coaching is a timely and valuable contribution to the literature on leadership, particularly for those navigating the challenges of changing leadership roles.  A key strength of this book is the seamless blend of an evidence base from existing and original research with a focus on practical advice for leaders and coaches. The book provides fascinating insights into both leaders’ experiences of transitions and the impact of coaching in supporting such changes. It should prove a very useful resource for both leaders and coaches who support them through meeting the challenges of leadership.

In today’s dynamic, ever-changing and uncertain environment, this book blends academic and practical insights to explore how coaching can support transitions to leadership roles. Offering a comprehensive overview of the topic, Devine and Nieuwstraten reflect critically on key aspects of the leadership transition process, drawing upon the real-life experiences of senior leaders as they navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by their new role. The text is very readable, stimulating and highly informative and an essential resource for aspiring leaders.

This book is a fabulous resource, not just for coaches and trainers of coaches, but for anyone who is navigating the changes which present themselves when we step into a leadership position. It provides fresh insights into how coaching can support leaders in transition and case studies, in particular, bring the material to life. The link the authors have made to the importance of coaching for new leaders as they navigate the challenges they encounter, both cognitively and emotionally in their new role, is clearly and intelligently presented. This is a timely and highly relevant book for the coaching community.

This book provides very relevant, usable advice and examples well-suited to practitioner-level coaches and to those training them.

Mary Valette Devine and Inge Nieuwstraten have provided an engaging new take on one of the central topics leaders bring to coaching conversations: ‘transitions’. Drawing on primary research, with data and case studies, the book provides a highly practical evidenced based title, which is an essential read for leadership coaches and those working in careers coaching.

This book is very welcome and timely in that it provides an excellent space for the leader / coach to deeply reflect on and consider the values, goals and behaviors that underpin the onerous responsibility and practice of leading others at a time where the very sustainability of our global system is under threat.

Drawing on existing coaching theory and new research on the impact of coaching, this useful book is a valuable roadmap for leaders in transition.

Leadership Transition Coaching comes at an opportune time for all leaders given the current volatile and complex nature of our world. This is an excellent book with academic rigour and practical insight into the struggle and response of leaders as they address the challenges of the workplace today. This text not only deepens practice but also facilitates rich reflection on what it is to be a leader and how best to navigate transitions effectively in collaboration with others.