You Can Coach: A Practical Guide to Coaching in Everyday Life

Actress Celeste Holm famously observed, “We live by encouragement and die without it—slowly, sadly, and angrily.” We can influence people’s lives in many meaningful ways: as parents, friends, co-workers, or supervisors, but in recent years, professional coaching has proven to be one of the most effective ways to provide the encouragement people are dying (mostly figuratively—but sometimes literally) to receive. Coaching is different from counseling and mentoring. Its purpose is three-fold: Ask powerful questions; Listen intently; Help people discover the next steps to more success and fulfillment than they ever dreamed possible. In You Can Coach, Dr. Brenda C. Chand provides a wealth of information, insights, skills, and tools for coaches at every stage of their careers. Those who are only beginning to test the waters and explore the profession will gain a foundational understanding of the heart, skills, and process of coaching.