Filled with probing questions and exercises that encourage self-reflection, this powerful and practical book will forever Change the way coaches, managers, teachers, and parents think about and practice what they do when they try to help.
Filled with probing questions and exercises that encourage self-reflection, Helping People Change will forever alter the way all of us think about and practice what we do when we try to help..
The authors use rich and moving real-life stories, as well as decades of original research, to show how this distinctively positive mode of coaching--what they call coaching with compassion--opens People up to thinking creatively and helps them to learn and grow in meaningful and sustainable ways.
In contrast, problem-centered approaches trigger physiological responses that make a person defensive and less open to new ideas.
This is what great coaches do--they know that People draw energy from their visions and dreams, and that same energy sustains their efforts to change, even through difficult times.
The way to help someone learn and change, they say, cannot be focused primarily on fixing problems, but instead must connect to that person\'s positive vision of themselves or an inspiring dream or goal they\'ve long held.
In this powerful, practical book, emotional intelligence expert Richard Boyatzis and Weatherhead School of Management colleagues Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten present a clear and hopeful message.
There\'s a better way.
Unfortunately, this doesn\'t work well, if at all, to inspire sustained learning or positive change.
But even the most well-intentioned efforts to help others can be undermined by a simple truth: We almost always focus on trying to fix people, correcting problems or filling the gaps between where they are and where we think they should be.
Often, as a leader, manager, doctor, teacher, or coach, it\'s central to your job.
You\'re trying to help--but is it working? Helping others is a good thing.
Filled with probing questions and exercises that encourage self-reflection, this powerful and practical book will forever Change the way coaches, managers, teachers, and parents think about and practice what they do when they try to help
