The Handbook of Coaching: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Managers, Executives, Consultants, andHuman Resource Professionals
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FREDERIC M. HUDSON, Ph.D., is the president of the Hudson Institute in Santa Barbara and founder and former president of the Fielding Institute. He has consulted and coached professionals in a wide variety of businesses, universities, and not-for-profit organizations including 3M, Apple, Boeing, Dupont, General Electric, Hallmark, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Lockheed, Motorola, Pepsi Cola, Sun Microsystems, Stanford University, and AARP. He is the author of numerous books including The Adult Years, Revised Edition (Jossey-Bass, 1999).

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Contents.

Preface.

About the Author.

INTRODUCTION TO COACHING.

Coaching: A Profession Born of Change.

Coaches: What They Do, Who They Are.

Coaching as a Profession.

THEORETICAL ROOTS OF COACHING.

Psychological Theories of Adult Development.

Social Theories of Adult Development.

A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR COACHING.

Coaching Through Life Transitions.

Coaching for Basic Values.

Coaching for High Performance in Human Systems.

Coaching for Visioning and Purpose.

The Adult Learning Agenda.

COACHING FOR MASTERY OF THE ADULT YEARS.

Coaching Throughout the Adult Life Cycle: Young Adults.

Coaching Throughout the Adult Life Cycle: Older Adults.

Appendix A: Coaching Tools--Assessments, Inventories, and Training Resources.

Appendix B: Training Programs for Coaches.

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"A coach needs to be able to touch people with new possibilities and bring wisdom, compassion, and humor to the issues and problems they face. The Handbook of Coaching provides a treasure trove of learning resources that you will be able to apply--practically and immediately--to a wide variety of personal and professional situations." (Robert Hargrove, author of Masterful Coaching and founder of R. Hargrove Consulting)

"Frederic Hudson is one of America's leading authorities on coaching. He not only brings us his wise insights on coaching, but he also provides a clear, practical guide book to get anyone going on their evolutionary path." (Richard J. Leider, author of The Power of Purpose and Repacking Your Bags)

"The Handbook of Coaching is an amazing compAndium that shows how coaches can enrich our lives and institutions. Anything you want to know about the field is addressed here. Every professional will want to have a copy, not only to access the coaching field, but also to learn and practice the essential principles of coaching so beautifully described here." (Bev Kaye, author of Up Is Not the Only Way and coauthor of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay)
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