Secrets of an Executive Coach: Proven Methods for Helping Leaders Excel under Pressure »

Alan Downs (San Francisco, CA) is an executive coach, management psychologist, and former human resources executive. His books include The Fearless Executive (AMACOM: 0-8144-0565-7), Corporate Executions (AMACOM: 0-8144-7938-3), and The Seven Miracles of Management.

It's not just faulty products and poor fiscal results that can throw an executive into crisis. The more prevalent and pernicious problems

are personal in nature. A manipulative or hierarchical boss may be suffering a crisis of confidence; a stressed-out or uninterested colleague may struggle

with a crisis of passion.

According to experienced psychologist and executive coach Alan Downs, these often dormant interior conflicts flare up when the crushing demands of the

business world collide with the inner needs of the individual. His new book offers a fresh, eye-opening perspective on how to steer executives back to a

successful career path.

Secrets of an Executive Coach uncovers six crises that cause people to fail. And unlike the prevailing corporate model, which advocates suppressing

crises, Downs explains how to confront and resolve them using 11 essential coaching techniques, including role playing, self-imitation, metaphor map,

and devil's advocate. These classic methods gain new relevance in this breakthrough approach that puts crisis management at the heart of effective

Author Biography: Alan Downs (San Francisco, CA) is an executive coach, management psychologist, and former human resources executive. His books

include The Fearless Executive (AMACOM: 0-8144-0565-7), Corporate Executions (AMACOM: 0-8144-7938-3), and The Seven

Miracles of Management.