Chapter
Introduction: taking the group coaching journey
Map of the book so you can navigate your journey
Part One The context of group coaching
01 Why it’s important to start with self
Discovering the reasons you’re interested
in group coaching
Finding your place on your journey
Understanding the scripts you might be running
Assumptions, beliefs and confidence
02 Benefits of group coaching
The virtuous or vicious triangle
Benefits elicitation exercise
The benefits and gains for each party
03 Certainty drives action
Getting clear on definitions
How coaching has been defined
Facilitation and group coaching
Coaching isn’t therapy – although it can be therapeutic
Knowing what you want and
where you’re going
Part Two Creating a group coaching strategy
04 Group coaching process
How to create a coaching process
The process map is not the territory
The process is not a straightjacket
Co-creating the group coaching process
05 Group coaching blueprint
Here’s one we prepared earlier
Developing your own blueprint
Keeping a beginner’s mind
06 Group dynamics and the group directive
The origin of group dynamics:
the term not the reality!
Social psychology in groups
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Part Three Tools and processes
07 Contracting for ‘success’
How contracting is different for group coaching
Why contracting is important
Contracting out at the end of the group coaching assignment
The ‘ground rules’ in group coaching
08 Discovering the right tools
Please may I use this tool?
The overall contracting process
09 Creative group coaching
How you notice your own feelings
Images and spatial awareness
Creativity starts with a growth mindset
Part Four Measuring success
10 The challenges of measuring results from group coaching
The system you start with influences results
Use the start and end points to create a journey
11 Measuring success in practice
Success is a matter of perspective
Have, do or be: which measure does your group use?
Wisdom is self-perpetuating
Success and wisdom in the real world
Part Five Group coaching as talent liberation
12 Using group coaching as part of your talent system
The purpose behind group coaching as part of your talent system
The reason why that’s important
What the likely benefits might be
Diagnosing your current talent system
Getting clear on your talent strategy
Group coaching creates a learning organization system
Is group coaching the only tool in your box to achieve your purpose?
13 Actions for optimizing collective talent
Creating momentum by going back to basics
Leveraging the group to optimize their talents
Developing your talents as a group coach
Optimizing collective talent requires ‘systems thinking’
Group Coaching
：A Practical Guide to Optimizing Collective Talent in Any Organization
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