Book excerpt: Based on the author’s extensive research and consultancy practices, the book builds on the GROW coaching model and introduces a new model which involves 5 core capabilities and a 7-step process – The Achieve Coaching Model. Key features Based on an international best-practice study of executive coaching drawn from UK, Germany and US Explains a new, original and easy-to-use coaching method Shows how the return on coaching investment can be measured Links current theories of leadership to executive coaching