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The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring: A Complete Guide to Effective Mentoring by Dr Ruth Gotian and Andy Lopata

The Financial Times Guide to Mentoring: A Complete Guide

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - Daniel H. Pink

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - Daniel H. Pink

The Mentoring Manual by Julie Starr – Your Practical Guide to Transform Lives

The Mentoring Manual by Julie Starr – Your Practical Guide to Transform Lives

Internal Coaching: The Inside Story - Katherine St John-Brooks

Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by brothers Chip and Dan Heath

First Break All the Rules - Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman

Will It Make the Boat Go Faster? - Ben Hunt-Davis and Beveridge

Will It Make the Boat Go Faster? - Ben Hunt-Davis and Beveridge

You Are Not a Fraud: A Scientist’s Guide to the Imposter Phenomenon - Dr. Marc Reid

You Are Not a Fraud: A Scientist’s Guide to the Imposter Phenomenon - Dr. Marc Reid

Competing in the New World of Work - Keith Ferrazzi, Kian Gohar & Noel Weyrich

Competing in the New World of Work - Keith Ferrazzi, Kian Gohar & Noel Weyrich

The Power of Followership: A Book That Flips the Script by Robert Kelly

Coaching as a Leader: How to Coach Individuals and Teams for Improved Performance by Jennifer Kidby

Coaching as a Leader: How to Coach Individuals and Teams for Improved Performance by Jennifer Kidby

The Art of Possibility - Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

The Art of Possibility - Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander

The Digital and AI Coaches’ Handbook: The Complete Guide to the Use of Online, AI and Technology in Coaching

The Digital and AI Coaches’ Handbook: The Complete Guide to the Use of Online, AI and Technology in Coaching

Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler

Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan and Al Switzler

SuperCoaching: Unlocking Exceptional Performance - Graham Alexander

SuperCoaching: Unlocking Exceptional Performance - Graham Alexander

The Heart of Change Field Guide: Tools And Tactics for Leading Change in Your Organisation

Resilient: 12 Tools for Transforming Everyday Experiences into Lasting Happiness by Rick Hanson

Resilient: 12 Tools for Transforming Everyday Experiences into Lasting Happiness by Rick Hanson

Thinking, Fast and Slow – What Coaches Can Learn from Daniel Kahneman’s Masterpiece

Thinking, Fast and Slow – What Coaches Can Learn from Daniel Kahneman’s Masterpiece

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well - by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen

Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well - by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen

Co-Active Coaching -Henry Kimsey-House, Karen Kimsey-House, Sandhal and Whitworth

Exploring Strategic Change - Julia Balogun, Veronica Hope Hailey, Gerry Johnson and Kevan Scholes

Unlocking Potential: A Deep Dive into Neurodiversity Coaching (Coaching Psychology) - Nancy Doyle and Almuth McDowall

Unlocking Potential: A Deep Dive into Neurodiversity Coaching (Coaching Psychology) - Nancy Doyle and Almuth McDowall

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden: A Deep Dive

The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden: A Deep Dive

The Work and Life of David Grove: Clean Language and Emergent Knowledge

The Work and Life of David Grove: Clean Language and Emergent Knowledge

The Art of Modern Leadership: Head & Heart - Kirstin Ferguson

The Art of Modern Leadership: Head & Heart - Kirstin Ferguson

Resilience That Works: Eight Practices for Leadership and Life - By Marian N. Ruderman, Cathleen Clerkin & Katya C. Fernandez

Unlocking the Power of Emotion: A Journey Through Atlas of the Heart - Brené Brown

Coaching, Mentoring and Organisational Consultancy - Peter Hawkins and Nick Smirth

Making Sense of Change Management - Esther Cameron and Mike Green

Making Sense of Change Management - Esther Cameron and Mike Green

The Human Behind the Coach - Claire Pedrick MCC and Lucia Bardelli's

Effective Reflective Practice - Christian van Nieuwerburgh and David Love

Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People – Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey

