Coaching with NLP: How to Be a Master Coach

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Written by Joseph OConnor and his partner Andrea Lages, the founders of Lambent do Brasil, Coaching With NLP is a great book that I would thoroughly recommend for anyone who is involved in coaching - whether they are a coaching professional, a recipient of coaching or would like to do some self coaching.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the psychology of excellence. It is based on the practical skills that are used by all good communicators to obtain excellent results. These skills are invaluable for personal and professional development. NLP provides most, if not all, of the skills necessary to become a full time coach or a manager who coaches.

NLP enables the coaching process to be faster with fewer meetings, a great benefit in today's time-pressured industries. This book is one of the first to combine business and life coaching with NLP. It provides guidelines and skills for an improved all-round performance as a coach, along with the skills necessary to look after, organise and coach yourself.

The book is divided into four sections.
Part 1 What is Coaching explains the distinction between coaching and other methods, different types of coaching and how coaching works.
Part 2: The Art of Coaching highlights the structure of coaching and highlights the skills required to succeed as a coach.
Part 3 Coaching in Action shows you how some of the tools can be used in coaching.
The last section contains resources discussed in the earlier chapters.

This book is a comprehensive guide to coaching that will meet the needs of all, no matter what their involvement in coaching. The information is presented in a practical way that is easy to understand. The authors have displayed a wonderful ability to simplify NLP concepts and have used effective metaphors to bring across key points.

As NLP is about doing and experiencing, not just intellectual comprehension, readers will get the maximum benefit out of this book by doing the exercises outlined at the end of each chapter.

Kathleen Alexander is a Brefi Group associate based in Melbourne, Australia…[MORE]

USEFUL LINKS

• Coaching With NLP, Joseph OConnor and Andrea Lages



• Lambent do Brasil

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