Holy Name University Library

Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Coaching stories : flowing and falling of being a coach / Karen Dean and Sam Humphrey.

By: Dean, Karen, 1957- [author.].
Contributor(s): Humphrey, Sam, 1967- [author.].
Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon, London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group ©2019Description: xvii, 139 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138370098 (hardback); 9781138370104 (pbk.).Subject(s): Personal coaching | Executive coachingAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Coaching storiesDDC classification: 158.3 D34 2019
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: 'Exceptional achievement' model originated by Karen Dean -- Part I: Setting out. Commitment: a decision to set out on a coaching journey, connecting, learning and growing -- Confidence: in the early stages of competency, deploying the tools of coaching with impact for the client -- Ease: consciously working with precision, yet lightly maneuvering with the client's outcome in mind -- Part 2: Doing. Proactivity: curiosity to explore mutual creativity, pushing the boundaries for fresh experiences -- Talent: noticing evolution beyond technique, celebrating the unique approach -- Freedom to choose: actively taking responsibility for my part in the work and owning my destiny -- Part 3: Integrating. Maturity: stepping in with wisdom, focusing on being consciously competent -- Peak: having effortless access to my whole self as coach -- Purpose: finding context, reconnecting with humility, understanding more than chasing success -- Part 4: Being. Connecting: honouring another, mindful of risk, deepening knowledge of self -- Threshold: experiencing a time of terrifying choice, freezing or flying, knowing the potential for devastation or joy -- Fulfillment: to offer the gift of being me for the greater good -- Part 5: Themes and theories. Themes and theories -- Bibliography -- Appendix: me:my coach -- Index.
Summary: Being a coach is a deeply rewarding profession, but even the best coaches encounter moments of uncertainty and doubt. In Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach, Karen Dean and Sam Humphrey intimately share their varied experiences as executive coaches in 48 stories - some where they were flowing and glorious, and others where they were falling and ashamed. Dean and Humphrey guide the reader through the journey from a novice to a master coach by exploring twelve distinct themes, underpinned by the four parts of Dean's 'Exceptional Achievement' framework: setting out, doing, integrating and being. Each chapter focuses on a different theme, presenting specific examples and stories from the authors' work and reflecting on their learning and development at each point. Dean and Humphrey expertly assess topics, including confidence, talent, purpose and fulfilment, by examining times where they performed effectively as well as those where they fell short. In each case they consider what they wish they had asked or known about in advance, and each story provides an insightful look at what being a coach is really like. Practical and accessible, the book concludes with a section on further reading and study, explaining relevant theories, models and frameworks. Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach will be a compassionate and pragmatic companion for coaches of all kinds, both in practice and in training. It will also be a valuable guide for other professionals seeking development, including internal coaches, managers in a coaching role, HR and L & D professionals and will be a useful text for academics and students of coaching and coaching psychology. Dean and Humphrey are award-winning authors and have written a number of articles for leading coaching publications.
Item type Current location Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books College Library
General Circulation Section 		GC GC 158.3 D34 2019 (Browse shelf) Available HNU001602

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements --
Foreword --
Preface --
Introduction: 'Exceptional achievement' model originated by Karen Dean --
Part I: Setting out. Commitment: a decision to set out on a coaching journey, connecting, learning and growing --
Confidence: in the early stages of competency, deploying the tools of coaching with impact for the client --
Ease: consciously working with precision, yet lightly maneuvering with the client's outcome in mind --
Part 2: Doing. Proactivity: curiosity to explore mutual creativity, pushing the boundaries for fresh experiences --
Talent: noticing evolution beyond technique, celebrating the unique approach --
Freedom to choose: actively taking responsibility for my part in the work and owning my destiny --
Part 3: Integrating. Maturity: stepping in with wisdom, focusing on being consciously competent --
Peak: having effortless access to my whole self as coach --
Purpose: finding context, reconnecting with humility, understanding more than chasing success --
Part 4: Being. Connecting: honouring another, mindful of risk, deepening knowledge of self --
Threshold: experiencing a time of terrifying choice, freezing or flying, knowing the potential for devastation or joy --
Fulfillment: to offer the gift of being me for the greater good --
Part 5: Themes and theories. Themes and theories --
Bibliography --
Appendix: me:my coach --
Index.

Being a coach is a deeply rewarding profession, but even the best coaches encounter moments of uncertainty and doubt. In Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach, Karen Dean and Sam Humphrey intimately share their varied experiences as executive coaches in 48 stories - some where they were flowing and glorious, and others where they were falling and ashamed. Dean and Humphrey guide the reader through the journey from a novice to a master coach by exploring twelve distinct themes, underpinned by the four parts of Dean's 'Exceptional Achievement' framework: setting out, doing, integrating and being. Each chapter focuses on a different theme, presenting specific examples and stories from the authors' work and reflecting on their learning and development at each point. Dean and Humphrey expertly assess topics, including confidence, talent, purpose and fulfilment, by examining times where they performed effectively as well as those where they fell short. In each case they consider what they wish they had asked or known about in advance, and each story provides an insightful look at what being a coach is really like. Practical and accessible, the book concludes with a section on further reading and study, explaining relevant theories, models and frameworks. Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach will be a compassionate and pragmatic companion for coaches of all kinds, both in practice and in training. It will also be a valuable guide for other professionals seeking development, including internal coaches, managers in a coaching role, HR and L & D professionals and will be a useful text for academics and students of coaching and coaching psychology. Dean and Humphrey are award-winning authors and have written a number of articles for leading coaching publications.

College of Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Text in English

There are no comments for this item.

Log in to your account to post a comment.