The Handbook of Coaching: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for Managers, Executives, Consultants, and Human Resource Professionals 1st Edition

Good basic info

What a great read. I found it very helpful to have a great set of references that are organized by topic. This book would be an ideal one for the Kindle--especially if it could be continually updated (the references stop to the year of publication). If you are eager to expand your coaching horizons, I think this is an excellent resource. Also, chapter six is a fabulous model for framing coaching issues. So far, one of my favorite books!

While the title states this is a resource guide, I still expected a little more meat. Each chapter contains an introductory page or two and the rest is a list of resources. When originally published, this was probably handy but as an older book, many of these are likely to be useless, which only emphasized the lack of useful information in the regular text. As a "handbook", this was definitely a disappointment. On the plus side, it takes up space on the shelf and may look fabulously impressive to someone browsing titles, In the event of a zombie-pocalypse, I won't feel bad about using it to start a fire. For now, though, there's more relevant information online, for free.

i appreciate that the book is pretty good, and looks like new and really like it~also it is cheap but high quality.

easy reading

As a Life Skills Coach, based in Melbourne Australia, I am always on the search for coaching texts that will enhance my professional skills and coaching knowledge. 'The Handbook of Coaching' is with out a doubt I believe one of the most valuable coaching resource materials I have discovered. Hudson has covered a great deal of material, yet the insights into the various areas of coaching, methodologies and foundations of coaching, are supported by an excellent bibliography section, relevant to the end of each chapter.The author's writing style is clear and only uses jargon relative to the context, ensuring a novice to the coaching practice feels immediately able to grasp key concepts. This is the value that managers, HR personnel and coaches alike will gain from the book...ease of understanding and practical.It is a how to book and refernce guide that sets out to (and I daresay achieves)to establish a relationship with its reader; as a handbook of this nature should.The life transition model that Hudson introduces, acknowledges the validity of adult hood problems, as being more than mere extensions of our child hood challenges. It acknowledges also the process of transition versus the static nature of a changing event.I cannot recommend this book highly enough.

Frederic M. Hudson wrote this exhaustive reference manual and survey of the field of coaching primarily for coaches and aspiring coaches. He focuses on teaching the best practices in coaching and conveying knowledge, extensive resources, thorough book lists and professional programs. The real message underneath all this data is that a good coach is the ultimate human resource. If you're a coach, you'll benefit from the book's thoroughness. If you're unfamiliar with the field, it's a textbook for understanding many facets of professional coaching and its impact on people and organizations. We recommend Hudson's book particularly to coaches, and also to those who want to learn more about coaching, human resource managers, business libraries, and executives who are recruiting coaches or team leaders. Just forget the idea that all you need to know you learned in kindergarten; to thrive, you need to keep learning continuously. Just ask a coach.

I have read several books about coaching and generally enjoy them alot. This book however was a big disappointment. Really it only contains list after list of suggested reading. That is all it is. I would really estimate that no less than 75% of the book is made up of "Basic library suggestions". Terrible.

Half the book's pages are dedicated to lists of books by other authors that are recommended as additional reading on the subject. The book itself has nothing new. Buy if you want a compendium of further reading. Else avoid.

Le colis est arrivé à temps et dans de bonnes conditions. Je recommande le vendeur; ainsi que le livre pour tout coach ou personne en position d'aide à autrui.

An excellent reference guide for my course. The wealth of basic library references I find it useful. A good handbook which I will use always.

That's a must read book. Anyone who want to pursue a career in Coaching must have this books in the shelf