The success of my book club has been full of joy and self-discovery for all of us; the books we have read are from well know authors to some alternative approaches you can include as part of your CPD or practice. If you would like to engage in a shared reading experience, gain a deeper understanding of coaching, and learn new tools along the way, please join me for the Bi-monthly book club. In addition, I have included some of my best reads of 2022, which may be of interest to you.
Book Club List
1 – Coaching What Really Works – Author Jenny Rogers distils her decades of experience to guide you through the challenges and pitfalls, joys and rewards, and dos and don’ts of coaching. It captures what it takes to be a successful coach and will support and inspire you to become a more confident, self-reflective practitioner. View the full overview on Linkedin
2 – Coaching Skills by Jenny Rogers – This book will support you whether you are an experienced coach working with senior executives or a beginner taking your first steps on the journey to becoming a master practitioner. View the full overview on Linkedin Read my blog review of this book.
3 – The OSCAR Coaching Model is the ideal framework to enable managers to use coaching techniques to unleash the potential of their team – whilst ensuring that a robust and ongoing process of performance evaluation and review is created. View the full overview on Linkedin
4- Emotional Intelligence by Jill Hasson – Emotional Intelligence is fast becoming the skill to master that will unlock your true potential. You’ve probably noticed that it’s not the smartest people that are the most successful or the most fulfilled in life; being clever, talented, or skilled is not enough. It’s your ability to manage your feelings, other people, and your interactions with them that make the difference. View the full overview on Linkedin
5 – The Coaching Manual by Julie Starr – Translated around the world and recommended reading on many coaching programmes, this bestselling book is trusted globally as the definitive guide to coaching. View the full overview on Linkedin
6 – SUMO Paul McGee’s international bestselling personal development heavyweight S.U.M.O. has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world fulfil their potential, seize opportunities, succeed at work, and respond to adverse situations with a positive attitude. You can find the full overview of the book club reviews on my LinkedIn profile. View the full overview on Linkedin
Eileen’s Audible best listens.
1 – Are You Listening? Stories from a Coaching Life. by Jenny Rogers. I was captivated from the start and found it difficult to stop listening. Throughout the book, Jenny expresses how much she appreciates the very essence of individuals, and the message I took from the book was how we as humans need to align with who we are and seek out what is missing from our lives. Read my blog review of this audiobook.
2 – Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues. 2022 – Connect offers a compelling and highly accessible roadmap for building relationships that lead to professional success and personal fulfilment. I highly recommend this book’
3 – Love’s Executioner Audible Audiobook –The collection of 10 absorbing tales by master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humour at the heart of the therapeutic encounter.
4 – The Promise That Changes Everything: I Won’t Interrupt You – I found this book to offer a fresh, new perspective on how to create a thinking environment. Read my blog review of this audiobook.
5 – The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk – The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world’s experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and drug therapies and towards an alternative approach that heals mind, brain and body.
6 – The Asshole Survival Guide by Robert I Sutton – How to Deal with People Who Treat You Like Dirt Audible Audiobook Stanford professor Robert Sutton offers practical advice on identifying and tackling any kind of asshole – based on research into groups from uncivil civil servants to French bus drivers, and 8,000 emails that he has received on asshole behaviour.
Eileen’s List of Hard Copy Books
1 – The Little Book of Big Coaching Models by Bob Bates – cuts through all the noise and gives managers access to the very best coaching models that they need to get the best from their team; every model is quick and easy to read and delivers the essential information and know-how quickly, efficiently and memorably. Of course, my INSIGHT model is included in this book’s model 44. You can download a copy here. Read my blog review of my model.
2 – Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore – An inspirational read which adds depth and meaning to your everyday life. Read my blog review of this book.
3 – Internal Family Systems Therapy by Richard Schwartz – IFS reveals how the subpersonalities or “parts” of each individual’s psyche relate to each other like members of a family and how–just as in a family–polarization among parts can lead to emotional suffering.
4 – Dare to Lead by Brene Brown – Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.
5 – Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown – The quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone. A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture.
6 – Thinking, Fast and Slow By Daniel Kahneman -This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking. It will enable you to make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do.
I have also included my books too!
Effective Mentoring -This workbook will encourage you to learn and practise new skills and techniques to improve your performance as a mentor. The programme consists of several modules covering different aspects of mentoring with learning tools, techniques and exercises for you to practise. Whilst the overall objective of this workbook is to facilitate your professional development, the workbook aims to provide you with a balanced viewpoint and understanding through the underpinning and thought-provoking exploration of mentoring. I draw on others’ research, acknowledging and referencing their work; I provide materials and findings drawn from my individual research and teaching tools. You can order a copy here.
Effective Coaching – I am delighted to bring you this new workbook in a new series of books written from my extensive experience in coaching and mentoring. By working through the materials and the exercises provided, you will gain a strong foundation, knowledge and understanding of what it takes to become an effective coach! Overall, writing this book has been an enriching experience. I’ve reflected on my coachees’ different skills, abilities, views and the many years of delivering coaching courses, giving me hundreds of hours of coaching experience. Still, it is a joy to say that people drawn to coaching share the desire to model good practice and communicate the benefits of coaching to their teams or organisations. You can order a copy here
Understanding Life and Personal Coaching New book coming out in 2023 – In this book, I call on you to explore personal life coaching and understand the importance of using the approaches across your coaching practice. Whether you work as a development coach in business or offer performance coaching, if you do not create the personal space for individuals to embrace their true selves, you are missing the chance to allow your coachees to grow. This book looks at how life coaching can support us all in creating and embracing our authentic and unique sense of self. Life coaching is about manageable and personal change. When adopted, it enhances our capacity to flourish and create a life filled with love, wisdom, and care for ourselves and others. You can pre-order a copy here
May I wish you all seasonal greetings and happy reading – Remember, if you would like to join the book club, you can sign up on my website. With Love Eileen