Sam Humphrey – författare

Being a coach is a deeply rewarding profession, but even the best coaches encounter moments of uncertainty and doubt. In Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach, Karen Dean and Sam Humphrey intimately share their varied experiences as executive coaches in 48 stories – some where they were flowing and glorious, and others where they were falling and ashamed.Dean and Humphrey guide the reader through the journey from a novice to a master coach by exploring twelve distinct themes, underpinned by the four parts of Dean’s ‘Exceptional Achievement’ framework: setting out, doing, integrating and being. Each chapter focuses on a different theme, presenting specific examples and stories from the authors’ work and reflecting on their learning and development at each point. Dean and Humphrey expertly assess topics, including confidence, talent, purpose and fulfilment, by examining times where they performed effectively as well as those where they fell short. In each case they consider what they wish they had asked or known about in advance, and each story provides an insightful look at what being a coach is really like. Practical and accessible, the book concludes with a section on further reading and study, explaining relevant theories, models and frameworks.Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach will be a compassionate and pragmatic companion for coaches of all kinds, both in practice and in training. It will also be a valuable guide for other professionals seeking development, including internal coaches, managers in a coaching role, HR and L&D professionals and will be a useful text for academics and students of coaching and coaching psychology.Dean and Humphrey are award-winning authors and have written a number of articles for leading coaching publications.

Being a coach is a deeply rewarding profession, but even the best coaches encounter moments of uncertainty and doubt. In Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach, Karen Dean and Sam Humphrey intimately share their varied experiences as executive coaches in 48 stories – some where they were flowing and glorious, and others where they were falling and ashamed.Dean and Humphrey guide the reader through the journey from a novice to a master coach by exploring twelve distinct themes, underpinned by the four parts of Dean’s ‘Exceptional Achievement’ framework: setting out, doing, integrating and being. Each chapter focuses on a different theme, presenting specific examples and stories from the authors’ work and reflecting on their learning and development at each point. Dean and Humphrey expertly assess topics, including confidence, talent, purpose and fulfilment, by examining times where they performed effectively as well as those where they fell short. In each case they consider what they wish they had asked or known about in advance, and each story provides an insightful look at what being a coach is really like. Practical and accessible, the book concludes with a section on further reading and study, explaining relevant theories, models and frameworks.Coaching Stories: Flowing and Falling of Being a Coach will be a compassionate and pragmatic companion for coaches of all kinds, both in practice and in training. It will also be a valuable guide for other professionals seeking development, including internal coaches, managers in a coaching role, HR and L&D professionals and will be a useful text for academics and students of coaching and coaching psychology.Dean and Humphrey are award-winning authors and have written a number of articles for leading coaching publications.

A handy pocket guide to help learning disability student nurses prepare for their practice placements.Learning disability nursing placements can be daunting – you’ll be working in a range of settings and supporting vulnerable individuals with a variety of learning disabilities. There are new colleagues to work with, and newly learned nursing theory to put into practice. This pocket guide is designed to make your placements much more enjoyable and less stressful.From augmentative and alternative communication to safeguarding, via positive behaviour support, it’s full of practical detail, hints and tips.Written by a team of students, lecturers and practising learning disability nurses – this guidance is really produced with you in mind.Pocket-sized format – carry it with you at all times.Space to make your own notes – be it uniform policy, new terminology, or just the names of your new colleagues!Reduce your stress and make the most of your placements by having this book to hand from the start.

Working in multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) is an essential part of providing patient-centred care. This pocket guide has been written primarily by students, guided by two experienced lecturers, and is aimed at nursing, allied health and social care students seeking to develop their teamworking skills.This book will help you to understand the principles of collaboration and teamwork. You will learn:the core principles of multidisciplinary working, student roles within the MDT and why different perspectives are vital to enhance patient experienceabout the importance of civility and inclusivity towards each otherabout the complexity of managing differing priorities, potential conflicts between professionals and communication strategieshow effective MDT working not only benefits patients but also boosts professional growth and developmentstrategies, tips and tools to enhance your ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams of health and social care professionals.Written by students for students, and developed with the support of the Council of Deans of Health Student Leadership Programme.