Coaching, 4th Edition

Book description

Now in its fourth edition, the bestselling, seminal book by James Flaherty, Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others, is an insightful, thought-provoking guide that dissects the art and science of coaching. It includes two brand new chapters: on finding one’s inner guidance and purpose; and on somatic intelligence.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of figures
  8. List of tables
  9. Foreword
  10. Preface to the Fourth Edition
  11. Preface
    1. How to Use this Book
    2. Limits of the Text
  12. Acknowledgments
  13. Orientation
  14. Introduction
  15. 1. The Foundation for Coaching
    1. Why Coaching Now?
    2. What Is Coaching?
    3. Operating Principles of Coaching
  16. 2. Basic Principles
    1. What Is a Human Being?
    2. Language, Observation, and Assessment
  17. 3. The Flow of Coaching
    1. Stage One: Relationship
    2. Stage Two: Openings
    3. Stage Three: Assessment
    4. Stage Four: Enrollment
    5. Stage Five: Coaching Itself
  18. 4. The Coaching Relationship
    1. Mutual Trust
    2. Mutual Respect
    3. Mutual Freedom of Expression
  19. 5. Openings
    1. Habits
    2. Social Identity
    3. Openings
  20. 6. Assessment Models
    1. Model One: Five Elements Model
    2. Model Two: Domains of Competence
    3. Model Three: Components of Satisfaction and Effectiveness
    4. Using These Models
    5. Applications of the Models to Our Case
  21. 7. How Things Really Get Done
    1. Speech Act Theory
    2. Requests
    3. Promises
    4. Offers
    5. Assertions
    6. Assessments
    7. Declarations
    8. Conversation for Relationship
    9. Conversation for Possibilities
    10. Conversation for Action
  22. 8. Enrollment
    1. Purpose
    2. Outcomes
  23. 9. Coaching Conversations
    1. Types of Conversation
    2. Type One: Single Conversations
    3. Type Two: Several Conversations
    4. Type Three
    5. Assessment Exercise
    6. Self-Observation Exercise
    7. Practice Exercise
  24. 10. Stuck
    1. Client Being Stuck
    2. Program Being Stuck
  25. 11. Midlife Drift
    1. The Issue and Its Difficulties
    2. More Ways to Understand What’s Happening
    3. Coaching Response
    4. First Distinctions We Can Bring during Intake
    5. Recommended Direction of Intake Questions
    6. Questions to Ask Yourself
    7. Digesting What You Heard
    8. Suggested Guiding Questions as You Reflect and Begin Designing
    9. Suggested Self-Observation Exercises
    10. Suggested Practices
    11. Conclusion
  26. 12. Somatic Intelligence: The Missing Piece in Adult Development
    1. Three Types of Intelligence
    2. Goals for Cultivating Somatic Intelligence
    3. The Body’s Wisdom
    4. Practice: Finding Felt Sense
    5. Sources of Discomfort and Mistrust
    6. Self-Reflection
    7. Getting Started
    8. For Coaches
    9. For Clients
    10. Conclusion
  27. 13. Getting in Condition for Change
    1. What’s Necessary for Change
    2. Assessing the Client’s Readiness
    3. What to Do with What You Find
    4. Some Concluding Remarks
  28. 14. Track Two: Working with Ourselves
    1. Truing Questions
    2. Self-Development Process for Coaches: Skills and Qualities
    3. The Process: Working with Yourself
    4. The Process: An Example
    5. Definitions
    6. How Bob Turned Out
  29. Conclusion
  30. Appendix A: Self-Observations
  31. Appendix B: Practices
  32. Bibliography
  33. About the Author
  34. Index

Product information

  • Title: Coaching, 4th Edition
  • Author(s): James Flaherty
  • Release date: April 2022
  • Publisher(s): Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781000568615