Don't Just Do Something, Sit There

An introduction to non-directive coaching
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-1-84334-429-2
Verlag: Woodhead Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten

Don't Just Do Something, Sit There offers anyone who would like to learn how to coach or to develop their existing coaching skills a practical guide to coaching people using a predominantly non-directive approach. It explores how a coach can help others to think through their situation and find their own way forward, one which reflects the reality and constraints of their situation. The book considers the skills which underpin successful coaching - listening attentively, asking questions that help the other to think, and playing back to communicate or check understanding. It explores the spectrum of directive to non-directive coaching, considers practical aspects such as confidentiality, describes a range of tools that a coach might use, and looks at how a line manager can adopt a coaching style. It also considers the philosophical and psychological foundations of non-directive coaching.


- Written by an experienced coach in clear and easily understood language
- Aimed at managers, consultants and HR professionals who want to use a non-directive approach to empowering others and releasing their potential
- Chapters can be read as stand alone guides to topics such as listening, questioning, becoming a capable coach, and the inner game of coaching

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomson, Bob

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

What is non-directive coaching? Listening; Questioning; Playing back; Becoming a capable coach; Directive and non-directive coaching; Ethical and other issues in coaching; Tools you might use in coaching; Coaching as a line manager; Metaphor and clean language; Psychological bases of coaching; The foundations of a non-directive approach; The inner game of coaching; Becoming an even more capable coach.

Über Autor(innen)

Thomson, Bob
Bob Thomson is the Management Development Adviser at the University of Warwick. He is responsible for developing the leadership capability of academic and administrative staff, coaching individuals and teams, and helping departments to improve their effectiveness as an organisation. He was previously Leadership Development Manager at National Grid Transco where he was responsible for building leadership capability at all levels and shifting the culture to a more open, informal and coaching style of leadership. Bob has qualifications in management learning, coaching and counselling.

Bob Thomson is a Learning and Development Adviser at the University of Warwick. As well as coaching managers and academics across the University, he runs the Warwick Coaching Scheme where staff of the University act as coaches to other staff, using a primarily non-directive approach. He also leads the University’s open studies Certificate in Coaching. He was previously Leadership Development Manager at National Grid Transco where he developed the coaching skills of managers and commissioned external coaching for senior executives. Bob has qualifications in coaching, counselling and management learning. He is the author of the Chandos book, Growing People: Learning and Developing from Day to Day Experience.