Four Summer Reads

Happy New Year!

Here at Tabitha Leonard NZ, we are passionate about the cultures of coaching in schools. Our work focuses on building transformational coaching and mentoring capabilities and cultures in schools.

We transform how leaders approach and think about the coaching conversation. We teach leaders how to be more coach-like in their approach to conversations. And we add a layer of expertise over what you already know to energise transformation and take what you do from good to great when it comes to cultures of coaching in your Kura, School or Kahui Ako.

Here are my four recommended summer reads if you are interested in growing your capabilities for coaching and Coaching Intelligence cultures.

All of these books have had a huge influence on the creation of the Coaching Intelligence™ Curriculum and I would highly recommend them as great summer reads.

Berger, W. (2018). The Book of Beautiful Questions; the powerful questions that will help you decide, create, connect and lead. New York. Bloomsbury Publishing plc

When confronted with almost any demanding situation, the act of questioning can help guide us to smart decisions. By asking questions, we can analyze, learn, and move forward in the face of uncertainty. But "questionologist" Warren Berger says that the questions must be the right ones; the ones that cut to the heart of complexity or enable us to see an old problem in a fresh way.

In The Book of Beautiful Questions, Berger shares illuminating stories and compelling research on the power of inquiry. Drawn from the insights and expertise of psychologists, innovators, effective leaders, and some of the world's foremost creative thinkers, he presents the essential questions readers need to make the best choices when it truly counts, with a particular focus in four key areas: decision-making, creativity, leadership, and relationships.

Bungay Stanier, M. (2016). The Coaching Habit; say less, ask more and change the way you lead forever. Toronto. Box of Crayons Press.

In Michael Bungay Stanier's The Coaching Habit, coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your day so managers and their teams can work less hard and have more impact.

Drawing on years of experience training more than 10,000 busy managers from around the globe in practical, everyday coaching skills, Bungay Stanier reveals how to unlock your peoples' potential. He unpacks seven essential coaching questions to demonstrate how--by saying less and asking more--you can develop coaching methods that produce great results.

A fresh innovative take on the traditional how-to manual, the book combines insider information with research-based in neuroscience and behavioural economics, together with interactive training tools to turn practical advice into practised habits. Witty and conversational, The Coaching Habit takes your work--and your workplace--from good to great

Brackett, M. (2019). Permission To Feel; unlock the power of emotions to help yourself and your child thrive. London. Macmillan Publishers.

Marc has led large research teams and raised tens of millions of dollars to investigate the roots of emotional well-being. His prescription for healthy children (and their parents, teachers, and schools) is a system called RULER. This book is the culmination of Marc's development of RULER and his way to share the strategies and skills with readers around the world. It is tested, and it works.

This book combines rigour, science, passion and inspiration in equal parts. Too many children and adults are suffering; they are ashamed of their feelings and emotionally unskilled, but they don't have to be. Marc Brackett's life mission is to reverse this course, and this book can show you how.

Kimsey-House, Henry; Kimsey-House, Karen; Sandahl, Phillip; Whitworth, Laura. Co-Active Coaching: The proven framework for transformative conversations at work and in life - 4th edition. John Murray Press. Kindle Edition.

Co-Active Coaching offers current and aspiring coaches, leaders and managers in organisations and anyone wanting to strengthen interpersonal relationships, a practical, yet transformative communication process called the Co-Active Model.

With its origins in the coaching profession, the Co-Active Model also applies to work and interpersonal relationships because it is based on principles of effective communication backed by current scientific research. In this highly-anticipated new edition, the universal applicability of the Co-Active Model is emphasised. It goes beyond the one-on-one coach/coachee structure to include guidance for leaders and managers on how they can add a coaching competency to their professional skill set.

I hope you are having a wonderful summer

Be courageous and try something new.

You are doing great.

Tab

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