Excellence in Coaching

Excellence in Coaching provides current thinking on best practice for workplace coaching by leading experts in the field. Covers different coaching models, coaching ethics and practical information for running a coaching practice.

Excellence in Coaching presents cutting-edge thinking in the field of workplace coaching. Leading practitioners in the field, including Sir John Whitmore (author of the bestselling Coaching for Performance) and Cary Cooper (author of Shut Up and Listen), offer a breadth of perspectives and insights into the range of coaching disciplines.

This comprehensive industry guide enables coaches to achieve personal excellence with a groundbreaking collection of best-practice material covering: setting up and running your coaching practice; transpersonal coaching; behavioural coaching – the GROW model; integrative coaching; solution-focused coaching; intercultural coaching; cognitive behavioural coaching; coaching and stress; NLP coaching; coaching ethics.

Excellence in Coaching is essential reading for practising coaches as well as for anyone studying coaching through the ILM, coaching training, a Master’s course, or more generally as part of a psychology or business degree. If you only have one coaching book on your shelf, this is the one to have.

Includes contributions from:

John Whitmore • Carol Wilson • Katherine Tulpa • Graham Alexander • Michael Neenan • Alex Szabo • Ian McDermott • Dr Anthony M Grant • Philippe Rosiniski • María Alicia Peña • Cary L Cooper • Geoffrey Abbott • Allard de Jong • Dr Peter Hawkins • Frank Bresser • Hetty Einzig

Published with the Association for CoachingPromoting excellence & ethics in coaching

The Association for Coaching is an independent, non-profit professional body whose aim is to promote best practice and to raise the awareness and standards of coaching while providing value-added benefits to its members – whether they are professional coaches or organizations involved in coaching. Find out more at www.associationforcoaching.com.

REVIEWS : BOOK DETAILS : CONTENTS INCLUDE :

Part 1 The Business of Coaching

1 What is coaching?

2 Coaching within organizations

3 Setting up and running your coaching practice

Part 2 Coaching Models and Approaches

4 Behavioural coaching -- the GROW model

5 Solution-focused coaching

6 Cognitive behavioural coaching

7 NLP coaching

8 Transpersonal coaching

9 Integrative coaching

10 Intercultural coaching

11 Coaching and stress

Part 3 Professional Issues

12 Coaching ethics: integrity in the moment of choice.

13 Coaching supervision