Group and Team Coaching: The secret life of groups

by Christine Thornton

Group and Team Coaching offers a new perspective on the ‘secret life of groups’, the subconscious and non-verbal processes through which people learn and communicate in groups and teams. Updated with new research and including a wealth of vignettes and case studies, it will be essential reading for coaches who work with groups and teams as well as leaders commissioning coaching; the second edition features new guidance for leaders and managers, an updated introduction and new expanded practical sections on working with teams, working on the phone, and supervising and being supervised.



The author uses key concepts from psychology, group analysis and systems theory as well as her own extensive experience to give practical advice,





The invisible processes of group dynamics



Pitfalls of team coaching and how to avoid them



How to design coaching interventions



Common dilemmas



Ethics and supervision.

274 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 17, 2016

Reviews

[Petr Bochkarev · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only book dedicated to the psychodynamic (group-analytical) approach to group coaching. A brilliant tutorial to learn this type of coaching step by step. Unfortunately, the book will not give you the skills you need to train them separately. But this is not the fault of this book. If you start or continue your coaching practice, receive training, and rely on the help of your supervisor, this book will become a real reference book for group coaching.

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book to provide a helpful balance of theory and practice and expect to refer to it often.

Dr Thornton, having published this book in 2016, periodically mentions the critical importance of face to face interaction, so I look forward to reading the next edition to see any updated recommendations in light of mandatory virtual interaction.