The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick Lencioni

The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick Lencioni

Quiet - Susan Cain

Quiet - Susan Cain

Clean Language: Revealing Metaphors and Opening Minds

Clean Language: Revealing Metaphors and Opening Minds

Coaching with the Brain in Mind - David Rock and Linda Page

Coaching with the Brain in Mind - David Rock and Linda Page

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Carol S. Dweck

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success - Carol S. Dweck

Blink - Malcolm Gladwell

Blink - Malcolm Gladwell

The Chimp Paradox - Dr Steve Peters

The Chimp Paradox - Dr Steve Peters

Becoming a person of influence – John Maxwell

Becoming a person of influence – John Maxwell

Coaching Skills: A Handbook - Jenny Rogers

Coaching Skills: A Handbook - Jenny Rogers

Positive Provocation - Robert Biswas-Diener

Positive Provocation - Robert Biswas-Diener

Mastering Coaching - Max Landsberg

Mastering Coaching - Max Landsberg

Your Brain at Work - David Rock

Your Brain at Work - David Rock

Just Listen - Mark Goulston’s

Just Listen - Mark Goulston

Coaching for Optimal Energy - Viv Chitty

The Inner Game of Work - Tim Gallwey

The Inner Game of Work - Tim Gallwey

You're Not Listening - Kate Murphy

You're Not Listening - Kate Murphy

Feel the fear and do it anyway - Susan Jeffers

Feel the fear and do it anyway - Susan Jeffers

The Squiggly Career" - Helen Tupper & Sarah Ellis

Creating a Coaching Culture - Peter Hawkins

Creating a Coaching Culture - Peter Hawkins

Solution Focused Coaching - Green and Grant

Solution Focused Coaching - Green and Grant

Challenging Coaching - John Blakey and Ian Day

Challenging Coaching - John Blakey and Ian Day

Masterful Coaching - Robert Hargrove

Becoming a Leader of Impact by Braden Douglas

The Discomfort Zone - Marcia Reynolds

The Discomfort Zone - Marcia Reynolds

The Gift of Thresholds - Trevor Waldock

Sleep - Nick Littlehales

The Resilience Advantage - Al Siebert

The Resilience Advantage - Al Siebert

The Speed of Trust, Stephen Covey

The Speed of Trust, Stephen Covey

Excellence in Coaching - Jonathan Passmore

A Practical Guide to Mentoring: by David Kay & Roger Hinds.

What Works in Executive Coaching - Erik de Haan

Coaching with Personality Types - Jenny Rogers

Person to Person : The Problem of Being Human

Person to Person : The Problem of Being Human

The EQ Edge - Stein and Howard

How Can Man Die Better - Robert Sobukwe

How Can Man Die Better - Robert Sobukwe

Systemic Coaching and Constellations - John Whittington

Coaching for Change - Kaye Thorne

The Confidence Code by Katty Kay & Claire Shipman

Beyond Goals - David Clutterbuck

Cope with Change at Work - Stockdale and Steeper

Humble Inquiry - Edgar H. Schein

Humble Inquiry - Edgar H. Schein

Togetherness - Matt Slater

Brilliant Coaching - Julie Starr

Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It by Roman Krznaric

The Five-Minute Coach - Cooper and Castellino

Leading Change - John P. Kotter

The Happiness Trap - Dr Russ Harris

The Stress Solution - Dr Rangan Chatterjee

The Person You Mean To Be - Dolly Chugh's

Mastery in Coaching - Jonathan Passmore

Climb the Accountability Ladder - Thomas Dunning

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle

Making Sense of Coaching - Angelique Du Toit

The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

Radical Candor - Kim Scott

Radical Candor - Kim Scott

Building Top Performing Teams

Why We Do What We Do - Edward Deci

Why We Do What We Do - Edward Deci

Impact Players - Liz Wiseman

Impact Players - Liz Wiseman

The Ten Types of Human - Dexter Dias

Performance Coaching - Carol Wilson

What The 100-Year Life Reveals About Your Future

Clean Approaches for Coaches

Mindfulness for Coaches - Chaskalson and McMordie

The Trusted Advisor - David Maister

The Trusted Advisor - David Maister

Transcend - Scott Kaufman

Transcend - Scott Kaufman

Becoming a Coach - Passmore and Sinclair