Description
Book Synopsis"This book gives you the real story on who came before us and how we built on the learning to evolve coaching as an emerging profession. It's interesting, exciting, and a little bit scary to see some of the antics that brought us here. Yet the honesty and openness within this book and the commentary by the writer, demonstrates the values and beliefs we hold as coaches. It brings clarity to the past, and it strengthens the framework for what's possible as we continue forward."
Diane Brennan, MBA, MCC, Past President International Coach Federation (2008)"Leni Wildflower's book provides an answer to the question 'What are the roots of coaching?' This answer contributes to addressing the follow-up questions 'What are the theoretical underpinnings of coaching?' and 'How can the underlying theories shape my practice as a coach?' If you are looking for the answer to any of these questions, read this book."
David Megginson, Emeritus Professor of HRD, Sheffield Busines
Table of Contents
Series editor's preface
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1: Here comes everybody
Self-help in hard times: the early motivational gurus
On the edge: human potential and the Esalen Institute
Reaching for the marvellous: Spiritual and mystical contributions
Marketing transformation: from est to NLP
From tennis court to executive office: the Inner Game and GROW
Part 2: What makes us tick
Tapping the unconscious: Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung
Our bodies ourselves: From Wilhelm Reich to Julio Olalla
Searching for Wholeness: Fritz Perls and gestalt
From neurosis to ecstasy: humanist and transpersonal psychology
Strategies for change: CBT and TA
Part 3: The self and others
We are not alone: self, family, and society
Identity and employment: finding ourselves in the workplace
Psychometrics: from IQ to MBTI and beyond
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