How can you become the very best coach you can be?
The field of coaching is dynamic and continuously evolving. With over 50,000 certified coaches worldwide and counting, coaching research is growing rapidly. Becoming a Coach provides all the knowledge and inspiration needed to develop as a professional coach. Drawing on the latest ICF coach competence framework, the authors outline a wide range of contemporary coaching models. Additionally, up-to-date research and techniques are also integrated to deliver an evidence-based coaching service tailored to the very highest professional standards.
Ultimately, the book aims to deepen readers’ understanding of core competences and broaden creative thinking in practical settings. Becoming a Coach is the only book to align directly with the world’s most widely accepted professional coaching guidance.
This Third Edition contains six comprehensive sections. To start, the first half begins by defining coaching and helping you better understand both yourself and your clients. Next, it addresses how to effectively deliver core coaching competences using diverse approaches. Moving forward, the second half explores an array of modern coaching practices. These include ‘between session’ activities, metaphors and imagery to maximise impact and making use of new technologies and AI. Finally, it offers tools and techniques to develop and elevate your overall practice. This edition has been updated to ensure it best reflects current practice, and includes a number of new chapters.
This essential guide acts as a core textbook for all ICF-accredited training, as well as broader coaching programmes. As the ICF outlines, coaches should partner with clients in a creative, thought-provoking way. As a result, clients should feel inspired to fully maximise their personal and professional potential. Therefore, this serves as the perfect resource for students, new coaches, and seasoned practitioners alike.
Jonathan Passmore is also the author of Succeeding as a Coach, by Pavilion Publishing.
