The Coaching Science Practitioner Handbook

Keep your coaching methods fresh and relevant to the needs of the people you help and your coaching practice more profitable. The Coaching Science Practitioner Handbook shows you the inside workings of a research project through the eyes of the coaches who experience it. The authors draw on proven ideas from psychology, technology, and others to create an easy-to-understand path to make good coaching inevitable and bad coaching impossible. This book will change the way you think about coaching. It will give you tools and strategies to transform your practices. Whether you develop or manage people or have your own business, you will learn the secrets to building on and expanding existing knowledge. "I am honored to endorse this fascinating and refreshing evidence-based research, critical to the coaching profession. . . This book validates coaching and is an essential resource guide for coaching professionals and clients." Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times #1 Bestselling Author, Triggers, Mojo, What Got You Here Won't Get You There "We need a space where practice is driven by evidence & science … by a desire to enhance outcomes. This book argues the case for science being at the heart of practice." Prof Jonathan Passmore, Henley Business School Centre for Coaching & Behavioural Change, Author of Mastery In Coaching, Psychometrics In Coaching "Academics need to be firmly rooted in the realities of coaching practice; practitioners need to be research-literate. This volume provides the foundation for this much needed dialogue to happen." Prof David Clutterbuck, Author of Coaching the Team at Work, Mentoring Executives & Directors, Leader's Guide to Being Coached, The Talent Wave "A guiding star for coaches and coaching psychologists concerning our practice. Like sports athletes, we need training and to be reflective practitioners. This book will inspire coaches to improve their work by integrating theory, practice and research. " Prof Reinhard Stelter, Author of Psychology of Coaching & Mentoring, Third Generation Coaching Guide "If you believe in coaching as a way of developing minds, read this book! This book shares research and examines critical conversations that emerge to inspire coaches to participate in research." Marcia Reynolds, Author of Coach the Person Not the Problem, The Discomfort Zone, Outsmart Your Brain "As a coach who certifies coaches since 2008, I believe The Coaching Science Practitioner Handbook is essential reading for anyone seeking to navigate or benefit from this rapidly expanding profession." Christy Whitman, New York Times Best Selling Author of The Art of having It All, Quantum Success, 7 Essential Laws "Coaching as a professional discipline depends upon hypothesis-driven research in validating and extending the theory and practice of coaching. This book makes a major contribution to growing coaches' confidence in evaluating latest coaching research." Maria Iliffe Wood, Author of Coaching Presence: Building Consciousness and Awareness in Coaching Interventions "Imagine anyone understanding what a coach does as they do other professions. This book is a call-to-action for coaches to further the scholarly advancement of the profession – and what a great call it is!" Brian O. Underhill, CoachSource CEO, Author of Mastering Executive Coaching, Executive Coaching for Results A percentage of the profits will award a grant annually to support a coaching science professional study through the International Coaching Federation Foundation (ICF).