{"product_id":"positive-provocation-25-questions-to-elevate-your-coaching-practice-paperback","title":"Positive Provocation: 25 Questions to Elevate Your Coaching Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Biswas-Diener\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHone your skills and strengthen your practice with this series of twenty-five fresh and provocative questions for reflection that challenge the conventional wisdom in the coaching profession.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike any established profession, coaching is full of unexamined assumptions. These need to be regularly questioned and tested to keep the profession vital and valuable. Coaches need to engage in the same kind of scrutiny and self-examination that offers such powerful benefits to their clients. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePositive Provocation\u003c\/i\u003e, coaching thought leader Robert Biswas-Diener asks a series of twenty-five provocative and sometimes playful questions that take a fresh look at some of coaching's most cherished beliefs. What if coaches had agendas? Why are ethics so boring? What's so great about interrupting? Can we trust eureka moments? What if we used \u003ci\u003eless\u003c\/i\u003e empathy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not an attack on the coaching profession--Biswas-Diener writes with a light, conversational, and often humorous touch. These are \u003ci\u003epositive\u003c\/i\u003e provocations, meant to stimulate your curiosity, engage you with the latest research, and invite you to see your practice with new eyes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBiswas-Diener covers philosophies of coaching, communicating with clients, common coaching concepts, coaching interventions, and a big final provocation: should coaching be informed by science? This book will give you a richer understanding of the coaching process, make you more articulate about your own beliefs, and allow you to feel more engaged with the craft.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Robert Biswas-Diener is a leading authority in Positive Psychology on strengths, culture, courage, and happiness and known for his pioneering work in the application of positive psychology to coaching. He is known as the \"Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology\" because he has researched happiness and other positive topics with groups such as the Amish, the Inuit, and the Maasai. Robert has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed academic articles and chapters, two of which are \"citation classics\" (cited more than 1,000 times each) and has authored seven books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Courage Quotient\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe 2007 PROSE Award winner, Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Upside of Your Dark Side.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772771533088,"sku":"9781523003938","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d13ea64cd7b0fb59c2ed90cffbd694e8.webp?v=1780413866","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/positive-provocation-25-questions-to-elevate-your-coaching-practice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}