101 Coaching Strategies and Techniques (Essential Coaching Skills and Knowledge)

This is not the usual type of book. There is no narrative description of why and how to coach someone. This book is ONLY short descriptions of specific coaching tools / procedures. No pros and cons. No discussion of risks or background on why the tools might work.However, for experienced coaches and consultants, this is an extremely helpful bag of tools, and a pretty big bag at that. From my point of view, the very negative review of this book is unfair. There are many other books that explain the bigger picture and more about the process of coaching. If you are an experienced coach, this is an excellent resource.

I own a coaching company and use this book to structure protocols and presentations. The strategies are easy to use and make meaningful results for any type of learner.

I found exactly what I was looking for - a book with very specific techniques for specific (and very common) coaching situations. I own a lot of books on coaching that are too heavy on "philosophy" and "psychology" of coaching, or describe a single coaching model in 500 pages. Though many were an interesting read, often they didn't sufficiently describe "nuts and bolts" to help with the day-to-day coaching issues. This book did. It is highly practical, simple, and very effective. I'm already using some of these techniques, and they work like magic. Particularly helpful was the attention given to building confidence in clients. I found many other coaching books ignored this issue or did not provide good tools for handling it.

When I started reading the book which has appealing chapter names, I realized that this is not a book for reading instead its a collection of unbelievably short notes for scanning. Anybody who has ever been in a " lite ' coaching training would in probability have better notes than that. I am disturbed that how any serious editor and/or publisher have agreed to publish those disorganized, highly disputable personal notes. I sincerely consider myself cheated. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. It is a total disappointment. I volunteer to send my own copy at my cost to anybody who has slightest intention to buy. PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK.

It's so superficial I can't beleive these are tools used by very professional coaches

I cannot thank the authors enough for this extremely helpful book. I am in the early stages of my coaching journey and so curently developing my style. As part of my training and whilst developing my niche, I am coaching all kinds of people in different contexts with different needs: from life coaching, work-based issues, confidence, stress, personality style, leadership and career change.This book has been a valuable resource to access when looking for new tools to coach the different needs of unique individuals. It has allowed me to tailor sessions whilst also stretching myself and my clients. I may end up only utilising 30 or so suggestions, but that's okay!Thank you both for writing the most useful 'quick-check' practical coaching book for the developing coach.

Excellent book with very practical tips and technuiques which is easy to dip in and out of as required. Couldn't ask for more.

A very useful book. It has very short chapters on each exercise (1-4 pages maximum), so great for dipping into as and when needed. I tried an exercise on one of my life coach clients, and it produced a 'lightbulb' moment for her - most gratifying for me and her! It tends to lean towards organisational settings further on, but there is enough other stuff in there to make it a really good resource for anyone interested in coaching and associated strategies and techniques. Really accessible, too, with explanations of the pros and possible cons / difficulties of each exercise. I'm glad I bought it.

Great book that briefly goes though loads of different techniques.

Gladeanna Top REBCT Therapist, don't know where she's at with this