44 Great Coaching Books

When I reached the end of my business reading list a few weeks ago, I asked my fellow coaches on LinkedIn for their great coaching book recommendations.

Suggestions started popping up right away. Now I’ve got my summer reading list. Yay! (Coaches Rock!) They shared with me, so in the spirit of collegiality, I am sharing with you!

Here are 44 coaching books recommended for coaches, by coaches. I’ve included links so you can find them quickly. Enjoy!

1. The Insightful Body: Healing With SomaCentric Dialoguing by Julie McKay
2. Coaching with Spirit: Allowing Success to Emerge by Teri-E Belf
3. Transformational Life Coaching: Creating Limitless Opportunities for Yourself and Others by Cherie Carter-Scott
4. The Prosperous Coach: Increase Impact and Income for You and Your Clients by Steve Chandler and Rich Litvin
5. The Coach’s Casebook: Mastering the Twelve Traits That Trap Us by Geoff Watts and Kim Morgan
6. Challenging Coaching; Going Beyond Traditional Coaching to Face the FACTS by Ian Day and John Blakey
7. I Think ‘Not’ Therefore I am Unlimited by Daniel Wilson
8. Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential AND HOW YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOURS – Shirzad Chamine
9. Integration: The Power of Being Co-Active in Work and Life by Ann Betz and Karen Kimsey-House
10. Executive Coaching: The Essential Guide for Mental Health Professionals by Len Sperry
11. The Best Kept Secret is “You” A Journey Into the Rabbit Hole With Autism and Love by Daniel Wilson
12. Helping: How to Offer, Give and Receive Help by Edgar H. Schein
13. Savoir tre coach : Un art, une posture, une thique by Reine-Marie Halbout
14. Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives by Karen Kimsey-House
15. The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Program to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence, and Happiness by Steve Peters
16. Winning From Within: A Breakthrough Method for Leading, Living, and Lasting Change by Erica Ariel Fox
17. On Becoming A Person: A Therapist’s View of Psychotherapy by Carl Rogers and Peter D. Kramer
18. Executive EQ: Emotional Intelligence in Business by Robert K. Cooper, Ph.D. and Ayman Sawaf
19. The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight and the Brain by John Kounios and Mark Beeman
20. Body-Centered Coaching by Marlena Field
21. Narrative Coaching: Bringing Our New Stories to Life by David Drake
22. The Psychology of Executive Coaching: Theory and Application by Bruce Peltier
23. The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen M.R. Covey
24. Coaching Plain and Simple: Solution-Focused Brief Coaching Essentials by Peter Szabo and Daniel Meier
25. The Leadership Coaching Alligator Handbook by Kevin Oubridge and Sue Bernell
26. Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle by Michael Port
27. The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield
28. Quantum Coaching Questions by Marilena Minucci
29. A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas by Warren Berger
30. Embracing Ourselves: The Voice Dialogue Manual by Hal Stone and Sidra Stone
31. The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life by Robin Sharma
32. Breakthrough: The Are and Science of Creating Magical Change by Using the Example of Theory U by Sabine Reppert
33. Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead by Dr. Bren Brown
34. Ontologia del Lenguaje by Rafael Echeverria
35. Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work by David Rock
36. Sourcebook of Coaching History by Vikki G. Brock PhD
37. The Coach’s Chronicles: A Journey Through Life’s Trials and Triumphs by Gary Gasaway
38. Conversational Intelligence: How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results by Judith E. Glaser
39. The Art of Coaching by Jenny Bird and Sarah Gornall
40. The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Guy Hendricks
41. The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary D. Chapman
42. Busy: How to Thrive in a World of Too Much by Tony Crabbe
43. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
44. The Handbook of Knowledge-Based Coaching: From Theory to Practice by Lenni Wildflower and Diane Brennan

There you have it. 44 places to start your next adventure in learning. Dust off that hammock. You’ve got some reading to do!

Oh, and before you go take a minute to add your fave coaching book suggestions in the comment box below!

Author: Cathy Shaughnessy

Cathy Shaughnessy is a PRISM award-winning ICF Master Certified Coach and active ICF Assessor. Cathy coaches senior leaders, mentors credentialed coaches, trains fledgeling coaches and creates tools and programs to assist coaches seeking ICF Coach Credentials. Get more information on Cathy’s group mentor coaching programs here. Get more information on Cathy’s ICF CCE unit programs here. Quick links to Resources for Coaches.

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