Making Sense of Coaching

Dr Angélique du Toit is an academic practitioner whose career combines academia as well as experience as an international manager. Angélique has also been an international executive coach for 16 years, supporting the leadership capacity and development of executives in both public and private organisations. She is on the preferred suppliers list as an Executive Coach for a number of organisations in the private sector as well as the NHS register for the purpose of developing the leadership capabilities of the Executive Boards.  She has also been invited by the BBC as spokesperson in debates on coaching and is widely published in academic and non-academic literature and the author of a number of books. Angélique has also been a member of both the Executive as well as the Advisory Boards of the European and Mentoring Coaching Council (EMCC) for five years. She was also the Editor for the International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching published by the EMCC for three years and is on the Editorial Board of a number of International Journals. Her various roles have given her the opportunity to play a significant part in the emerging profession by influencing the setting of standards of coaching internationally.

This book is both scholarly and accessible. The author does not flinch from addressing deep theory, and, at the same time, is grounded in well developed practice. This book is a steady launch pad for anyone wanting to move beyond techniques and models of coaching and enter into an exploration of the basis for practice.

• IntroductionAn Overview of the Coaching LiteratureCritical Theory: A Philosophy of CoachingThe Prerequisites of CoachingThe Tools of SensemakingNarratives and StorytellingConstructionismCoaching and Adult LearningConclusion