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BookCritique-CoactiveCoachin. Book Critique: Co-Active Coaching Introduction
Co-active Coaching, co-authored by Laura Whitworth, Henry ...
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Book Critique: Co-Active Coaching
Introduction
Co-active Coaching, co-authored by Laura Whitworth, Henry Kimsey-House, and Phil Sandahl, provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of a particular approach to professional / personal coaching developed by the authors.
This approach, the ‘Co-active Coaching’ model, is based upon the fundamental principle
that in the coaching relationship, the coach and the client are active collaborators, in an alliance of two equals, where the ‘power’ lies in the coaching relationship, rather than in the coach.
Equally important, are the ‘Four Cornerstones’ that form the foundation of Co-active Coaching:
1. The client is naturally creative, resourceful and whole.
2. Co-active coaching addresses the client's whole life.
3. The agenda comes from the client.
4. The relationship is a designed alliance.
The book is presented in four sections.
Part I is entitled "Coaching Fundamentals" and provides an overview of the co-active coaching model and the coaching relationship. Part II, "Co-Active Coaching Skills", provides a detailed overview of the five contexts and key coaching skills of listening, intuition, curiosity, action / learning, and self-management. Part III, "Co-Active Coaching Processes", explores the ‘three core principles of coaching’ of fulfillment, balance, and process. The final section is "The Coach's Toolkit," which provides the reader with examples of forms, a series of exercises, and coaching resources relevant to a coaching practice.
Description
The essential message of ‘Co-active Coaching’ is that for coaching to be most effective, the relationship between the coach and the client must be a ‘partnership’ between an actively engaged client and a professional coach, who is both proficient in the core coaching skills, and...
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