Understanding Coaching
Francesco Attanasio
Copyright © 2016 Francesco Attanasio
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ISBN: 978-1-329-83440-8
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to my Wife Monica and my Sons.
Contents
Preface
Structure of this Book
Why Coaching?
Coaching is not….
Defining Coaching
What about Agile Coaching?
A Coaching Toolkit
Listening
Ask Questions
Speak with intent
Provide Context
Frame the Problem
Generate More Options
Provide Information
Review
Provide Real-Time Feedback
Catch People Doing Something Right
Bring In an Expert
Demonstrate
Coaching Models
GROW Model
TGROW Model
CREATE Model
Follow up with FEELING
OSKAR Model
The Iceberg model
Conclusion
Bibliography
Photos
About the Author
Preface
This eBook will give you an understanding of coaching principles, as well as the attitudes, skills and behaviors that you will need to run a successful coaching session.
You will learn:
- What Coaching is not
- The differences between coaching, mentoring, and counseling
- What Coaching is
- What Coaching is in Agile
- The key principles of successful coaching
- How to use the GROW, TGROW, CREATE, FEELING and OSKAR models with a team member
- How to use the Coaching Dojo
Note: This is a preliminary version. Any feedback/comment to improve this eBook are welcome.
Structure of this Book
This book is simple to use.
Chapter 1 answers the question: Why Coaching?
Chapter 2 describes what Coaching is not. It discusses main problems with the various Coaching descriptions.
Chapter 3 gives an overview of what Coaching is.
Chapter 4 describes a variety of practices in a Coaching toolkit in order to approach each situation and individual differently.
Chapter 5 describes some useful Coaching models.
Why Coaching?
If
