Coaching Texts
Reading for Coaching Courses
(Note to all students: before purchasing your books, refer to syllabi for possible updates and specific reading requirements.)
Introduction to Coaching
Required
- by Linda J. Miller and Chad W. Hall (2007, Chalice Press)
- , 3rd or 4th edition by Laura Whitworth, et al (2011, 2018, Davies-Black)
The Coaching Relationship
Required
- , by Howie Jacobson (2022, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- , 2nd editionÌýby Charles Feltman Crane (2021, Thin book Publishing)
- Ìýby Jerry Fletcher (1993, Berrett-Koehler Publishers)
Coaching Change, Transition, and Transformation
Required
- ,Ìý4th editionÌýby William Bridges (2017, Da Capo Lifelong Books)
- ,Ìýby Chip and Dan Heath (2010, Crown Business)
Recommended
- ,Ìý3rd edition by Robert Hardgrove (2008, Pfeiffer)
- , by Chad Hall (2016, Kindle Direct Publishing)
The Language of Coaching
Required
- , by Chad Hall (2015, Kindle Direct Publishing)
Life and Personal Coaching
Required
- Ìýby Thomas Crane (2007, FTA Press)
- Ìýby Keith Webb (2012, CreateSpace)
Coach Approach to Leading and Managing
Required
- Ìýby Patrick Lencioni (2002, Josey-Bass)
- Ìýby Margot Morrell and Stephanie Capparrell (2002, Penguin Books)
- Ìýby J. Val Hastings (2021, Open University Press)
Recommended
- by Ken Blanchard (2000, Harper Collins)
- ,Ìý4thÌýEdition,Ìýby Kouzes and PosnerÌýÌý(2007, Jossey-Bass)Ìý
- by P. Lencioni (2006, Jossey-Bass)
- by Terry Bacon and Karen Spears (2003, Nicholas Brealey Publishing)Ìý
Coaching for Spiritual Transformation
Required
- , by J.P. Moreland and Tim Muehlhoff
- by Chad Hall, Bill Copper, and Kathryn McElveen (2009, Coach Approach Ministries)
Recommended
- by Jane Creswell (2006, Lake Hickory Resources)
- by Conrad Gempf (2003, Zondervan)
Coaching Through Conflict
Required
- , by Bill Graybill (2012, BT Johnson Publishing)
- , Expanded Edition by Arbinger Institute (2019, Berrett-Koehler Publisher)
The Neuroscience of Coaching
Required
- , 3rd Edition by A. Brann (2017, Kogan Page)
Recommended
- by Loretta Graziano Breuning, PhD (2016, Adams Media)
- by Dr. Caroline Leaf (2013, Baker Books)
- Ìýby Curt Thompson, M.D. (2010, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.)
Using Assessments in Coaching
Required
- , by Donald Clifton, et al (2004, Gallup)
Your Coaching Practice
Required
- , by Donald Miller (2017, HarperCollins Leadership)
- by Jim Horan (2020, Independently Published)
- by Jim Horan (2019, Independently Published)
- Ìýby Michael Maher (2016, Benbella Books)
Recommended
- by Stephen G. Fairley and Chris E. Stout (2004, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
Research Project
Required
- , by Stephen G. Fairley and Chris E. Stout (2004, Liley & Sons)
Select Topics in Coaching
Required
- , by Martin Seligman (2012, Atria)
- , by Jonathan Pennington (2015, Institute for Faith, Work & Economics)