Full Description
This book offers an overview and comparative analysis of four major coaching approaches: Cognitive, Existential, Gestalt and Systems Psychodynamic coaching.
Throughout this book the author offers an introduction to coaching and its benefits. He delves into the importance of building a strong coaching relationship and the fundamental skills and competencies needed, and then provides a comparison of the four different coaching models, approaches and philosophies along with their various tools and techniques. He then explores how each approach addresses different dimensions of leadership and human growth. Using identical fictional case studies, Fusco demonstrates how each method responds uniquely to the same leadership challenges, highlighting their distinct tools, interventions, and underlying philosophies.
This book will appeal to both novice and experienced coaches, as well as leaders, HR professionals and those curious about the evolving field of coaching and how integrative approaches can support complex organisational development.
Contents
Part 1: Four Major Approaches to Coaching 1. Existential Coaching 2. Systems Psychodynamic Coaching 3. Gestalt Coaching 4. Cognitive Coaching Part 2: Leadership Coaching & Case Studies 5. Existential Coaching - Behind the Facade 6. Systems Psychodynamic Coaching - Beneath the Surface 7. Gestalt Coaching - The Present Edge 8. Cognitive Coaching - Clarity Through Complexity Part 3: Team Coaching & Case Studies 9. Team Coaching 10. Existential Team Coaching - Authentic Leadership 11. Systems Psychodynamic Team Coaching - Fault Lines 12. Gestalt Team Coaching - The Space Between 13. Cognitive Team Coaching - Patterns of Thought Part 4: Integrative Coaching 14. Integrative Coaching 15. The Importance of the Coaching Relationship 16. The Importance of Coach Development 17. The Evolving Coaching Landscape
