Sir John Whitmore
Sir John Whitmore is Chairman of Performance Consultants International, the foremost provider of coaching, leadership development and performance improvement in the workplace globally. A pre-eminent thinker in leadership development and organizational change, he works with leading multinational corporations to establish coaching management cultures and leadership development programmes. He has written five books on leadership, coaching and sports, of which Coaching for Performance is the best known having sold 500,000 copies in 17 languages.
Pioneer of Coaching and Leadership Development
Honoured with the President's Award by International Coach Federation (ICF), rated as the Number One Business Coach by the Independent newspaper and as having had the most impact on the coaching profession by the Association for Coaching, Sir John Whitmore is one of the leading figures in the international coaching community with activities and operations globally. He is godfather and pioneer of coaching in the workplace, including training programmes to develop a coaching style of leadership and management, creating coaching cultures and executive coaching.
Sir John Whitmore also delivers Transpersonal Coach Training for experienced coaches wanting to acquire leading-edge coaching principles and techniques to help their clients discover the power and effectiveness of who they are and create deep and meaningful change, broader perspectives on the challenges they face, and achieve higher performance and authentic leadership.
Founder of Performance Consultants
Sir John Whitmore founded Performance Consultants with partners after originally forming The Inner Game in the United Kingdom following a period of studying and working with Tim Gallwey and Bob Kriegel in the United States. They were the first to formulate the coaching processes and introduce their approach to organizations.
For over 30 years, Performance Consultants' experiential learning programmes have helped individuals in organizations to overcome the inner obstacles to human potential and high performance (eg fear, doubt, limiting beliefs) and to develop their own leadership qualities and ability to unlock potential and raise individual, team and organizational performance.
Conference Speaker, Keynotes and Seminars
Creating a Coaching Culture
Coaching is About Leadership
Evolution is Essential
The Future of Coaching
Global Leadership & Coaching for Organizational Success
How Can Coaching Help Organizations?
Transpersonal Coaching in Action
Related Articles
Leadership in the 21st Century: An interview with Sir John Whitmore
Source: European Commission, Commission en plus, 2010
Interview mit Sir John Whitmore: Bewusstsein, Verantwortung und Nachhaltigkeit
Source: Coaching Magazine, 2009
Coaching & Mentoring. What they are and how to make the most of them
Source: Coaching & Mentoring, The Economist, 2009
Perspective from Peru: Coaching & Social Responsibility
Source: Sir John Whitmore, 2009
The Big Questions are Too Hot to Handle
Source: Sir John Whitmore, 2009
The Impact of the Inner Game and Sir John Whitmore on Coaching WARNING 1.6MB file
Source: Annual Review of High Performance Coaching & Consulting, 2009
The Impact of the Inner Game and Sir John Whitmore on Coaching: A commentary by Sir John Whitmore
Source: Annual Review of High Performance Coaching & Consulting, 2009
Of Might and Mien, Leadership & Coaching for Sustainability
Source: People Management, 2009
Will Coaching Rise to the Challenge?
Source: The OCM Coach and Mentor Journal, 2009
Freedom At Work: The move towards self-responsibility in the corporate world
Source: Choice, Boston, 2008
The Coaching and Mentoring Journey. Where Are We Coming From? Where Are We Going?
Source: The OCM Coach-Mentoring Journal, London, 2008
Coaches Red De Wereld
Source: Tijdschrift voor Coaching, Amsterdam
Transpersonally Speaking
Source: Training and Coaching Today Magazine, London, Sep 2007
Global Leadership
Sources: Fimmtudagur, Reykjavik, Sep 2007
Entrevista a John Whitmore
Source: Coaching Magazine International, Spain, Mar/Apr 2007
The Challenge for the Coaching Profession
Coach & Mentor, UK, Spring 2006
Leadership from the Inside
Radar, UK, Dec 05/Jan 2006
Denial and Demise: Capitalism is a flawed economic order that is palpably failing humanity. Is it curable?
Resurgence Magazine, UK, Nov/Dec 2005
Videos
- Sir John Whitmore on Leadership Development
In this video Sir John Whitmore looks at the pressing need for leaders to develop a coaching style of leadership:
- Sir John Whitmore | Bravery and Your Own Path (video on YouTube)
- Interview with Sir John Whitmore | Big Ideas for CEE Conference, TA3 Bratislava (2011)
This video starts with a short introduction in Slovak. The interview is in English:
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