The cross-cultural coaching kaleidoscope : a systems approach to coaching amongst different cultural influences / Jennifer Plaister-Ten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plaister-Ten, Jennifer.

Series:

Professional coaching series.

Professional coaching series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employees--Training of.

Employees.

Organizational learning.

Employees--Coaching of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 166 p.) : ill.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2018.

Summary:

Coaching has emerged from a Western, largely Anglo-American, perspective that may not be appropriate across cultures, given the multi-cultural nature of societies and workplaces today and the working practice of virtual teams. This has repercussions for the coaching profession. There is little knowledge about the constituent factors of cross-cultural coaching; or the attitudes, skills and knowledge required to practice in a global market. Therefore, there is little sharing of best practice that in turn has an impact upon coaching competency. This book shows a unique approach to describing the impact of culture in the coaching relationship. It demonstrates how culture can affect our perceptions, thoughts and emotions, influence our choices and impact our behaviour. It identifies the need for the coach to become adept at raising awareness of cultural influences and to reframe psychological constructs often thought to have universal meaning; such as responsibility.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I The Cross-Cultural Kaleidoscope model: context, applicability, and use

Chapter One The impact of culture in coaching

Chapter Two Introducing the Cross-Cultural Kaleidoscope

Chapter Three The Cross-Cultural Kaleidoscope: working with the cultural self

Chapter Four The Cross-Cultural Kaleidoscope: working with the external factors

Chapter Five Using the Kaleidoscope

Chapter Six The Kaleidoscope in teams

Chapter Seven The body of literature informing the Cross-Cultural Kaleidoscope model

Part II Building competencies

Introduction to Part II

Chapter Eight Building culturally derived awareness and culturally appropriate responsibility

Chapter Nine The call for cultural understanding in the coaching relationship

Chapter Ten Being a cross-cultural coach

Chapter Eleven Towards collective intelligence

Chapter Twelve Conclusions and next steps

Appendix One A summary of the sample of coaches interviewed

Appendix Two Interview guide for the research study

Appendix Three Sample of coaching practitioners, human resource professionals, educators, and students who have explored the use of the Kaleidoscope in practice

Appendix Four Reflective feedback sample from coach exploring the use of the Kaleidoscope in practice

References

Index.

Notes:

First published 2016 by Karnac Books Ltd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780429481437 (e-book)

9780367101381 (hbk.)

9781780490960 (pbk.)

0-429-92043-1

0-429-90620-X

0-429-48143-8

1-78241-109-7

9780429481437

OCLC:

953659564