Coaching with the Brain in Mind: Foundations for Practice [Hardcover]

David Rock (Author), Linda J. Page (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 24, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0470405686 | ISBN-13: 978-0470405680 | Edition: 1

Coaching Brain in Mind

Foundations for Practice

David Rock and Linda J. Page, PhD

Discover the science behind brain-based coaching

By understanding how the brain works, coaching professionals can better tailor their language, strategies, and goals to be in alignment with an individual's "hard-wired" way of thinking. Written by two well-known coaching professionals, David Rock and Linda Page, Coaching with the Brain in Mind presents the tools and methodologies that can be employed by novice and experienced coaches alike to create an effective—and ultimately more rewarding—relationship for both coach and client.

This informative guide to the neuroscience of coaching clearly demonstrates how brain-based coaching works in practice, and how the power of the mind can be harnessed to help an individual learn and grow. Illustrated with numerous case examples and stories, this book is organized for immediate use by professionals in their client work.

Coverage includes:

• A succinct but comprehensive overview of the major scientific and theoretical foundations for coaching and their implications for practice

• How the language of coaching—setting goals, making connections, becoming more aware, seeking breakthroughs, and taking action—parallels what neuroscientists tell us about how the brain operates

• Neuroscience as a natural platform for the ongoing development of coaching

Building on the existing foundation of coaching by adding neuroscience as an evidence base for the profession, Coaching with the Brain in Mind shows that it is possible to become a better professional coach by understanding how the brain works. As well, the authors, through their research, present that an understanding of neuroscience research, however new and speculative, can help coaches and leaders fulfill their potential as change agents in the lives of others.

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About the Author

David Rock is one of the thought leaders in the global coaching profession. He has taught his integrated coaching model to more than 3,000 coaches and managers worldwide. His coaching organization, Results Coaching Systems, works with large corporations to build internal coaching competencies among managers and leaders.?He is the author, most recently, of Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work.

Linda J.Page,PhD, is founder of Adler International Learning, a coach training and consulting organization, and active member of several international coaching organizations. Her writing and editing experience spans various media, genres, and subjects, including articles on coaching, neuroscience, organizational change, and psychotherapy. She has also written scripts for CBC radio and for several children's albums including Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch: Camping in Canada.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 544 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 24, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470405686
• ISBN-13: 978-0470405680
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.6 x 9.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,125 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I have been interested in 'what makes us tick' since as early as I can remember, and my personal interest in brain research has been there since my teens.

In 2004 I found that brain research provided a missing piece in our understanding of how to be more effective leaders, managers or coaches. I have now written three books based on what I have been learning, including Quiet Leadership, the text book Coaching with the Brain in Mind, and Your Brain at Work.

I coined the term 'NeuroLeadership' in 2007, and am now closely involved with running a global Institute that is involved in research and education around how to improve organizations through the use of neuroscience. Learn more on that at www.neuroleadership.org I also run a consulting and training organization at NeuroLeadership.com

I maintain an active personal blog at www.davidrock.net, as well as posting regularly on psychology today, on a blog called 'Your Brain at Work'.

I live between Sydney Australia and New York City, and have a wonderful wife and two beautiful young daughters.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource and overview of the field, October 17, 2011

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David J. Giber (Belmont, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coaching with the Brain in Mind: Foundations for Practice (Hardcover)

This book provides an amazingly comprehensive overview of coaching and leadership theory and practice. It is useful not only to the experienced practitioner but provides a textbook like scope that introduces someone to the psychology and neuropsychology of coaching and leadership that has evolved over the last 50 years and more. However, unlike most books of this breadth, it is very readable, extremely well organized and researched. It is a wonderful reference and up to date in terms of its overview of trends and research.

David Giber, PhD

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Send in a good editor, October 17, 2011

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This review is from: Coaching with the Brain in Mind: Foundations for Practice (Hardcover)

While the content is pretty important, getting to the meat is an ardurous task. Kind of like trying to get the crab meat out of Maryland crab...more work than the actual amount of crab meat you get, from my perspective. This book came highly rated to me by several other coaches, but I found the reading of it so draining with the authors circling around this concept or that and then providing a rather weak summary of how you could apply these ideas in a real coaching context. A good editor could have given this book a much better structure and brought the conclusions forth in a more usable way. On the whole, rather disappointing. If you are the kind of person who enjoys the Maryland crab experience, perhaps you will get more out of this book than I did.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Little Mix Up, April 21, 2011

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Brian S. Foley (South Hamilton, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coaching with the Brain in Mind: Foundations for Practice (Hardcover)

While I have not read this book all the way through, I have seen enough of it to be able to say it is well laid out. The writing is clear, concise, and informative. Example clients give it the human touch. To be honest the reason I wanted to write this review is to point out a mistake made by the other reviewer. That reviewer is referring to another book "The Brain that Changes Itself" by Norman Doidge, MD. It is a book about neuroplasticity with each chapter describing a different case study or treatment approach. That book has a 4 1/2 star average customer rating from a total of 224 reviews. 173 of which are 5 stars.