Description
Book SynopsisWhen the first edition of The Handbook of Coaching was published in 1999 it was an innovative resource that offered a compendium of basic information about the then burgeoning field of adult coaching.
Table of ContentsForeword xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xxiii
The Author xxv
Part One: An Introduction to Coaching 1
1 The Evolution of Coaching 3
2 The Future of Coaching 8
Part Two: Self as Coach 13
3 Self as Coach: An Introduction 15
4 Building Capacity as a Coach 19
5 Leading from Behind 49
Part Three: Theories Informing the Essentials of Coaching 61
6 Theories: An Introduction 63
7 Theories Supporting the Self-as-Coach Domain 65
8 Theories Supporting the Coaching Methodology Domain 87
9 Theories Supporting Skill-Based Competencies 102
Part Four: a Comprehensive Methodology for the Coaching Engagement 105
10 Methodology: An Introduction 107
11 A Coaching Methodology 109
Part Five: the Client’s Life: Coaching Through Transitions, Human Systems, and Values 165
12 The Client’s Life: An Introduction 167
13 Coaching Through Transition and Change in the Client’s Life 171
14 Coaching for Core Values 184
15 The Client Embedded in Human Systems 190
16 The Client’s Vision and Purpose 194
17 The Client’s Learning Agenda 197
Part Six: Coaching in Organizations 201
18 Building a Coaching Culture 203
19 Manager as Coach: The New Frontier of Coaching Inside Organizations 213
Part Seven: Journey to Coach Mastery 227
20 Journey to Coach Mastery: An Introduction 229
21 The Developmental Journey to Mastery 230
22 Supervision in Coaching 237
23 Staying the Course on the Journey to Mastery 246
References and Additional Reading Recommendations 251
Index 257
