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Coaching Skills: A Handbook
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Product Description
âThis 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.â
Professor David Lane, Middlesex University
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 DoH, writing in the Health Service Journal
- What is coaching?
- How is it different from therapy or counselling?
- What techniques does an effective coach use?
The new edition has been revised and updated throughout and contains:
- A more extensive treatment of the blocks and barriers to change in clients
- A new chapter on âCoaching and Changeâ
- New coverage on goal-setting
- An extended treatment on the nature of the coach-client relationship
- Further advice on assessing what a client really needs
- Further reflections and advice on the psychology pf what makes the client-coach relationship work
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #18335 in Books
- Published on: 2008-03-01
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 300 pages
Editorial Reviews
Synopsis
'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. 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 DoH, writing in the "Health Service Journal". 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.
About the Author
Jenny Rogers is a pioneer of executive coaching in the UK with 18 years of experience. She was one of the founder Directors of the London-based consulting and coaching practice Management Futures Ltd, and the author of the bestselling Adults Learning (Open University Press, 2007), now in its fifth edition.
Customer Reviews
Finally - an interesting book on the process of coaching!
This is the best book on the ACTUAL PROCESS of coaching I have read to date.
Many of the books out currently spend so much time talking about the differentiation of coaching from mentoring or therapy, or wallowing in the ego of the author's achievements, or telling you how to find a coach, etc., etc., that I have tended to lose all interest before finishing them.
Jenny Rogers' book is a clearly written practical aid and spends most of the time talking about things we really need to know and understand about delivering the service of coaching.
I would say she knows a thing or two about the subject. I guess the fact that it (my edition) is published by the Open University Press shows that other people have noticed this also! Buy this if you're interested in becoming a coach or indeed already are one!
