Developing Coaching Skills

<p><strong><em>Learn how to coach effectively-and help others unlock their potential!</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Do you plan to become a professional coach? Do you want to enhance your coaching skills to become a better coach or leader? Or do you just want to know more about how coaching works to help improve the lives of others?</em></p><p><br></p><p>With this <strong>concise coaching textbook</strong> you will quickly learn the main principles and tools of executive coaching and life coaching.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key features</strong>:</p><ul><li>A compact yet comprehensive overview of <strong>how coaching works</strong></li><li><strong>Over 200 powerful coaching questions</strong> that you can apply right away</li><li>Master all phases of the <strong>coaching process</strong></li><li>Conduct <strong>effective coaching conversations</strong> in a goal- and solution-oriented way</li><li>Develop <strong>essential coaching skills</strong> (e.g. questioning active listening goal setting giving constructive feedback coaching for performance dealing with emotions and supporting behavior change)</li><li>Tried and tested<strong> coaching tools</strong></li><li><strong>Best-practice insights</strong> into how experienced coaches work</li><li><strong>Practical coaching exercises</strong> for developing your own coaching skills</li><li><strong>Free bonus learning materials</strong> on the companion website</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Developing Coaching Skills</em> is essential reading for aspiring and practicing coaches as well as for leaders and students of coaching.</p><p><br></p><p>Learn what effective coaching really means make coaching a habit and bring out the best in other people!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What experienced coaches and coach educators say about <em>Developing Coaching Skills</em>:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Developing Coaching Skills is an outstanding introduction to a wide range of coaching tools and methodologies. Whether you're a leader seeking to adopt a coaching approach to management an aspiring coach establishing your practice or an experienced coach looking to refresh your toolkit you'll find this accessible volume a tremendously useful resource.</em></p><p>-- Ed Batista Executive Coach San Francisco (California)</p><p><br></p><p><em>If you want to develop your coaching skills this is the book for you it is practically a masterclass in your library! The integration of the 'what why and how' is masterfully done with practical examples and insight from experienced global coaches.</em></p><p>-- Elona Hlatshwayo Lecturer in Masters in Management in Business and Executive Coaching as a Lead for the Coaching Process and Professional Practice modules Wits Business School University of the Witwatersrand</p><p><br></p><p><em>An easily accessible and comprehensive book for the early career coach or student of coaching full of useful exercises the key models and approaches. A great place to start if you want to know what coaching is and how it works.</em></p><p>-- Dr Alexandra Morgan Accredited Executive Coach and Programme Leader of the Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Coaching Leicester Castle Business School (De Montfort University)</p>