1st Edition
by Karen Dean (Author), Sam Humphrey (Author)
Being a coach is a deeply rewarding profession, but even the best coaches encounter moments of uncertainty and doubt. In Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach,
Karen Dean and Sam Humphrey intimately share their varied experiences
as executive coaches in 48 stories – some where they were flowing and
glorious, and others where they were falling and ashamed.
Dean
and Humphrey guide the reader through the journey from a novice to a
master coach by exploring twelve distinct themes, underpinned by the
four parts of Dean’s ‘Exceptional Achievement’ framework: setting out,
doing, integrating and being. Each chapter focuses on a different theme,
presenting specific examples and stories from the authors’ work and
reflecting on their learning and development at each point. Dean and
Humphrey expertly assess topics, including confidence, talent, purpose
and fulfilment, by examining times where they performed effectively as
well as those where they fell short. In each case they consider what
they wish they had asked or known about in advance, and each story
provides an insightful look at what being a coach is really like.
Practical and accessible, the book concludes with a section on further
reading and study, explaining relevant theories, models and frameworks.
Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach
will be a compassionate and pragmatic companion for coaches of all
kinds, both in practice and in training. It will also be a valuable
guide for other professionals seeking development, including internal
coaches, managers in a coaching role, HR and L&D professionals and
will be a useful text for academics and students of coaching and
coaching psychology.
Dean and Humphrey are award-winning authors and have written a number of articles for leading coaching publications.
