The Coach's Casebook

What skills do I need to craft clear and effective coaching questions? How do I set goals for my clients? What do I need to be aware of when coaching different personalities and face mental health issues? The Coach's Casebook answers these questions and provides coaches with a thorough grounding in the knowledge, competencies, tools and techniques they need to coach employees to reach their full potential. The first part of the book covers what coaching is, the theoretical principles and approaches that underpin the profession. Most importantly The Coach's Casebook explains how these coaching tools and techniques apply in practice to boost personal development, performance and wellbeing. There is extensive coverage of how to apply coaching interventions to manage work-life balance and prevent burnout at work and home, how to combine coaching and mindfulness as well as how to encourage clients to develop a growth mindset and reframe imposter syndrome. There is also specific guidance on coaching high-performers and those with high-potential, leadership coaching, coaching minorities and underrepresented groups as well as how to coach challenging personalities. Supported by case studies throughout from real-life coaching, including at corporations such as Nike, HSBC, and German Railways, this is a practical guide for all those new to coaching and those in the intermediate stages of their career and contains everything they need allow clients to flourish.