Coaching, Mentoring and Organisational Politics

“Understanding organisational politics is critical forcoaches who want to bring a systemic lens to their work. This fascinating titlebrings this topic to life, blending insight and practice on diverse themes fromgender to digital and from presence to psychological safety.”
Prof Jonathan Passmore, Professor of Coaching & Behavioural Change, HenleyBusiness School, UK

“This book is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to create aninclusive work environment despite the complexities of office politics… Whetheryou're a seasoned executive or just starting your career, this book is amust-read for anyone seeking to thrive in today's competitive businessenvironment.”
Dr Riza Kadilar, EMCC Global President, The Netherlands


For employees, managing politics is a core skill. For coaches and mentors,there is the constant dilemma of how to help a client thrive in a politicalenvironment while remaining authentic. Coaching, Mentoring andOrganisational Politics draws on the experiences of coaches, mentors,leaders and managers from around the world.

As all organisations are political environments, politics are likely to affectevery coach at some point in their professional career. The authors expertlynavigate this complex topic, going beyond collating existing concepts andundertaking new, first-hand research into what issues are considered“political” and the challenges they pose for leaders.

The book:
- Includes case studies from a wide range of organisations, from the publicsector to ‘Big 4’ firms
- Contains an Organisational Politics Awareness Tool to encourage reflectionand dialogue
- Offers practical approaches for maintaining integrity

Coaching, Mentoring and Organisational Politics is an invaluableguide for coaches and mentors struggling to navigate the complexities ofprofessional politics or who simply want to learn how to best support theirclients in politicised environments.


David Clutterbuck is the co-founder of the European Coaching and MentoringCouncil (EMCC) and Practice Lead for Coaching and Mentoring International. Heis visiting professor of coaching and mentoring at four universities and hasauthored over 75 books.

Tim Bright is a co-founder of EMCC Turkey and works internationally as a coachand consultant. He is currently based in Istanbul with OneWorld Consulting.

Lise Lewis is an executive coach and award-winning coach supervisor with aninternational practice. She is the immediate past President of EMCC Global andcurrently its Special Ambassador, and is also the founder of BlueskyInternational.

Riddhika Khoosal is an organisation development consultant, facilitator,speaker and coach. She delivers programmes for some of the world's largestorganisations, helping leaders around the globe improve their wellbeing andperformance.