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Book Review of Coaching Perspectives VII

Book Review of Coaching Perspectives VII

by Cathy Liska, Linda Murphy, Trish Slatin, Pete Liska, Karly Hall, Jessica Bacher, Alina Lozonschi, Nancy Maxfield-Wilson, Janet Melancon, Karen Mildenhall, Linda Damer, Lee Massaro

Written by graduates of coach training with the Center for Coaching Certification, this book provides a great overview of coaching models and processes and then takes a deeper dive into how to coach, how to build your coaching business, coaching approaches and programs inside of companies, plus resilience and empathy as powerful coaching tools.

Summary – The chapters of the book include:

  • Coaching Models and Processes
  • Coaching Stuck Business Owners
  • Coaching for Time Money OptimizationTM
  • Social Media and Your Coaching Business
  • Self-Care Improves Your Coaching Business
  • Passion and Purpose
  • Unleash Your Potential
  • Resilience is Your Super Power
  • Coaching Leaders to Make Connections
  • Leadership and Coaching
  • Creating an Internal Coaching Program
  • Be a Better Coach with Effective Empathy

The Good:

  • The expertise and experience of the authors goes far beyond their coaching certification and provides powerful ideas and techniques for coaching.
  • Each chapter is an independent read and the combination of all the chapters is a well-rounded collection of information for coaching and for creating change.

The Bad:

  • The writing styles are different and the content in each chapter is different so be prepared for a series of articles as compared to one comprehensive story.

Conclusion:

This book is definitely worth reading and keeping for reference in the future too.

Cathy Liska

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Most blog posts here are written or curated by Cathy Liska, Guide from the Side®, CDP, MCC.

Cathy is CEO/Founder of the Center for Coaching Certification, CCC. As Guide from the Side®, she is a sought-after trainer and coach with over 30 years of experience in business management and ownership. Cathy built her diverse team at CCC that includes trainers, customer service, and coaches. She was Co-Leader for ICF’s Ethics Community of Practice, on the Leadership Team for the review and updating of the Code of Ethics in 2024, and active in the Ethics Water Cooler. To ensure she stays current in related areas of expertise, Cathy has earned the following: ICF’s Master Certified Coach (MCC), Certified Coach Trainer, Certified Consumer Credit Counselor, Certificate of Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Grief Support Group Facilitator, Certified in the Drucker Self-Assessment Tool, Certified Apartment Manager, Certified Civil and Family Mediator, and Certified in DISC.

Cathy’s clients range from attorneys to corporate executives, government to nonprofit, entrepreneurs to children, under or unemployed to newly retired. She specializes in communication, management, conflict, and leadership. Her personal mission statement is “People.” Cathy is known for her passion to serve others so they achieve the results they want.

Podcast: https://www.coachcert.com/podcast.html

Publications: Coaching Perspectives (a series of books with chapters by coach training graduates) https://www.coachcert.com/resources/recommended-reading/coaching-perspectives-series-by-the-center-for-coaching-certification-and-more.html

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