Coaching In Organisations : Between The Lines

In my work I am always keen to explore the links between individual actions and the wider cultural context.  With this in mind I decided to write a book which recognised that when coaching takes place there are often other presences in the room..........though of course not actually physically present ! In other words there can be many others who have a stake in the process and the outcome of the coaching.

Also, having completed my Diploma in Coaching , I wanted to confirm my learning as much to myself as others.  An important element here was recognising some of the ‘mistakes’ I had made, such as : becoming too wedded to a particular coaching format, being overly-invested in the client changing and failing to review the current validity of the coaching objectives.

Contents:

• Introduction
  Why are we writing this?
  About this book
• The Content and Process of Coaching
  Defining Terms
  The context for coaching
  The domains of coaching
  The coaching journey
  Some likely questions on the coaching journey
• Stories
  Coach of the couch
  The coachee speaks
• Some Common Pitfalls
  Collusion with the coachee
  Over-reliance on objectives
  Lack of variety in approach
  Performing/trying to look clever
  Over-investment in the coachee making changes
  Unrealistic expectations of self and coachee
  Failure to re-contract
• Perspectives - The Coach's Manager
  Balancing involvement and detachment
  Developing coaches as individuals and a team
• Perspectives - The Coachees Manager
  Line manager as coach?
  Raising the need for coaching
  Contributor to a learning organisation
  - the influence of the environment
  Contributor to a learning organisation
  - learning to learn
• Perspectives - The Sponsor
• Conclusion