Coaching To The Human Soul - Ontological Coaching And Deep Change Volume I: The Linguistic Basis of Coaching

Coaching To The Human Soul: Ontological Coaching And Deep Change

by Alan Sieler

Coaching to the Human Soul breaks new ground in the literature on coaching, for it provides a comprehensive coverage of what is probably the world's most advanced approach to Executive Coaching and Life Coaching. Ontological Coaching is based on a new understanding of human beings and human interaction. Grounded in a substantive and robust theoretical framework, the method and practice of Ontological Coaching enables people being coached to connect with their souls and experience deep positive change. In this first of three volumes on Ontological Coaching, a new practical understanding of language and communication, and its coaching applications, is presented. This is a timely and invaluable contribution to progressing coaching from a fragmented industry towards becoming a profession.

Genres: Nonfiction

376 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2003

About the author

Alan Sieler is the founder and Director of the Ontological Coaching Institute, an international coaching, consulting and training company. Alan has been an Executive Coach for more than twenty years and his professional experience in education, training and consulting is extensive – having worked with multinational corporations and national organisations from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, the United States and South Africa. Alan focuses on the communication processes that build a collaborative and high-performance organisational culture.

Alan’s approach to coaching has been groundbreaking. He has designed and leads one of the world’s most in-depth and comprehensive coach training program – the Certified Ontological Coaching and Leadership Program - which is ICF accredited. Alan is recognised as the world’s leading authority on Ontological Coaching and has developed a methodology that not only has a holistic focus, but also facilitates profound positive and lasting change within individuals and organisations.

As a world leader in advanced coaching, Alan has written extensively on the relevance of Ontology to living, working, learning and coaching, including four books. His four Coaching to the Human Soul publications are being used in organisational development in such corporations as NASA, Hewlett Packard and Intel. These books have been used in coaching and leadership programs in universities in the United States, South Africa and Australia, as well as other coach training courses.

Reviews

[Kenhomer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the best book on coaching I have ever read. This book provides the clearest overview of how language, the body and emotions all shape our lives -- mostly operating below our awareness -- that I have come across. If you do coaching work with people and want to be more effective, this is a must read. If you want to become more adept at understanding how to use language effectively, you will not find a better resource.

[Laurie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book brings valuable ontological distinctions to professional coaching.

[Anrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you are interested in coaching yourself and others, Alan's 3 volumes of Coaching to the Human Soul is a must read. To often coaches focus so much on achievements, goals, to do lists to only find that people are biological organisms that will learn and change as they grow, adapting to their environment. In the end, all that matters is the quality of our daily lives and living your values in a healthy 'way of being'.

[Daniel Ohana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll make it short and simple: Do not coach before reading this book.
Good luck.

[Sarth · Rating 2 out of 5]

A two because it’s a decent overview of the model. But this needed an editor like a fish needs water.

[Svetlana Rafalska · Rating 4 out of 5]

An ontological coaching bible.
I give 4 stars because of some parts too long to read.
I bought all 3 volumes and I don't regret. Thank you for this remarkable work, Me Sieler.