Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART ONE: THE COACHEE
Chapter One: Starting points
Chapter Two: Hopes and fears
Chapter Three: ‘Life Positions’
PART TWO: THE COACH
Chapter Four: Beliefs and values
Chapter Five: Motives
Chapter Six: Skills
Chapter Seven: Habits
Chapter Eight: Actions
PART THREE: THE COACHING RELATIONSHIP
Chapter Nine: The key dynamics
Chapter Ten: The Roles
Chapter Eleven: Danger points
PART FOUR: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUE
Chapter Twelve: Building rapport
Chapter Thirteen: Setting goals
Chapter Fourteen: Developing self-awareness
Chapter Fifteen: Reflecting
Chapter Sixteen: Mapping systems
Chapter Seventeen: Exploring and understanding other people’s positions
Chapter Eighteen: Creative problem-solving
Chapter Nineteen: Monitoring progress
Chapter Twenty: Building commitment to, and capability for, change
PART FIVE: COACHING CONTEXTS
Chapter Twenty-one: The Player Coach
Chapter Twenty-two: Coaching Teams
Chapter Twenty-three: Corridor coaching
Chapter Twenty-four: Building a ‘coaching culture’

About the Author

Alison Hardingham is a business psychologist with over twenty years' experience of coaching individuals and teams and a successful author, trainer and conference speaker.

Reviews

"Even the most experienced coach will find something of benefit from this readable book - those starting out will find lots of practical wisdom for developing their own style"
*Jon Stokes, Executive Coach and Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Business, Strathclyde University, UK*