Welcome Executive Coaching Positive Psychology Guildford Coaches Group Life Coaching Parent Coaching Join our mailing list: "I have found the coaching process highly empowering through the creation of choices which are in my control. Kim, you have been thoroughly professional and I have personally grown from your wisdom - thank you!" LM, London  •  Coaching Books  •  Communication & Emotional Intelligence  •  Managing Yourself  •  Leadership and Assertiveness  •  Free tools and techniques to download Coaching Book Title / Author Detail / Who's the book for? Title: The Portable Coach Author: Thomas J. Leonard A classic self-coaching book by the Father of Coaching A great guide to understanding how to get the life you want and not just making the most of what you already have Includes a lot of great coaching tools For anyone who's interested in coaching themselves or others Title: Coach Yourself to Success Author: Talane Miedaner People who are interested in supplementing their coaching with some additional reading around coaching tools For coaches wanting to work on their own coaching tools Title: Effective Coaching Author: Myles Downey Another coaching classic Basic "How To" guidebook from a UK master of coaching For people starting out coaching - either as external or internal coaches Title: Co-Active Coaching Author: Laura Whitworth The first coaching book I ever bought Inspired my view that clients have everything they need to answer their own questions - they just need some space, support and the right questions Has informed my approach to coaching For people who are considering challenging their perspective that coaches should have most of the answers! Title: Be Your Own Life Coach Author: Fiona Harrold UK Life Coaching guru Fiona Harrold's life coaching manual A short, light read that some people find highly inspirational For people who want a quick introduction to life coaching and want access to some easy starter tools Title: Shut Up, Stop Whining and Get a Life Author: Larry Winget The title says it all, really. An alternative and humorous, but still practical, self-help book For people who want a no-nonsense style Title: Coaching for Performance Author: John Whitmore Yet another coaching classic - one of the earlies published in the UK and a good guide to the basics Inspired by sports coaching and Timothy Galway's "The Inner Game" For people who want to undersand where coaching came from and what it's for Coaching / Action Learning Book Title / Author Detail / who's the book for? Title: Action Learning Author: Krystyna Weinstein A practical guide to action learning written by someone who's seen and done it all For people who want to understand the principles and practise of AL Title: ABC of Action Learning Author: Reg Revans The classic guide written by the AL guru For people who want to understand the original theory and practise behind action learning Running a Coaching Business Book Title / Author Detail / who's the book for? Title: Getting Started in Personal & Executive Coaching Author: Stephen G. Fairley & Chris E. Stout A guide to building a thriving coaching practice Concentrates on how to make a business from coaching - very practical, quite humorous Definitely for experienced coaches as well as beginners shame about the title - might put some off and that would be unfortunate) motion pixels - Internet Marketing