Kets de Vries profiles a range of toxic executives the narcissist, psychopath, cold fish, obsessive-compulsive, and many more, offering coaches examples of interventions that have worked and those that haven't, to help coaches deal with difficult people and become more effective.
You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger: Executive Coaching Challenges
1. Introduction
2. The Narcissistic Executive
3. The Detached Executive
4. The Paranoid Executive
5. The 'Bipolar' Executive
6. The Psychopathic Executive
7. The 'Autistic' Executive
8. The Passive-Aggressive Executive
9. The Obsessive-Compulsive Executive
10. Love, Play, and Work
11. You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger
Appendix: A Short Note on Coaching Interventions