Summary

South African coaches share their theory and practice, commonality, divergence, their shared learning and debate. Business coaching in South Africa was isolated from mainstream professional development as a result of international restrictions during the apartheid years. It is thus only in the last eight years or so that it has come into prominence. Team coaches facilitate open and simultaneous interaction between different members of a group, often against a background of conflict. This book was compiled by an eclectic group of professional coaches who came together to share their professional experience to explore the possibility of creating a common approach to team coaching.