Coaching with the brain in mind: foundations for practice

Preface: Who Should Read This Book?

About the Authors

About This Book

Knowledge and Action, Action and Knowledge

Acknowledgments

Introduction: What Are the Questions?

Coaching Bedrock

Coaching Pillars

Neuroscience Platform

Organization of Coaching with the Brain in Mind

What Do We Need to Know About Neuroscience?

What Are We Doing Here?

A Note about the Science of Neuroscience

Part I. Who Are We?

Chapter 1. Bedrock-Ontology

Western Philosophy

New Age Philosophy

Anthropology

Sociology

Ontology as Bedrock for Coaching

Chapter 2. Pillar - Social Embeddedness

Globalization

Systems Theory

Quantum Theory

Social Embeddedness as a Coaching Pillar

Chapter 3. Neuroscience Platform-Mindfulness

The Potentiating Brain

Thinking Processes

Mindfulness Practices

Practice Guide for Coaching with the Brain in Mind - Know Yourself

Part II. How Can We Be Healthy?

Chapter 4. Bedrock - Health Practices

Western Medicine

Physiology

Stress

Wellness Theory

Resource Section: How to Recognize and Avoid Unsupported Claims of Health Benefits

Health Practices as Bedrock for Coaching

Chapter 5. Pillar - Optimizing Performance

Sports Psychology

Change Theory

Models of Change

Optimizing Performance as a Coaching Pillar

Chapter 6. Neuroscience Platform - Neuroplasticity

Dynamic Stability

Placebo Effect

Experience and Hardwiring

Attention

Veto Power

Applying the Schwartz-Rock Formula for Dynamic Stability

Practice Guide for Coaching with the Brain in Mind - Leverage Change

Part III. Why Do We Do What We Do?

Chapter 7. Bedrock-Psychology

Behaviorism

Psychometrics

Developmental Psychology

Evolutionary Psychology

Psychology as Bedrock for Coaching

Chapter 8. Pillar - Activating the Mind

Cognitive Psychology

Learning Theory

Activating the Mind as a Coaching Pillar

Chapter 9. Neuroscience Platform - Cognition

Memory

Awareness

Mapping and Predicting

Dilemma Model

Practice Guide for Coaching with the Brain in Mind - Make Decisions and Solve Problems

Part IV. How Can We Feel Better?

Chapter 10. Bedrock - Psychotherapy

Humanistic Movement

Trauma and Its Social Implications

Research Revealing Transtheoretic Common Factors

Linking Psychotherapy Techniques to Coaching

Resource Section: Mental Health Issues - How Not to Do Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy as Bedrock for Coaching

Chapter 11. Pillar - Accentuate the Positive

Learned Optimism

Science of Happiness: Pleasure, Engagement, and Meaning

Resilience

Emotional Intelligence

Accentuate the Positive as a Pillar for Coaching

Chapter 12. Neuroscience Platform - Emotions

State of Mind

Scanning for Threats

Status and Belonging

Emotion Regulation

Practice Guide for Coaching with the Brain in Mind - Keep Cool Under Pressure

Part V. How Can We Get Along?

Chapter 13. Bedrock - Management

Management Theory

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Social Psychology

Meta-analysis

Management as Bedrock for Coaching

Chapter 14. Pillar - Leadership

Organizational Heresies

Social Network Theories

Family Systems Therapies

Appreciative Inquiry

Human Capital Movement

Leadership as a Coaching Pillar

Chapter 15. Neuroscience Platform - NeuroLeadership

Collaborative, Contingent Conversations

Our Social Brains

Theory of Mind

Repairing Relationships - Sange

Resolving Conflict - Stop and Grow

Calming Threats - the SCARF Model

Practice Guide for Coaching with the Brain in Mind - Get Along with Others

Conclusion: What Are We Doing Here?

Internet Links

References

Index