Leaders need to build emotional and mental resilience during tough times and model behaviour that shows courage, decisiveness, vision, and the ability to adapt to change.

Leaders need to build emotional and mental resilience during tough times and model behaviour that shows courage, decisiveness, vision, and the ability to adapt to change.
Co-authored by Nick Wilkins and Sunny Stout-Rostron How do corporate leaders develop the competences they need? And how should they be supported in their development? These are important questions, because the answers determine the precise forms of support executives and managers will need at particular stages in their professional development. This article briefly reviews the […]
In September 2013, Sunny was specially invited to take part in the Leader2Leader conference taking place on 25th and 26th of September – 2 days before the Harvard Institute of Coaching conference on Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare. She gave a short talk on the challenges being faced by leaders and leadership, as well as those […]
Join me for a live Twitter Q&A tomorrow, Friday 23rd May 2014 at 12h00 on my Twitter handle @StoutRostron. You can also follow the conversation using the hashtag #leadershipcoaching. The Q&A session is based on a theoretical and experiential session that I ran on the 14th May at the South African College of Applied Psychology […]
During the last few years, Dr Sunny Stout-Rostron has conducted a series of interviews to look at the impact of coaching on leadership that aimed at large-scale systemic change. From her range of interviews has emerged the need to develop coaching practice at the highest level, embracing a new perspective on real change in leadership […]
Sunny Stout-Rostron’s ground-breaking book on Leadership Coaching was launched recently in Cape Town and Johannesburg. If you are in a leadership position, or if you coach leaders, this book is an essential addition to your bookshelf. To get your copy, follow these links: Softcover version Ebook version Available in softcover and ebook
“This book is a must-read for all leaders and coaches who want to take their coaching to the next level, but are not sure how. While Sunny Stout-Rostron’s thought-provoking book provides a framework for leaders and coaches to understand the complexities, it is above all a practical book. Sunny is the ultimate coach, clarifying the […]
“Hundreds of books have been published about leadership coaching, but few as comprehensive, readable, and immediately applicable to coaches, their clients and students in the field. This book ensures understanding and practicality by defining each key element of leadership coaching, and describing with examples how it can be applied for maximum impact. The author draws […]
Watch out for details of Sunny’s latest book due out this month. Details will be posted as soon as the book is published and available for sale. Make sure you subscribe to or follow this blog so that you don’t miss out on the launch. Coming out in softcover and ebook
This article is adapted from Sunny Stout Rostron’s book, Business Coaching Wisdom and Practice: Unlocking the Secrets of Business Coaching (2013), which is available from Knowledge Resources (www.knowres.co.za) There are many ways to define the “rules of the game”, and in business coaching some rules are implied while others are contracted. For example, if you […]