An Introduction to Coaching Skills
A Practical Guide
3rd Edition
Published on 24. August 2020
240 pages
978-1-5297-3620-5 (ISBN)
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This bestselling book introduces you step-by-step to the key skills needed to become a successful coach. Supported by an Online Resource site with over 70 videos of coaching in action, this practical book will be an invaluable resource for novices and trainee coaches.
This bestselling book introduces you step-by-step to the key skills needed to become a successful coach. Supported by an Online Resource site with over 70 videos of coaching in action, this practical book will be an invaluable resource for novices and trainee coaches.
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Edition
Third Edition (Updated Edition)
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sage Publications Ltd (Digital)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-5297-3620-5 (9781529736205)
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10/2020
3rd Edition
SAGE Publications Ltd
€166.38
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Person
Christian van Nieuwerburgh is Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology at the Centre for Positive Health Sciences at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences (Ireland) and Strategic Partner of the Instructional Coaching Group, a global provider of coach training and consultancy for the education sector. In recognition of his contributions to the fields of coaching and positive psychology, he is Principal Fellow of the Centre for Wellbeing Science at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne (Australia). Christian is a certified executive coach and has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous books and publications on coaching and positive psychology. His best-known books include An Introduction to Coaching Skills: A Practical Guide and Radical Listening: The Art of True Connection. Christian regularly speaks internationally on the topics of coaching, positive psychology, and well-being.
Content
Part I - Context
1 - First things first
2 - Becoming a coach
Part II - Key skills
3 - Listening to encourage thinking
4 - Asking powerful questions
5 - Paraphrasing and summarising
6 - Noticing
Part III - The coaching process
7 - Conversational frameworks
8 - Changing ways of thinking
9 - Positive bias
Part IV - Practical tools and techniques
10 - Body language and emotional intelligence
11 - Inspiring creativity: let's talk
12 - Inspiring creativity: let's draw
13 - Inspiring creativity: let's play
Part V - Coaching way of being
14 - Being human
15 - Inspiring others
Part VI - Conclusion
16 - Reflecting on practice
1 - First things first
2 - Becoming a coach
Part II - Key skills
3 - Listening to encourage thinking
4 - Asking powerful questions
5 - Paraphrasing and summarising
6 - Noticing
Part III - The coaching process
7 - Conversational frameworks
8 - Changing ways of thinking
9 - Positive bias
Part IV - Practical tools and techniques
10 - Body language and emotional intelligence
11 - Inspiring creativity: let's talk
12 - Inspiring creativity: let's draw
13 - Inspiring creativity: let's play
Part V - Coaching way of being
14 - Being human
15 - Inspiring others
Part VI - Conclusion
16 - Reflecting on practice
