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C o a c h i n g
P r o f e s s i o n
The Portable
Coach: 28 Surefire Strategies for Business and Personal Success, Thomas Leonard.
Scribner, 1998.
see review
One of the top three books
in the coaching industry, The Portable Coach is filled with
practical, challenging discussions on topics like boundaries, character,
attraction, simplicity, values, vision, and finances. But the real
value in Thomas Leonard's 28 surefire strategies lies in its
uncompromising assumption that we each take responsibility for our own
lives. For the coach or prospective coach, this book is a must read.
(Reviewed by Marc
Fey, marc@lifeascentcoaching.com,
November 2001)
Co-Active Coaching: New Skills For
Coaching People Toward Success in Work and Life, Whitworth, Kimsey-House,
Sandahl, 1998.
see review
Co-Active Coaching
presents a client-centered coaching model, discusses the coaching relationship between
coach and client, overviews five key coaching skills (listening,
intuition, curiosity, action/learning, and self-management). The
authors also give five outcomes for the coaching relationship: client
fulfillment, client balance, client process, tips and traps, and a
vision for the future. Finally, I especially benefited from the
discussion of the cornerstones of coaching (I'll let you buy the book to
find out what those are; they're right there in the first chapter) and
the Coach's Toolkit, a compendium of forms and exercises.
(Reviewed by Marc
Fey, marc@lifeascentcoaching.com,
November 2001).
Everyone's a Coach, Don Shula with
Ken Blanchard, HarperBusiness, 1995.
see
review An easy read,
co-writers Don Shula and Ken Blanchard marry the best of NFL coaching
principles with the wisdom of business sage Ken Blanchard. The
authors address the following leadership qualities, which they refer to as
secrets-- conviction-driven, overlearning, audible-ready, consistency,
honesty-based (C.O.A.C.H.). If you are a football fan or a student of leadership,
or both--which is the case for me--, if it is not a profoundly insightful
book, it is certainly practical and a very helpful book. (Reviewed by Marc
Fey, marc@lifeascentcoaching.com,
November 2001).
Coaching for Performance, John
Whitmore. Nicholas Brealey Publishing Limited, 1996.
see
review In Coaching
for Performance, John Whitmore presents a practical overview of the
coaching process. His discussions on effective questions,
goal-setting, and a working definition of performance are seamlessly
weaved together. Whitmore combines psychological theory, like Maslow's hierarchy of needs,
with practical coaching principles. The emphasis on outcomes through
a referring back to the metaphor of sports makes his anecdotes, stories, and
"fireside" wisdom a good read. Reviewed by Marc
Fey, marc@lifeascentcoaching.com,
November 2001).
Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others, James
Flaherty. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999.
see
review Coaching:
Evoking Excellence in Others
The Ascent of
a Leader, Thrall, McNicol, and McElrath. Jossey-Bass Publishing,
1999. see review coming soon
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