The prevalence of coaching in organizations has recently seen a renaissance. Part of the interest in coaching stems from the increasing popularity of executive coaching. Graddick and Lane (1998) note that the use of external executive coaches is an increasingly popular trend in corporations. Other evidence concerning the popularity of coaching can be found by perusing any large bookstore's inventory. A recent search at the online bookstore Amazon.com found 16 popular books on the topic of executive coaching (e.g., Hargrove, 1995; O'Neill, 2000), and a search of the online bookstore at the Center for Creative Leadership found 58 publications dealing with coaching.