Coaching Skills: A Handbook

by Jenny Rogers

"I have just read my first - and probably last - whole book on coaching. It is my last because it has done the job, giving me the most comprehensive examination of the art." David Amos, former Deputy Director of HR at the DoH, writing in the Health Service Journal. Coaching Skills helps readers to acquire the skills that are essential for becoming an outstanding coach. The book addresses key issues such This practical and readable book is enlivened by many case studies to accompany the theory. Based on many years’ experience of what coaches actually struggle with in practice, it is a must for the growing band of executive and life coaches, as well as managers who want to learn how to adapt coaching as an approach to leadership.

Genres: Psychology, Professional Development, Leadership, Ebooks

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Nilguen]

Jenny Rogers has a very compact description of coaching that resonates quite well with me:

´ Coaching is the art of facilitating another person´s learning, development, well-being and performance. Coaching raises self-awareness and identifies choices. Through coaching, people are able to find their own solutions, develop their own skills, and change their own attitudes and behaviours. The whole aim of coaching is to close the gap between people´s potential and their current state´ .

Behind this definition there are six foundation principles, which she elaborates step-by-step as a coaching guidance to help clients achieve transactional as well as transformation goals in their lives.

I like that Rogers places emphasis on trust, as she rightfully states that coaching is impossible without a rapport of warmth, acceptance and mutual liking, which eventually creates trust.

With her guidance, you will start entering your coachee´s world, ultimately to an observer the coaching process will look like an elegant dance, first one leading and then the other.

Very useful to anyone who is not only seeking to become a coach, but also is looking to expand their managerial skills to coaching skills to contribute to a more productive and healthier work environment!

[Antares]

Jestem pełna podziwu jak ta książka została napisana, pełna szczerości i wiadomości. W bardzo wyczerpujący sposób przedstawia czym jest coaching i wszystkie fazy coachingu, daje mnóstwo wskazówek, wyjaśnień i przykładów, wyjaśnia na co coach powinien zwrócić uwagę podczas pracy z klientem jak i z samym sobą, oraz na jakie pułapki coach może trafić podczas wykonywania zawodu. Oczywiście książka nie zastąpi szkolenia ani nie spowoduje, że człowiek po jej przeczytaniu będzie mógł siebie nazwać coachem, mówię o tym, ponieważ takie przypadki się zdarzają. Moim zdaniem książka przedstawia coaching jak i pomaga poukładać już posiadane informacje, przy tym poruszając liczne tematy zachęcając do dalszej nauki i rozwoju.

[Daniel]

4.5 somehow I managed to finish this grad school reading with Taylor swift on the horizon tomorrow, so you know it was good.

[Sheridan]

I am new to coaching, and thought this was a good, if not intimidating, representation of what coaching is like. Some of the advice was very different from what I was taught on my course as an absolute, so I guess one of the things this book made me realise is that coaching is a fluid, ever changing, challenging area to work in!

[Ellen Bell]

This an excellent resource for coaches. I read it once and now have gone back to write a brief summary at the end of each chapter. Rogers is an experienced British coach. She shares insights about inexperienced coaches' mistakes, lessons learned, and many strategies for having a positive coach-client relationship.

[Alan Fricker]

Not the book I had been looking to read but some valuable stuff in here. Sections on asking questions to help people think things through seemed particularly valuable.

[Tiffany]

A great overall guide for new coaches, and also a good refresher for coaches looking to enhance their learning. I particularly liked the questions on pg 107 and life scan wheel.

[Jack Emson]

Recommend to improve your coaching skills