Narrative Coaching: The Definitive Guide to Bringing New Stories to Life - Softcover

Drake, David B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0996356312 ISBN 13: 9780996356312

Publisher: CNC Press, 2017

Synopsis

REAL CHANGE IN REAL TIME—THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO WORKING WITH PEOPLE’S STORIES IN COACHING

This is a rare book; it is grounded in both a deep academic rigor and a deep personal understanding of how people change. It is a treasure chest of information and insights based in over twenty years of experience. It will enable you to get to the crux of people’s issues in less time and help them make significant shifts in the moment. This book is an indispensable resource for anyone who works with people’s stories and wants to develop themselves so they have more impact.

The tools and models are presented in simple and clear language. However, there is a depth here that offers a limitless guide for your learning. Narrative Coaching is timely because it works at the level of identities, addresses the collective narratives that shape our stories, and expands the roles and modalities we can use to bring about transformational change with individuals and teams.

What is new in this edition:

• It goes deeper into attachment theory and applied mindfulness
• It offers design thinking as a framework for adult development
• It shows how change is a naturally human and integrative process
• It offers more examples and cases, e.g., how to coach without goals

 

This book will both challenge you and inspire you to think in new ways about what is possible in your life and in your practice.

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Review

"David lives, eats, and breathes narrative; it’s what he does and who he is. It is like he can see into people’s souls through their narratives and help them see all of who they are. When we taught together, it was evident how profound and powerful narratives are in revealing and healing our deepest shadows. Narrative Coaching illustrates this important work in a way that we can use in our work and lives. Brilliant!"
-- Donna Karlin, The Shadow Coach, Canada

"David is a global thought-leader in Narrative Coaching, and this book will stimulate, educate, and provide valuable insights and tools for all coaches. An essential read."
-- Anthony M. Grant, PhD, Director of the Coaching Psychology Unit, University of Sydney, Australia

"David is one of my favorite coaching thought leaders, shining bright as a coaching scholar. His star also radiates warmth and compassion, poured into narrative coaching, a coaching domain David founded. This book integrates the best of David’s thinking over the past 15 years. It is a rich and evocative resource for everyone interested in coaching."
-- Margaret Moore, Founder and CEO of Wellcoaches

"This book is a powerful source of inspiration and resources for coaches who have outgrown the simplistic and mechanical models taught in many coaching programs and who are ready to take their skills to a new level."
-- Prof. Konstantin Korotov, PhD, Director of the Center for Leadership Development Research, ESMT-Berlin

"David Drake charts the waters for any coach or trainer willing to help a fellow soul change the stories that bind him or her. Wonderful examples and a healthy respect for the diverse and unpredictable variability of two humans talking (or sitting in silence) makes this book entertaining as well as useful."
-- Annette Simmons, Group Process Consulting, US

"David has taken his doctoral research and created a globally recognized body of work. It has been a joy to watch narrative coaching evolve and David along with it. His systemic approach to developing people is on the leading edge of coaching. I highly recommend this book for both its scholarship and its profound insights on practice."
-- Judy Stevens-Long, PhD, PhD Faculty, Fielding Graduate University, School of Human & Organizational Development, US

"David Drake understands — truly and deeply understands — how the stories we tell about ourselves are the genesis of our identities, and from that deep awareness he has pioneered the field of narrative coaching. What an astonishing achievement, and what a potent contribution to the field of human development! If your vocation calls you now into this journey of learning, then this book is your map... and Dr. David Drake is your wise and compassionate guide."
-- David Hutchens, Author and organizational story consultant

"There are very few coaching approaches that are fully theory-based and also serve as a sensitive guide to practice. Narrative coaching as developed by David Drake represents an outstanding example of such an approach. It includes a skillful synthesis of the best ideas in the field of human change, made richer by his years of thoughtful refinement and integration into coaching practice. This book truly extends the knowledge of the coaching field and beyond."
-- Tatiana Bachkirova, PhD, Co-director of the International Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies, UK

About the Author

David B Drake, PhD, is founder and CEO of the Moment Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area. He pioneered the field of Narrative Coaching, and he has taught coaching skills to over 10,000 leaders, managers, and professionals in eighteen countries. David has also contributed to narrative-based change and coaching initiatives in over seventy organizations. Clients include: Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Dropbox, Google, Logitech, Nike, PwC, Westpac, and the US and Australian federal governments. He is the author of over fifty publications on narratives and coaching, and he is the editor of The Philosophy and Practice of Coaching (2008), and coeditor of the reference–level SAGE Handbook of Coaching (2016). He is a Thought Leader for the Institute of Coaching at Harvard. He currently runs retreats to develop practitioners who can work across professions and extend the reach of what is possible through coaching through deepening their own development. He has also formed an alliance with WBECS, the world’s leading coaching platform and community, to launch his Narrative Coach program on a larger scale. David splits his time between the Bay Area and Amsterdam, relishes his life as a father, and spends as much time in nature as possible.

Edition details

• Publisher: CNC Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0996356312
• ISBN 13: 9780996356312
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 424