The Art of Strengths Coaching

Book excerpt: The definitive professional guide to strengths coaching, including full explanation of both theory and practice. During the past fifty years there has been an upsurge in helping people to build on strengths. This has proved an effective way of helping individuals, teams and organisations to achieve their picture of success. Written by one of the pioneers of strengths coaching, The Art of Strengths Coaching provides is the distillation of a lifetime's work in the field, and a rich resource of material for practitioners at all levels. The book is written in three sections: (1) the philosophy, principles and practice (2)the art of strengths coaching with individuals (3) the art of strengths coaching with teams and organisations. Packed with real life examples, the book continually moves from the concepts to the concrete. It is an invaluable resource for anybody who wants to enable people, teams and organisations to achieve ongoing success. Mike Pegg is acknowledged as one of the world's pioneers in building on strengths. He has written several books on the subject, including Strengths Coaching in 90 Minutes, The Strengths Way and The Strengths Toolbox, as well as several other books on coaching, mentoring and team management. This single book contains the complete guide, a distillation of a lifetime's work and a core reference for all his other works.