Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives by Phillip Sandahl provides the definition, benefits, and results of using Co-Active Coaching. It is a simple, yet powerful tool that offers leaders, both current and aspiring, the tools to transform their team, business organization, and their personal lives.
Co-Active Coaching is defined as "an approach to leading and life that is based on the understanding that people work and live in a dynamic, energetic, and interactive way". Co-Active Coaching is based on four fundamental coaching principles: an awareness of the present state of relationships, deep listening and inquiry, setting inspiring goals, and co-creating action plans.
The benefits of Co-Active coaching include increased clarity about the purpose and direction of the business, improved productivity and financial performance, greater collaboration and teamwork, improved communication, and increased engagement of employees. It encourages a deeper understanding of the dynamics of individuals, relationships and environments. Co-Active Coaching also helps to build trust, encourages commitment, and develops self-empowerment.
In terms of results, Co-Active Coaching enables the individual, team, or organization to experience new pleasure and satisfaction in their work, understand the interdependent relationships that lead to success, and build trust and leverage strengths in others. Additionally, it assists leaders in creating high performance teams, co-creating inspiring goals and plans, accelerates process changes, as well as increases overall customer satisfaction.
Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives By Phillip Sandahl examines some of the key models and practices of Co-Active Coaching, such as presence, action learning, and energy work. It also provides practical advice on how to use Co-Active Coaching with individuals, teams and organizations. The book offers the suite of materials, exercises, and other resources that can be used to get started in Co-Active Coaching, as well as to support ongoing coaching practices.
Phillip Sandahl has written an essential guide for any leader, coach, or individual interested in launching or improving their coaching program. With the wealth of information in this book, leaders and coaches can develop the skills and understandings that enables high performance teams, leadership, and organizational transformation. Co-Active Coaching is a powerful tool to transform businesses and lives, and Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives provides the framework to launch and sustain an effective Co-Active Coaching program.
