Below are some books and articles that I have enjoyed and incorporated, to some extent, into my coaching style. For a brief read, check out the articles. For some in-depth heavy lifting, dive into one of the books.
Books
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE by Phil Knight
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Deviate: The Science of Seeing Differently by Beau Lotto
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Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright
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Articles
"Temporary Derailment or the End of the Line? Managers Coping with Unemployment at 50" by Yiannis Gabriel, David Gray, and Harshita Goregaokar ~ Organizational Studies
Now, this may sound incredibly niche (and it is), but it is a fascinatingly well-researched paper on the construction and effects of narratives on people as an unemployment coping mechanism. |
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"Professional Development in Coaching: Towards a Dynamic Alliance of Narrative and Literature to Transform the Learning Process" ~ Reflections from the Field by Christine Eastman
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"Coaching and Cross-Cultural Transitions: A Narrative Inquiry Approach" ~ International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring by Birgit den Outer
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