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Book SynopsisCoaching serves as a catalyst for supporting clients in their self-exploration and personal growth. In many instances, that growth has the potential to be transformational. Working Deeply is a guide for executive coaches and leadership development professionals to help them foster their clients’ efforts in deep transformational learning. To facilitate this process, the authors introduce theories, concepts, and applied techniques for undertaking transformational coaching, and provide coaching cases and examples illustrating the use of these tools. They also introduce readers to a variety of research studies on such topics as mindfulness, mindsets, future selves, and narrative analysis, and discuss the application of this research to the area of transformational coaching. Finally, they explore how coaches can shape their perspectives and approaches to enable positive transformation. What readers will take from Working Deeply something of value that will help them develop their ability to support their coaching clients, and strengthen their practice as coaching professionals.
Trade ReviewThis guide for executive coaches, professionals in leadership development, and human resource professionals features plain language, larger type, bullet lists, example dialogues, and cases. The guide covers theory and presents techniques to encourage deep transformational learning in clients, such as narrative analysis, mindfulness, and future selves. Techniques are illustrated with examples. One chapter is devoted to multicultural issues. -- Annotation ©2017 Ringgold Inc. * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsPreface 1. Beginning the deep dive 2. The use of self in coaching 3. Opening the door to transformational learning 4. Turning the mirror on ourselves 5. We are verbs, not nouns 6. Finding your ally 7. Story Time 8. Pulling from the Future 9. Coaching - A multi-cultural perspective 10. Staying on the path
