BEING COACHED: Group and Team Coaching from the Inside Information

BEING COACHED is a book about group and team coaching by Ann V. Deaton and Holly Williams, now available on Amazon.com. Have you ever been coached? In a group or in a team? If you could observe a group coaching session, would you get the full picture? Being Coached is not a how-to manual, nor is it narrowly focused on the role of the coach. In fact, the coach’s touch is light. Breakthroughs occur when leaders are in the middle of leading, engaging in peer coaching, or even in quiet reflection. Written from the multiple viewpoints of eight leaders in a group coaching program and six executives on a leadership team, Being Coached illustrates how creating a learning community promotes growth by making space for vulnerability and risk-taking. Simply put, it answers the question, “What is being coached like?” Ann V. Deaton, PhD, PCC,earned her coaching certification from the Newfield Network in 2003. She has long appreciated the power of groups, and has coached for over a decade with executive teams and diverse groups. Ann serves on the faculty for The University of Texas at Dallas Executive Coaching Certificate program and Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Business. Holly Williams, MBA, PCC, has been coaching executives, teams, and groups for over 15 years. She is on the faculty at Georgetown University’s Institute for Transformational Leadership, where she completed her leadership coach training in 2006.