Don't Just Do Something, Sit There
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Don't Just Do Something, Sit There

An Introduction to Non-Directive Coaching

  1. 212 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Don't Just Do Something, Sit There

An Introduction to Non-Directive Coaching

About this book

Don't Just Do Something, Sit There offers anyone who would like to learn how to coach or to develop their existing coaching skills a practical guide to coaching people using a predominantly non-directive approach. It explores how a coach can help others to think through their situation and find their own way forward, one which reflects the reality and constraints of their situation. The book considers the skills which underpin successful coaching – listening attentively, asking questions that help the other to think, and playing back to communicate or check understanding. It explores the spectrum of directive to non-directive coaching, considers practical aspects such as confidentiality, describes a range of tools that a coach might use, and looks at how a line manager can adopt a coaching style. It also considers the philosophical and psychological foundations of non-directive coaching. - Written by an experienced coach in clear and easily understood language - Aimed at managers, consultants and HR professionals who want to use a non-directive approach to empowering others and releasing their potential - Chapters can be read as stand alone guides to topics such as listening, questioning, becoming a capable coach, and the inner game of coaching

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: An introduction to non-directive coaching
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures and tables
  7. About the author
  8. Preface
  9. 1 What is non-directive coaching?
  10. 2 Listening
  11. 3 Questioning
  12. 4 Playing back
  13. 5 Becoming a capable coach
  14. 6 Directive and non-directive coaching
  15. 7 Ethical and other issues in coaching
  16. 8 Tools you might use in coaching
  17. 9 Coaching as a line manager
  18. 10 Metaphor and clean language
  19. 11 Psychological bases of coaching
  20. 12 The foundations of a non-directive approach
  21. 13 The inner game of coaching
  22. 14 Becoming an even more capable coach
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index