“This smart, impressive book seamlessly integrates the enduring insights of classical antiquity with the vast literature of contemporary behavioral science to inform modalities of coaching in ways that are philosophically sound, empirically well-attested, and utterly convincing. Dr. McLoughlin’s learned, erudite take on practical wisdom coaching will be of inestimable value to leaders, therapists, teachers, and anyone who serves as a mentor. This is superb applied ethics with many examples and suggestions for coaching practice. But there’s more! The scholarship on display is a marvel of field-expanding, cogent, and accessible analysis of virtue, character, and practical wisdom that will influence scholarship in moral psychology for years to come. This distinctive, lively, and informative book is destined to be a classic in the coaching literature.”
Daniel Lapsley, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of Notre Dame
Shane McLoughlin 