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This book is an exploration of intentional listening as an essential skill for coaches. It introduces the Head, Heart, and Hands Listening model as a vital tool to amplify effective listening in coaching practice.
List of contents
The Listening Coach Glossary
Part 1: Learning to Pay a New Kind of Attention 1. Dave¿s Story: The limits of traditional leadership listening 2. Obstacles to Listening: What gets in the way
Part 2: Listening Styles: Head Listening ¿ Just the Facts Ma'am 3. Todd¿s Story: The Game is Key 4. Gretchen¿s Story: It¿s Not Just the Content 5 Gabe¿s Story: No Joy on the Dean¿s List 6. Theresäs Story: Do You Hear What I Hear? 7. A Standardized Patient Story: The Limits of Data Saturation
Part 3: Listening Styles: Heart Listening ¿ Hearing the Person Behind the Words 8. A Playback Story: Listening on Steroids 9. Abbie¿s Story: The Best Defense Against Anger and Ignorance 10. Richard¿s Story: Empathy Turns the Tables 11. Building Trust When the Stakes are High 12. Brandi¿s Story: Listening to Survive
¿ and Decide 13. Confirmation Bias and Heart Listening: A Recycle Story 14. Mayäs Story: Challenging Limiting Self Perceptions
Part 4: The Listening Styles: Hands Listening 15. Hands Listening: The Problem Detective 16. Trevor¿s Story: Getting a Read on the Dream 17. Creativity: Data + Passion = Innovation 18. Ian¿s Story: Creativity in the Everyday 19. Ruthie¿s Story: Listening to the Internal Voice 20. Craig¿s Story: Make Shift Coffee House 21. Tanyäs Story: Going to the Dogs 22. Hands Listening Heads Up: The Con Artist
Part 5: Listening Inside and Out 23. Discover Your Listening Modalities: The Assessment 24. Conclusion: Listening in a Larger Sphere References Acknowledgments Index About the Author
About the author
Kymberly Dakin-Neal, MEd, is a mindset coach, playback practitioner, and founder of Voice into Learning, LLC. Her specialty is team experience design with individual coaching programs and applied mediums like improvisation, intentional listening, and focused creativity.
Summary
This book is an exploration of intentional listening as an essential skill for coaches. It introduces the Head, Heart, and Hands Listening model as a vital tool to amplify effective listening in coaching practice.
