Out of the Box Coaching Field Guide

Table of Contents
Present-Centeredness 5
The Process of Change 7
Self-Descriptions Under Stress 9
As The Worldview Turns 14
The Coach as Alchemist 16
The Language of Change
First- and Second Order Change 20
Out-of-the-Box Coaching Skills 22
Reframing 23
Developing Rapport 25
Holding An Enlightened Vision 29
Presupposing Positive Outcomes 32
Teaching Self-Observation 33
Using Possibility Language 35
Focusing on Solutions 37
Shifting from Either/Or to Both/And Thinking 40
Honoring Resistance as Energy for Change 43
Using Right-Brain Tactics 45
Inventing Ground-Breaking Fieldwork 48
Making Process Observations 52
Integrated Coaching Skills Practice 54
Opening the Relationship 56
More Than One Path 63
Bibliography 67
Appendices
1. Clues to Client’s Style 68
2. Vision for Nine Styles 71
3. Coaching Skills Summary 73
4. Opening the Relationship Checklist 75
5. Coaching Skills Checklist 76
6. Coaching Skills Assessment 78
Supplemental Reading and Practice
Active Imagination 81
Bringing Projections Home 83
Developing Intuition 85
Fine-Tuning Observation Skills 89
Focusing and Process Work 93
Learning From Feedback 97
Stories That Change People 99
Tonglen 103
Coaching in Action 104
Training Workshop Design 110

Mary Bast 2005, 352-271-0010, coach@breakoutofthebox.com, www.breakoutofthebox.com 4