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The Coach's Casebook

Skills, Tools and Techniques for Effective Coaching

Joan Swart editor Christine Guirguis editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Kogan Page Ltd

Published:3rd Jul '23

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What skills do I need to craft clear and effective coaching questions? How do I set goals for my clients? What do I need to be aware of when coaching with different personalities and facing mental health conditions?The Coach's Casebookanswers these questions and provides coaches with a thorough grounding in the knowledge, competencies, tools and techniques they need to coach employees to reach their full potential. This book also explains how these coaching tools and techniques apply in practice to boost personal development, performance and wellbeing. There is extensive coverage of how to apply coaching interventions to manage work-life balance and prevent burnout at work and at home, and how to combine coaching and mindfulness as well as how to encourage clients to develop a growth mindset and reframe imposter syndrome. Specific guidance on active listening, coaching high-performers and those with high-potential, leadership coaching, coaching minorities and underrepresented groups and how to coach challenging personalities is also given. This practical guide, is supported by case studies and scenarios throughout taking from real-life coaching, is for those new to coaching and those in the intermediate stages of their career. The Coach's Casebookcontains everything needed to allow clients to flourish.

"This book is a comprehensive toolkit for coaches looking to deepen their skills and help their clients achieve meaningful transformation. It covers the importance of self-awareness, self-management, supervision and wellbeing; along with neuroscience, enabling energy shifts, building strong habits, and working with clients' systems to create lasting change - would highly recommend!" * Katherine Tulpa, CEO Association for Coaching and Wisdom8 Ltd *
"The Coach's Casebook is an outstanding resource for beginner coaches, with insights and chapters to also engage the more experienced coach. Full of witty, insightful and great examples, the contributors have brought coaching alive, showcasing the key attributes needed by every coach and explorations of key issues facing coaches in the 2020s. This book will be the place to start for every new coach." * Professor Jonathan Passmore, Henley Business School, UK *
"The Coach's Casebook is a remarkable coaching manual that provides practical tools and techniques for both novice and experienced coaches. Highly recommended for anyone looking to take their coaching practice to the next level." * Andrea Giraldez-Hayes PhD., Course Director, University of East London, UK *
"This book provides a treasure trove of tools, techniques, approaches, and strategies that are vital for novice and experienced coaches' professional development. Written by experienced practitioners, the book is a fresh and welcome addition to professional guidebooks on coaching." * Dr Ioanna Iordanou, Reader in Human Resource Management, International Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies, Oxford Brookes Business School, UK *
"The Coach's Casebook is a comprehensive volume, which will be an excellent resource for both new and seasoned coaches. It combines theory and practice, and topical issues, such as mental health and coaches' own self-care, which should be considered by all working in this field." * Dr Ana Paula Nacif, Lecturer and Module Leader for the Master of Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, University of East London, UK *

ISBN: 9781398610477

Dimensions: 240mm x 170mm x 22mm

Weight: 720g

432 pages