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On Becoming a Leadership Coach: A Holistic Approach to Coaching Excellence
This book focuses on coaching leaders in the context of the organizational systems within which they lead, drawing on the curriculum of the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certificate Program, one of the premier coach training programs in the world and the only one with this particular focus.
243 pages, Hardcover
First published July 15, 2008
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March 31, 2023
Perhaps because I was further along in my own understanding of the coaching skills and tools, this book felt very textbook like and didn't flow for my liking.
December 27, 2012
Swashbooked, 10 minutes + discussion, Christmas 2012, with @ipreuss.
Why I picked it: Picked by Ilja. And because, well, that's what I do. I think I saw it on Amazon or recommended somewhere.
Notes:
Hardcover. Small print but easy to read, beautiful paper, easy to hold.
Back cover: "combines the wisdom of over 20 experienced leadership coaches and educators... essays on what it means to 'be' a coach, what coaches 'do' and tools that coaches 'use'... two entwined tracks: coaching leaders and being a leader, offering illustrations and practical approaches..."
Authors are from the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching program (isn't that a co-active method program? must look into that!)
Organisation: 3 parts: Being. Doing. Using.
Being. (seems a good source of coach reflective reading)
* p16: how does a coach get in shape for creating sacred space? (meditation, walking, journaling, running, reading, tai-chi...)
Doing. (cool - stories of how others are doing it)
* Ch 7: Using Story in Coaching.
* Other topics: celebrating "breakdown", using Somatics to coach Leaders...
Using. (looks good but we did not scan it deeply. Practices, exercises to use).
Discussion:
* surprised it was essays and not a single book.
* Doing: Expected something more like "how do I move from general coaching to leadership coaching?" but this information was missing. Much seems to be generally about coaching.
* "Being" section: might make good bedtime or meditative reading for a coach. Self-development, to help one remain intentional in one's practice of coaching.
* Interesting concept from "Using": "ALIFE" Authenticity, Leadership, Intentionality, Fear/Courage, Execution. Gives ways a coach can listen and hook into a client's desires. Ex: client wants more authenticity... coach can help with this (similar to "Fulfillment" in Co-Active coaching).
Decision:
* Deb: want to read chapter on Story in Coaching, and the one on Somatics (to refresh or develop further what I learned in Ontological coaching). I am curious about the "Using" section, which looks like a toolkit. Must investigate.
* Ilja: want to read more, maybe not all. Especially ALIFE tool & G.R.A.C.E. method.
Why I picked it: Picked by Ilja. And because, well, that's what I do. I think I saw it on Amazon or recommended somewhere.
Notes:
Hardcover. Small print but easy to read, beautiful paper, easy to hold.
Back cover: "combines the wisdom of over 20 experienced leadership coaches and educators... essays on what it means to 'be' a coach, what coaches 'do' and tools that coaches 'use'... two entwined tracks: coaching leaders and being a leader, offering illustrations and practical approaches..."
Authors are from the Georgetown University Leadership Coaching program (isn't that a co-active method program? must look into that!)
Organisation: 3 parts: Being. Doing. Using.
Being. (seems a good source of coach reflective reading)
* p16: how does a coach get in shape for creating sacred space? (meditation, walking, journaling, running, reading, tai-chi...)
Doing. (cool - stories of how others are doing it)
* Ch 7: Using Story in Coaching.
* Other topics: celebrating "breakdown", using Somatics to coach Leaders...
Using. (looks good but we did not scan it deeply. Practices, exercises to use).
Discussion:
* surprised it was essays and not a single book.
* Doing: Expected something more like "how do I move from general coaching to leadership coaching?" but this information was missing. Much seems to be generally about coaching.
* "Being" section: might make good bedtime or meditative reading for a coach. Self-development, to help one remain intentional in one's practice of coaching.
* Interesting concept from "Using": "ALIFE" Authenticity, Leadership, Intentionality, Fear/Courage, Execution. Gives ways a coach can listen and hook into a client's desires. Ex: client wants more authenticity... coach can help with this (similar to "Fulfillment" in Co-Active coaching).
Decision:
* Deb: want to read chapter on Story in Coaching, and the one on Somatics (to refresh or develop further what I learned in Ontological coaching). I am curious about the "Using" section, which looks like a toolkit. Must investigate.
* Ilja: want to read more, maybe not all. Especially ALIFE tool & G.R.A.C.E. method.
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