Introduction
Touching Experience
Articulating Experience
Listening
Clarifying
Reflecting
Becoming Critical
Questioning
Being Present
Integrating Experience
Conclusion
Elaine is a principal lecturer and the leader of programmes for the International Centre for Coaching and Leadership Development at Oxford Brookes University in the UK, where she also directs the Doctor of Coaching and Mentoring Programme and supervises doctoral students. She is an experienced researcher, author and editor and has recently co-edited the bestselling book, The Complete Handbook of Coaching, 2nd edition. Her other books with SAGE include Coaching Understood (2013) and she is also the founding editor of The International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching & Mentoring.
This is a good resource to help learners to excel as leaders, and
for anyone who wants to learn about the length and breadth of
coaching. If you want to debunk several myths on coaching, read
this book. If you are passionate about coaching, read this book
more than once. It will change the way you think about
coaching.
*Professor M.S. Rao, Founder of the MSR Leadership Consultants,
India*
This book is a treasure trove of useful information. Cox has
collated an amazing collection of ideas drawn from many sources
and, unlike pirates, she has carefully acknowledged and referenced
all sources of her gems. She has also presented them in ways
that offer many insights into the coaching process, plus plenty of
practical suggestions for implementation. I couldn’t hope to
capture so much in a review, so the following is an account of the
various chapters, with brief glimpses of the treasures therein,
with the intention of persuading you to get a copy for yourself so
you can explore the riches in more detail.
*Julie Hay*
Coaching Understood is a comprehensive, evidence based text that
portrays coaching as the professional discipline that it deserves.
This text was written with both the coach and client in mind. The
author, Elaine Cox, has written a text that is long overdue; it
will be a valuable resource for those researching coaching in an
academic environment. The text has a theoretical feel, but is a
valuable resource for practitioners. It’s the kind of text you
might read with a highlighter in one hand.
*Lisa J. Lucas*
This is a scholarly book about coaching that is refreshing in that
it omits any reference to the GROW model and it does what it says
on the back cover; i.e., it "takes a fresh approach to coaching
skills and techniques by examining each element of the coaching
process in detail in order to verify and justify its
effectiveness". It is highly recommended to all coaches and it will
be inspirational for those who come from an education (especially
adult learning) background.
*Simon Jenkins*
This book is a milestone in the coaching literature. Elaine Cox
provides an excellent text that is scholarly, practical and
accessible. She offers clear insights into how coaching works so
that coaching is truly understood!
*Bob Garvey, Professor of Business Education*
Bridging the gap between academic research/theory and the world of
the practitioner is arguably the greatest challenge facing the
coaching profession. Elaine Cox accomplishes this feat in one of
the most difficult topic areas in a highly readable and accessible,
yet evidence-based volume.
*Professor David Clutterbuck*
′Now here is a solid piece of research that serves to demonstrate
both how and indeed why coaching works. Elaine defines the core of
our reflective working practise. She then backs up the potency of
each intervention used with rigorous scientific research. I know
coaching works, my clients feel it working and now I am now armed
with some effective research to prove how and why this invaluable
practise has such a deep and lasting impact. This is a serious
piece of research that is also a very satisfying read. Thank you
for taking the time to dispel the myths and evidence the coaching
industry’s success.′
*Rebecca Hartnell*
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