Will I benefit from coaching? How will I measure the benefits—and will they be lasting ones? How do I choose the right coach and how can I get the maximum value out of the process?This book—by an insider with plenty of experience of hiring coaches and acting as a coach—provides a pragmatic insight into executive coaching for those who: are contemplating a career move and becoming an executive coach are considering using the executive coaching process for their organization; or are considering using—or asking their organization for—an executive coach for themselves. McAdam emphasizes the importance of commitment—from coach, individual and sponsor [the organization] if coaching is to be of real benefit.