Coaching Bookshelf

What the world’s most influential leaders know is that the secret to achieving that effectiveness is becoming coachable. And in order to do so, one must be ready to engage in the process of betterment, starting with investing in yourself in order to give the most back to your organization, team, and the world.

An actionable guide for disrupting the narratives holding clients back from resolving problems and making the changes they want in themselves. Learn methods, resources, and exercises to help you activate immedi­ate and sustainable shifts in perspective and behavior, moving you forward on your path of coaching mastery.

Choice is the ultimate resource for professional coaches in the wonderful arena of professional coaching. We’re more than a magazine; choice is a community for people who use coaching in their work or personal lives. We’ve been building our strong, passionate following in the coaching industry for more than a decade.

The flexible Co-Active Coaching model showcased in the book has stood the test of time. It's everything coaches need to build solid skills, stronger relationships and healthier communication. Includes an online Coach's Toolkit full of thoughtful exercises, relevant examples and concrete advice; it is clear, direct, easy to read, and inspiring.

Questions only seek answers--inquiry provides insight. Instead of only asking "magical" questions, learn five essential practices of reflective inquiry: focus on the person, not the problem; summarize what is heard and expressed; identify underlying beliefs and assumptions; unwrap the desired outcome; and articulate insights and commitments.

This practical, accessible guide to having more powerful conversations offers a set of powerful words or phrases―one for every letter of the alphabet―to help you move others toward greater purpose and accomplishment. Each entry includes an inspiring real-life example, and reflection questions to help you put it into action.

In a complex and constantly evolving business and social environment, teams can only keep up if they adapt frequently. But to adapt, they must have clarity about their internal and external systems and how these contribute to or undermine performance. Explore the six most significant aspects of team function that underpin performance.

It’s no secret that EQ is critical to your success. But knowing what EQ is and knowing how to use it to improve your life are two very different things. Explore a step-by-step program for increasing your EQ via four, core EQ skills: 1) Self-Awareness; 2) Self-Management; 3) Social Awareness; and 4) Relationship Management. Assessment included.

Master positive change through powerful communication. In this guide, which includes a workbook and The Seven Principles of Fierce Conversations, Scott teaches you how to transform everyday conversations at work and at home with effective ways to get your message across.

Whether you want to become a coach or just want to improve your coaching skills, Group Coaching can help you create a successful and sustainable business helping individuals, companies, and organizations achieve their objectives. Get insider information on what works well and what to avoid in group coaching with this detailed guidebook.

Our individual beliefs--along with the collective mind-sets in our organizations--combine to create a natural but powerful immunity to change. And by pinpointing and uprooting our own immunities to change, we can unlock our potential and finally move forward.

Explore and apply the Co-Active model to become more effective, connected, and whole. Richly illustrated with true stories of integration in action, as well as current research in neuroscience, this book provides a guide to reaching our full potential within ourselves, with each other, in groups and organizations and with society at large.

A comprehensive roadmap for team coaching, explaining all the key elements alongside practical tools and techniques for developing international and virtual teams, executive and non-executive boards and project and account teams in all types of organizations. Features case studies, insights, and guidance for coaches and senior leaders.

Metaphors are idea containers that support people to make meaning. Delve into how metaphors clarify complex emotions and thoughts, aiding clients in understanding themselves better. The book integrates neuroscience, practical coaching applications, and metaphors to innovate a coach’s capacity to demonstrate partnership and mastery.

Get to grips with how to actually change your behavior so you stay curious a little bit longer. It sounds like it should be easy, but it's not. You have to tame your Advice Monster, that part of you that jumps in to offer up ideas, opinions, suggestions and advice. Discover tools to make your conversations, coaching and otherwise, irresistible.

Learn how coaching can become a regular, informal part of your day so managers and their teams can work less hard and have more impact. Unlock your peoples' potential with seven essential coaching questions to demonstrate how--by saying less and asking more--you can develop coaching methods that produce great results.

“We are living an earned life when the choices, risks, and effort we make in each moment align with an overarching purpose in our lives, regardless of the eventual outcome.” But for many of us, that pesky final phrase is a stumbling block. Not being attached to the outcome goes against everything we’re taught about achievement and fulfillment.

When using the Laser-Focused approach, you’ll be able to: 1) avoid getting seduced by the story; 2) ask questions that get right to the heart of the matter; 3) have the client do all of the summary; 4) know how to create the shift and what to do afterwards; 5) recognize the client’s underlying pattern and know how to address it and so much more.

An essential resource for aspiring ICF-credentialled coaches, mentors, and coach educators. Easy-to-understand summaries, quick reference charts, and real-life examples are offered for each of the eight core competencies to help coaches develop the skills to pass the performance assessment, earn credentials, and train or mentor other coaches!