Relationship coaching is an important niche for coaching professionals. The books and resources below will help you get started.
The Coward's Guide to Conflict Price: $16.95 Empowering Solutions for Those Who Would Rather Run Than Fight
by Tim Ursiny, Ph.D. 282 pages
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As a coach, you'll be called on often to help your clients sort through and effectively face their conflicts at work and at home. This down-to-earth book, written from a coaching perspective, provides practical tools and language for dealing with conflict in a healthy way.
Learn how to deal with conflict with skill and confidence with the help of coach, author and psychologist Tim Ursiny. You'll learn to identify your own conflict style (as well as the style of your coaching clients), motivate yourself to face conflict, and learn tools strategies to succeed in these difficult conversations. Tim also teaches you how to avoid the top 10 mistakes made when dealing with upset people.
Stop Parenting and Start Coaching can help you make the change from a telling parent to a coach -- a change that often allows both parents and teens to start enjoying your relationship again. The practical, easy-to-read story format introduces you to some of the tools and techniques of coaching teens. Stop Parenting and Start Coaching can help you:
See yourself through your teen’s eyes
Understand what teenagers are going through
Improve communication with coaching techniques like listening and asking
Champion your teen’s gifts, dreams and goals while increasing his or her motivation to succeed
Stop Parenting and Start Coaching unlocks the process of coaching teens.
by Tony Stoltzfus Audio Sessions (50 minutes) plus handouts in Enhanced CD format Listen to a Clip!
In this Christian coach training audio CD, coach trainer Tony Stoltzfus shows how to build authentic coaching relationships with those you coach (and with everyone else you meet!) Starting with the idea that an authentic relationship is only one conversation away, Tony shows how to use stories to go deep quickly. The disc covers the two fundamental paradigms of authenticity, four principles of authentic story-telling, different types of life stories you can use while coaching (including the story of your identity), authenticity exercises and more. It's a great way to build relationship coaching skills during your "drive time" in the car.
The new Coaching Essentials Series CDs provide training in core skills for aspiring or practicing Christian coaches, in enhanced CD format that includes handouts and free articles as well as audio.
Exclusive Products from Coach22
Coach22 produces great coaching resources by Tony Stoltzfus, a leading Christian coach and coach trainer. While Tony's books and materials are widely used in professional coach training programs, he has also created training programs especially for local churches. Tony's best-selling resources are listed below:
Leadership Coaching
A top Christian coaching how-to book, filled with practical tools, examples and exercises.
Peer Coach Training Program
An innovative, DVD-based coaching skills training program for ministry teams and small groups. A great way to launch your church into coaching.
The Master Coach Series CDs
Live demos of advanced asking skills by a master coach with over an hour of audio plus handouts and question lists on each disc.
