Michael Neenan is Associate Director of the Centre for Stress Management and Centre for Coaching, Blackheath, London. He trained as a cognitive behavioural therapist (CBT) and later, with others, adapted CBT for use in coaching. Among his books, he has written two on developing resilience, which is a key interest of his. He has written and edited over 20 books.

Stephen Palmer is Professor of Practice at the Wales Academy for Professional Practice and Applied Research, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and Founder Director of the Centre for Coaching, London. He is President and a Fellow of the International Society for Coaching Psychology. He is a Chartered Psychologist and has over 30 years' experience of applying the cognitive behavioural approach in different fields of practice including therapy, training and coaching. He has written and edited over 50 books and has published numerous articles.