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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Eastman, C. A. (Christine A.) author. Coaching for professional development London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019 (DLC) 2018043008 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
C A Eastman |
| ISBN: | 9781351675666 1351675664 9781351675659 1351675656 9781351675642 1351675648 9781315164946 1315164949 |
| OCLC Number: | 1078875317 |
| Description: | 1 online resource |
| Contents: | Leadership and its absence : Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the scrivener : a story of Wall Street" -- The space to tell one's story : Willa Cather's "Neighbor Rosicky" -- Coaching, memory and emotion : John Cheever's "The swimmer" and James Baldwin's "Notes of a native son" -- Sales coaching, dysfunction, and family : Arthur Miller's Death of a salesman -- Coaching and writing : Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's The Leopard -- Conclusion: coaching with Shakespeare?. |
| Responsibility: | Christine A. Eastman. |
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"In this book, Christine argues that to be a good coach it is not enough to follow a particular coaching model (e.g. the GROW model). The missing element is a deeper emotional awareness and the 'process of reading is 'emotionally educational'. So, for example, she suggests that by analysing the complex emotions of the central character, Willy Loman, in Miller's Death of a Salesman coaches can arrive at a deeper understanding of 'unhappiness at work'.Having worked with Christine at The Institute for Work Based Learning, Middlesex University, I have seen first-hand how introducing students to literature has benefited their practice and in this book she shares the literature introduced and how it has made a difference. I thoroughly recommend this book as a valuable addition to the coaching literature" - Dr Peter Critten, formerly Project Manager, Work Based Organisational Learning, The Institute for Work Based Learning, Middlesex University, UK"This is a timely and engaging book. I'm absolutely convinced by Christine Eastman's argument that the experience of reading and interpreting literature - which is the experience of imagining different life possibilities - brings significant benefits to clients and coaches alike. Through a series of sensitively articulated case studies, Eastman reveals the possibilities and potential of a new practice of coaching. This book will be of huge value to coaches and teachers of coaching, in both academic and business contexts, who are looking to extend and deepen their coaching practice." - Neill Thew, University of Sussex; Cru Leader Development, UK"This book reveals valuable insights on almost every page. Christine Eastman convincingly makes the case for literary study and appreciation in professional coaching. The writer of fiction is engaged in making sense of character and human experience through sensitive and allusive language, and Eastman's argument that the coach has much to learn from these writers is abundantly supported, especially by the student case studies which form the backbone of the book. Eastman is an accomplished literary scholar and draws on an impressive breadth of reference from criticism, biography, social and political theory, psychology and neuroscience. Her work will add a new dimension to professional coaching." - Professor Bill Jones, Editor, Universities Association of Lifelong Learning, University of Leicester, UK Read more...
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- Personal coaching.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Emotions.
- Memory.
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management.
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management.
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science.
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior.
- Employees -- Coaching of.
- Executive coaching.
