Coaching Skills: A Handbook: Second Edition
Book Details
- Publisher : Open University Press
- Published : January 2008
- Cover : Paperback
- Category :
Coaching - Catalogue No : 27233
- ISBN 13 : 9780335225521
- ISBN 10 : 0335225527
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What is coaching? How is it different from therapy or counselling? What techniques does an effective coach use? The first edition of this book was described by many training organisations as 'The Coach's Bible?' - and the second edition is no exception. It offers friendly, accessible and practical advice, which any coach can adapt to their own work. The book is brought to life using case studies and examples, helping readers to acquire the skills that are essential for becoming an outstanding coach. The new edition has been revised and updated throughout and contains:
Reviews and Endorsements
Review of the first edition:
'I have just read my first - and probably last - whole book on coaching. It is my last because it has done the job, giving me the most comprehensive examination of the art.'
- David Amos, former Deputy Director of HR at the Department of Health, writing in the Health Service Journal
Review of the second edition:
'This book is extremely useful for those beginning their careers in coaching and taking introductory and practitioner level courses. It is practical, accessible and covers core skills that will serve the practitioner well.'
- Professor David Lane, Middlesex University
Contents:
Introduction
1 What is coaching?
2 Creating trust: foundation values and practices for coaches
3 Simple but not easy: the skilled language of coaching
4 Taking stock: the learning client
5 Choosing the future: creating goals for coaching
6 Coaching clients through change
7 Bringing pace and interest to the session
8 Practising professionally
9 The heart of coaching: the coach-client relationship
About the Author(s)
Jenny Rogers is a well-known and highly respected coach and management consultant. Jenny is a partner and founding director of the London-based consultancy Management Futures Ltd. She is an experienced author and editor and has published several successful titles including Coaching Skills (2/e 2008), and Developing a Coaching Business (2006).
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