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Title: Coaching with Spirit by Teri-E Belf ISBN: 0-7879-6048-9 Publisher: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer Pub. Date: 26 July, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.87 (15 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Coaching 101 from a script
Comment: While other reviewers claim to find new and exciting ideas here, I don't see anything new about connecting to oneself, taking responsibility and being present with the client. If you hang around enough coaching and coach-the-coach websites, you'll hear these ideas...over and over again.
I did find a few ideas, such as listening to your body as you coach.A feeling of heaviness might mean that the client is not right for you. I also believe that coaches can pick up signals from the client and take risks to preserve honesty.
Three points seemed to be of concern. First, the theme of the book is "coaching with spirit," yet "spirit" is not critical to most of her points.
Second, the author needs to understand the psychological foundations of her recommendations. "Accepting clients unconditionally" so they'll blossom sounds remarkably like transference in psychoanalysis (I just reviewed Psychology of the Sopranos!) and should be administered with care. I once worked with a coach who kept saying, "You're doing great! You're wonderful!" As I found myself heading for disaster, I finally realized she was offering not feedback, but meaningless "encouragement." I finally asked, "If I said I were going to rob a bank, you'd say, 'That's great,' wouldn't you?" She agreed and I terminated "coaching" right away.
While the author, like so many coaches, compares her services to those of an athletic coach, let's remember that athletic coaches do not accept their clients "unconditionally." They're forever making corrections and challenging them to move forward (except, of course, for those who follow Gallowey's The Inner Game of Tennis -- but even there they issue directions).
Third, there's nothing unique about "marketing with spirit." The author's examples show she's a great salesperson, spirit or no spirit. She calls someone to identify herself as a "success coach." When the potential client says, "No thanks, I'm successful," Bell asks about success in balancing her life. That, folks, is great sales technique.
Ultimately, Bell's book reflects the dilemma of coaching: is coaching more like therapy than therapy? Bell writes about a successful client who wants to change careers. They spend hours reviewing his life, values and goals. Great for the therapist and perhaps the rare client who wants to do this. However, I find many clients want to move fast and most of them really know what they want if you probe a little. A detailed life analysis is great for the coach's bank account but not necessarily for the client.
True, the book offers some thoughts on spirituality. However, I don't think it's that easy. If you want to be "spiritual" in your life and practice, do what Carolyn Myss has done: study intensely from the sources. The spiritual path is not an easy one and it's not a road to material success. If you want to introduce spirituality into coaching, get the real thing!
Rating: 5
Summary: Human Spirit in Action
Comment: Coaching with Spirit is about the human spirit in action. This is graphically demonstrated through the wonderful examples of the presence and work of Spirit contained in the book. Of equal importance are the shared experiences of professional coaches working with Spirit in their coaching work. The use of "Reflection" throughout Coaching with Spirit provides the new and experienced coach alike with tools for deepening their own spiritual exploration. The result is enhanced coaching effectiveness in their work with clients.
Rating: 5
Summary: Coaching Bliss
Comment: This book is pure coaching bliss. I am a new spiritual coach and I found this book to be the perfect step to my next level as a coach. The wonderful passages about being quiet and allowing spirit in were very important for me. The many examples of real coaching experiences allowed me to understand how to invite spirit in. This book can't help but shift the way we coach, I reached a new level of joy just reading it and I know my coaching has shifted as a result. Open your heart to this extraordinary book.
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Title: Co-Active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and Life by Laura Whitworth, Henry House, Phil Sandahl, Henry Kimsey-House ISBN: 0891061231 Publisher: Davies-Black Publishing Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Coaching Evoking Excellence in Others ISBN: 0750699035 Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann Pub. Date: 15 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Taming Your Gremlin (Revised Edition): A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way by Rick Carson ISBN: 0060520221 Publisher: Perennial Currents Pub. Date: 08 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Life Coaching Handbook by Curly Martin ISBN: 1899836713 Publisher: Crown House Publishing Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Getting Started in Personal and Executive Coaching : How to Create a Thriving Coaching Practice (Getting Started in) by Chris E. Stout, Stephen Fairley ISBN: 0471426245 Publisher: Wiley Pub. Date: 26 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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