Radical Coaching: Transforming People and Businesses Through Powerful Conversations

The author has spent most of his adult life working in learning and development, coaching, organisational development and healing and has also been heavily involved in playing and coaching hockey and athletics. He also played for England in the 1998 Over 40s Hockey World Cup and ended up a World Champion! Playing and coaching sport have taught him a lot about performance under pressure, about managing stress and about the need to sometimes, as a coach, be directive and even to give a compassionate kick up the backside on occasions. In that environment, coaches who are always non-directive don’t last long! In personal and business coaching, non-directive coaching is not always in the client’s best interests, either! In this book you will discover: 1. The twelve myths that surround personal coaching and why the coach training companies perpetuate them. 2. The important and practical lessons I've learned in over 35 years of coaching that form the premises underpinning Radical Coaches. 3. Why non-directive coaching is a myth. 4. Why Descartes was deluded! 5. The power of perception. 6. Why people never pay you for coaching. 7. How to design your perfect lifestyle. 8. My proven 5 step PRISM blueprint for building a strong coaching business. 9. The importance of getting the first coaching session right. 10. How to deliver a coaching experience that clients will remember for the rest of their lives. Written in 3 parts, the first part demolishes 12 of the most prevalent coaching myths before looking at the different disciplines that have influenced Radical Coaching. These include Positive Psychology, Appreciative Inquiry, Servant Leadership and several other similar approaches. The second part allows coaches to look at their rationale for being coaches and to consider the kind of lifestyle they want their coaching practices to give them. The final part looks at two different approaches to building a coaching practice, something that is neglected on most coaching courses.