Books & Resources

There are many wonderful resources available to coaches today and new ones added constantly. Please browse the list for topics and titles that might interest you. Should you wish to purchase, all resource links send you directly to Amazon.com. Come back often to check for updates and new listings.

These books have been referenced in this year's monthly membership meeting programs. For more on the book and to order, click on the image.

"Taming Your Gremlin" by Rick Carson		"One Small Step Can Change Your Life" by Robert Maurer
	From the January Program: "Taming Your Gremlin" Presented by Vicki Manning Discover the gremlin within - that noise and chatter that tells us that we're not up to the task, the chore, the success of our life... identify the voice of the gremlin... practice the skill of 'taming' the beast before it blocks the success in front of us.		From the March Program: "How Do You Eat an Elephant?" Presented by Chris Neiman Do your coaching clients (or you, for that matter!) complain that stress, procrastination and/or feeling overwhelmed is paralyzing them?...Kaizen, a method to trick our brains into working for us instead of against us...skills that will help move our clients (and ourselves) forward into action!

"Leadership and Self Deception"		"Presence"		"Adaptive Coaching"
	"I give this book to all my executive coaching clients. Helps the old-school manager/leader with increasing their interpersonal awareness. Loosens the cap for our coaching work together." ....M.Cappellino		"This book opens us up to the fields in which we coach. Those fields that we can detect by our clients' challenges but cannot always see. After I finished reading this book, I read it again." ....M. Cappellino		"... this books talks about clients' needs in their own words, coaching practices, and coaching to unique populations...I recommend this to...all who consider coaching in organizational settings." ....M.Cappellino

 

"Organizing for Your Brain Type"		"Leading Through Conflict"		"Influencer"
	"A great opportunity to set yourself free of the judgment you have around how you organize.  Describes 4 brain types for organizing. (Includes tests to help you identify your type.)" ...G. Jennings		"The author coaches the House of Representatives (both sides of the aisle at the same time), the green house effect hagglers, and more...anyone who is doing leadership coaching needs to understand this guy’s distinctions among demagogue, manager, and mediator...worth the price of the book ..." ...G. Jennings		"Robust strategies for making change inevitable in your personal life, your business, and your world.”  Can you resist?  How?" ...G. Jennings
"The Passion Test"			"The Year of Living Biblically"
	"This is Marne McNamara’s “passion” ...I had the opportunity to take and process this test as part of a coaching program ... I was stunned at how incisive and insightful this “instrument” was.  Order the book, take the tes...Live your passions!!" ...G. Jennings			"This is not a coaching book, but it IS the perfect demonstration of what can happen when we intentionally declare practices in our life and allow the resultant transformations to occur.  Funny, inspirational, intellectually questioning, and who I want to be when I grow up." ...G. Jennings

Co-Active Coaching, 2nd Edition: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and, Life


The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

The Handbook of Coaching: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Managers, Executives, Consultants, and Human Resource Professionals

Leader As Coach: Strategies for Coaching & Developing Others

Leadership from the Inside Out: Becoming A Leader for Life

Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life

Personal and Executive Coaching: The Complete Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Personal Coaching for Results: How to Mentor and Inspire Others to Amazing Growth

Primal Leadership: Learning to Lead with Emotional Intelligence

The Psychology of Executive Coaching: Theory and Application

Secrets of an Executive Coach: Proven Methods for Helping Leaders Excel Under Pressure

Take Time for Your Life

Take Yourself to the Top

The Tao of Coaching: Boost Your Effectiveness at Work by Inspiring and Developing Those Around You

The Team Coach: Vital New Skills for Supervisors & Managers in a Team Environment