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Coaching
Book
Title / Author
Detail / Who's the book for?
Title:
The Portable Coach
Author:
Thomas J. Leonard
A classic self-coaching book by the Father of Coaching
A great guide to understanding how to get the life you want and not just making the most of what you already have
Includes a lot of great coaching tools
For anyone who's interested in coaching themselves or others
Title:
Coach Yourself to Success
Author:
Talane Miedaner
People who are interested in supplementing their coaching with some additional reading around coaching tools
For coaches wanting to work on their own coaching tools
Title:
Effective Coaching
Author:
Myles Downey
Another coaching classic
Basic
"How To"
guidebook from a UK master of coaching
For people starting out coaching - either as external or internal coaches
Title:
Co-Active Coaching
Author:
Laura Whitworth
The first coaching book I ever bought
Inspired my view that clients have everything they need to answer their own questions - they just need some space, support and the right questions
Has informed my approach to coaching
For people who are considering challenging their perspective that coaches should have most of the answers!
Title:
Be Your Own Life Coach
Author:
Fiona Harrold
UK Life Coaching guru Fiona Harrold's life coaching manual
A short, light read that some people find highly inspirational
For people who want a quick introduction to life coaching and want access to some easy starter tools
Title:
Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get a Life
Author:
Larry Winget
The title says it all, really. An alternative and humorous, but still practical, self-help book
For people who want a no-nonsense style
Title:
Coaching for Performance
Author:
John Whitmore
Yet another coaching classic - one of the earlies published in the UK and a good guide to the basics
Inspired by sports coaching and Timothy Galway's "The Inner Game"
For people who want to undersand where coaching came from and what it's for
Coaching / Action Learning
Book
Title / Author
Detail / who's the book for?
Title:
Action Learning
Author:
Krystyna Weinstein
A practical guide to action learning written by someone who's seen and done it all
For people who want to understand the principles and practise of AL
Title:
ABC of Action Learning
Author:
Reg Revans
The classic guide written by the AL guru
For people who want to understand the original theory and practise behind action learning
Running a Coaching Business
Book
Title / Author
Detail / who's the book for?
Title:
Getting Started in Personal & Executive Coaching
Author:
Stephen G. Fairley & Chris E. Stout
A guide to building a thriving coaching practice
Concentrates on how to make a business from coaching - very practical, quite humorous
Definitely for experienced coaches as well as beginners
shame about the title - might put some off and that would be unfortunate)
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