Co-Active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and, Life

"Co-Active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and Life" is a wonderful book for anyone who wants to learn more about life coaching and specifically about the coaching method, Co-Active Coaching.I am a Professional Life Coach and I was trained in Co-Active Coaching by the Coaches Training Institute. One of the authors of this book, Phil Sandahl, was one of my instructors. This book is not a substitute for the in-person courses, but it provides a wonderful overview of the concepts and skills that are taught in the courses. This book is also a good review and reference for anyone who has gone through the training. I refer to my copy quite frequently.If you are considering becoming a coach, are someone who wants more detailed information about life coaching, or if you are a professional life coach, this book should be on your bookshelf.

I've just started reading Co-Active Coaching (about 1/3 of the way through, it is the coaching book that I've been longing to find. Over the last several years I've compiled a library of resource to help me as a coach pull all the details of what I need as a coach and what's the best for me to offer my client's...I've found that Co-Active Coaching is a must have resource for anyone who is wanting to know the best of the best information and practical insights for coaching. It's not just a nuts and bolts manual, but it is packed with inspiration and heartfelt passion for the profession to lead you become the coach you are longing to become, for the sheer benefit of those who call you coach.

I loved this book. I consider it foundational to coaching. Lots of great takeaways.

In my view it does not matter where you are in your coaching career, this is a valuable resource.The book is laid out in three parts. The first section goes into the fundamentals of Co-Active coaching. They discuss the Co-Active (or collaborative) coaching model and the coach client relationship.Part two goes deals with the components of coaching: Listening, Intuition, Curiosity, Moving forward and deeper and Self-Management. These are the coaching skills and techniques you can develop and/or improve. I believe most coaches have the propensity to be skilled in these areas, but here is some sound practical advice on how to improve these skills and specific ways to use them in the coaching process.Part three deals with Co-Active coaching principles and practices. Putting parts one and two into practice by going deeper into the theory and using specific examples to illustrate the points.Then there is what might be the most valuable part of the book - the Coach's Toolkit. The toolkit is an extremely valuable resource containing forms and exercises that any coach can put to great use in their business. There are specific exercises, client interview forms, planning checklist, client profile and many, many other forms.In addition there is a CD which has two practice coaching session in audio format as well as all the forms from the Coach's Toolkit in PDF format.If you are serious about your coaching business, this is a wonderful resource that will save you time and money in running your business. It is also a very handy reference resource to refresh and improve your skills.

As someone who has coached CEOs, company owners, and members of senior management teams this book was a revelation.It's never about you...it is always about them.The clients are "naturally creative, resourceful, and whole and capable of finding the answers they need." The magic is in asking the questions, listening, managing process, and, in a term that truly captures the book, "dancing in the moment."The book also includes a CD that includes audio coaching sessions as well as a number of PDF files that reproduce The Coach's Toolkit. An unexpected bonus.

Excellent book for new coaches. I took this as part of my PhD program at Capella University and it was an intensive 11 weeks of personal growth. I was able to use the skills learned to coach others. It contains coaching examples and CDs with live coaching. Get ready for a real transformation. Also, use this book in conjunction with the book, Leadership From the Inside Out by Cashman. I was equally excited about that book. You may to include Taming Your Gremlin by Carson as well.

This much is a must for anyone getting into coaching. It covers the fundamentals, coaching model, scenarios, forms, and more. As a new coach who was referred to this book by my coach I can tell you this is a must have book hands down. It comes with a CD, and offers a plethora of questions for you to ask clients. It also covers who to discover values and beliefs of your client. 5 stars all day!

The basics principles of life coaching are presented in the book and I suppose it is a necessary read to obtain various concepts of this emerging profession. I was particularly interested in the concept call Process Coaching which explores the internal experiences of a client and would like to have read more than was presented. I would have liked to read about the boundaries and red flags of this form of coaching which distinguish the need to refer clients to professional counseling vice coaching. All in all, it is a little too 'New Age' for me. I prefer the approaches of Dr. Gary R. Collins, Tony Stoltzfus, or Chris McClusky.

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A must for all coaches. You can't coach someone who doesn't want to change.

This book outlines the approach I take in my own coaching. It outlines the approach in a very clear and accessible way with a focus on the real skill a coach must deploy if not to simply offer advice, share experience or direct. Coaching is a difficult endeavour with an imperative to work in a particular way with each coachee. This book addresses the nature of that challenge very well indeed. "

Excellent, reference book for coaching. Mandatory for anyone serious about becoming really strong coaches.

Great book on coaching. A book you would like to keep and go back to many times to grasp some of the knowledge better.