Peter Hawkins - Böcker

“A practical and empowering guide. The integration of old and new material from therapeutic, systemic, and organisational thinking provides a distinctive and deep foundation for an exceptionally broad account of the key tasks and major methods of supervision.”—Derek Leslie Milne, Fellow of The British Psychological Society, UK

“An excellent book that provides timely and important information – highly recommended for supervisors across all helping professions.”—Tony Rousmaniere, Clinical Faculty, University of Washington, USA

“No bookshelf on supervision or coaching is complete without this core book, which is insightful, challenging and bang up-to-date. With new, important material, a wise book just got wiser.” —Eve Turner, Chair, Association of Professional Executive Coaching Supervision (APECS)

This globally bestselling book provides a comprehensive guide to clinical supervision practice for helping professionals from various disciplines. As there has been a strong growth in research on supervision practice over the last 10 years, this new edition has been thoroughly updated to include insights from contemporary research and literature, providing supervisors with an accessible and well-informed grounding for their work. 

Highlights of this new edition include:

•Deeper consideration of the challenges of working as helping professionals in current times

•Updated guidance for supervisors and supervisees on best practice and making the most of supervision

•An updated chapter on the Seven-eyed model

•A revised chapter on running supervisor training programmes, including guidance for training supervisors in using the Seven-eyed model

•A new chapter on development of supervision across professions, including invited contributions from practitioners from 11 different disciplines

•A new chapter offering a comprehensive review of research on supervision, focusing on application to practice 

How do we create a coaching culture? What will be the benefits for all parties?How can we link it to the performance of our business? How do we calculate the return on investment?How do we make it sustainable?

Organizations are investing large sums of money in employing external and internal coaching and are increasingly under pressure to show a demonstrable return on this investment. In this much-needed book, Hawkins gives a well researched and practical answer to the whole question of how you create a ‘coaching culture’ and provides a step-by step guide to implementing this change. The book includes advice for both coaches and HR professionals on:

"Like Peter's other books, Creating a Coaching Culture sits on my desk, not my bookshelf, because of its usefulness, depth of thought, and Peter's expertise."Catherine Carr, doctoral candidate in Leadership Development and Executive Coaching, Carr & Associates leadership coaching

"The book clearly outlines why the creation of a coaching culture is critical to the success of any organisation. More importantly it describes the practical steps required to achieve this success and how you can measure progress and benefits along the journey."Richard King, Serial NED and Coach, former Deputy Managing Partner for Ernst and Young

"In recent years, the concepts of leadership culture and coaching culture have become increasingly intertwined, to the extent that achieving a coaching culture is a common aspiration for organizations of all sizes … Peter Hawkins brings the topic up to date, using multiple case studies and an analytical approach that clarifies the challenges and how to address them."David Clutterbuck, Visiting Professor, Oxford Brookes & Sheffield Hallam Universities, UK

"This book will be of benefit not only to those engaged in the people development professions, but also managers and leaders who are looking to enhance the value and potential contribution of their people."Hilary Lines PhD, Executive and Team Coach, UK

"This is an eloquently written text that is recommended reading for coaches and mentors working in large organizations, for human resource managers and corporate management teams."EMCC's International Journal

"Have just finished reading this it is excellent and like all Peter's books practical but well informed."David Lane

The fields of coaching, mentoring and consultancy are going through a phase of professionalization, with the establishment of formal standards, European bodies and standard requirements for supervision. Substantially revised, this accessible book provides a response to these growing demands, examining:

"This wonderfully lucid and comprehensive guide shows how fearless compassion is still at the basis of getting the consulting that matters and the mentoring that can transform a business."Dr Erik de Haan, Professor of Organisation Development at the VU University Amsterdam and Director of the Centre for Coaching, Ashridge Business School

"In this latest edition of their overview of coaching, mentoring and supervision, the authors reflect the substantial changes that have occurred in terms of applications, professionalization and our knowledge of the fundamental mechanisms behind these powerful approaches to learning and change. This will not be the last edition, I am sure!"Professor David Clutterbuck, European Mentoring & Coaching Council

"This is not a once-read book but a reference text to be returned to time and time again."Professor Michael Carroll PhD, Visiting Industrial Professor, University of Bristol, UK

"An informative and passionate guide to coaching, mentoring and organisational consultancy, essential for beginners and valuable for experienced practitioners. A must read for coaching supervisors."Dr Tatiana Bachkirova, Reader in Coaching Psychology, Oxford Brookes University, UK

"I especially like the strong emphasis on practical ideas, techniques and skills for getting the most out individuals and teams."Balbir Kandola, BK Consultancy in Learning & Development

"The book is a treasure chest for those who want to dig into research and concepts across leadership development, mentoring, coaching, consultancy and supervision. This is a very solid book, well-structured and an excellent inspirational text." Paul Olson