Foundations of Great Coaching
David B. Peterson and the 7 Paths Forward team
Recommended Readings and Resources
Participant Picks
“What are the 2-3 most useful books, readings, and resources you’ve found on coaching?” 36 responses, January 2019
Nominated by 4 coaches
Conversational Intelligence - Judith Glaser [book and WBECS sessions]
Narrative Coaching - David Drake [book and WBECS sessions]
Nominated by 3 coaches
Co-Active Coaching - Whitworth, Kimsey-House, Kimsey-House, & Sandahl
Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart - Mary Beth O’Neill
Presence-Based Coaching - Doug Silsbee
The Prosperous Coach - Steve Chandler & Rich Litvin
What Got You Here Won’t Get You There - Marshall Goldsmith
5 or more nominations for different resources, including their WBECS sessions
Marshall Goldsmith
Peter Hawkins
David Peterson
Other recommended resources
7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey
A Guide to Third Generation Coaching - Reinhardt Stelter
A More Beautiful Question – Warren Berger
Alchemy of Coaching - David Peterson & Jennifer Millier
Challenging Coaching - Blakey & Day
Change your Question, Change your Life – Marilee Adams
Changing on the Job - Jennifer Garvey Berger
Clean Language: Revealing Metaphors and Opening Minds – Sullivan & Rees
Coach Model for Christian Leaders – Keith Webb
Coaching for Leadership – Goldsmith, Lyons, & McArthur
Coaching for Meaning – Vincent Lenhardt
Coaching for Performance - John Whitmore
Coaching Skills Foundation – Payne & Bennett
Coaching the Narcissist – Angela Mansi
Coaching with ROI – Lisa Ann Edwards
Coaching, Mentoring and Organizational Consultancy – Hawkins & Smith
Coaching: Evolving Excellence in Others – James Flaherty
Dancing Between Cultures – Tina Stoltzfus Horst
Disrupt Yourself – Whitney Johnson
Drive – Daniel Pink
Evolutionary Coaching – Richard Barrett
Executive Coaching Handbook – Jeff Auerbach
Getting Naked - Patrick Lencioni
Global Mindset Coaching – Ranker & McLeod
Good to Great Coaching: Accelerating the Journey - David Peterson
Handbook of Coaching Psychology – Palmer & Whybrow
Helping: How to Offer, Give, and Receive Help – Edgar Schein
High Performance Team Coaching – Peters & Carr
Immunity to Change – Robert Kegan
Inner Dynamics of Coaching - Atkinson & Chois
Introduction to Type and Coaching – Hirsh & Kise
Just Listen – Mark Goulston
Leader as Coach - David Peterson
Leadership Team Coaching – Peter Hawkins
Measuring the Return on Character – HBR, 2015
Measuring the Success of Coaching – Phillips, Phillips, & Edwards
Metaphors in Mind – Lawley & Tompkins
Now Discover Your Strengths – Buckingham & Clifton
On Becoming a Person – Carl Rogers
Organizational Development using the Cape Cod Model – Ingrid Klinth
Primal Leadership – Goleman, Boyatzis, & McKee
Psychological Dimensions of Executive Coaching – Peter Bluckert
Quiet Leadership – David Rock
Senior Leadership Teams - Wageman, Nunes, Burruss, & Hackman
Servant Leadership – Robert Greenleaf
Solution Focused Coaching – Atkinson & Chois
Supercoach – Michael Neill
Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership – Joseph Jaworski
The Coaching Habit – Michael Bungay Stanier
The Complete Handbook of Coaching – Cox, Bachkirova, & Clutterbuck
The Conflict Pivot – Tammy Lenski
The Discomfort Zone – Marcia Reynolds
The Heart of Coaching – Thomas Crane
The Information Paradox – John Thorp
The Inner Game of Tennis – Timothy Gallwey
The Leadership Dojo – Richard Strozzi-Heckler
The Mindful Coach – Doug Silsbee
The New Alpha – Danielle Harlan
The Solutions Focus: Making Coaching and Change Simple – Jackson & McKergow
The Speed of Trust – Covey & Covey
The Success Principles – Canfield & Switzer
There is Nothing Wrong with You – Cheri Huber & June Shiver
Tribal Leadership – Logan, King, & Fischer-Wright
Triggers – Marshall Goldsmith
Virtuous Leadership: An Agenda for Personal Excellence – Alexandre Havard
Faculty Favorites
Handbook of the Psychology of Coaching & Mentoring - Passmore, Peterson, & Freire
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Carol Dweck
Simple Habits for Complex Times - Berger & Johnston
The Complete Handbook of Coaching – Cox, Bachkirova, & Clutterbuck
The Executive Coaching Handbook - Executive Coaching Forum
The New Leadership Literacies - Bob Johansen
Thinking, Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahneman
True Professionalism - David Maister