Resources for coaches

These are the tools, books, and courses that have helped me grow as a coach. Each resource links to either an official website or eBook version. If you have recommendations, I would love to hear about them.

Books for developing coaching skills

The Heart of Laser-Focused Coaching

Marion Franklin, MCC

This is the book that changed my coaching approach.

What Would a Wise Person Do?

Marion Franklin

Wisdom shared through stories that stick with you.

Time to Think

Nancy Kline

Creating space for independent thinking through deep listening.

Mindset

Carol S. Dweck

How a growth mindset enhances coaching presence and client resilience.

Positive Provocation

Robert Biswas-Diener

25 coaching questions rooted in positive psychology.

The Coaching Habit

Michael Bungay Stanier

Simple, powerful questions to listen more and talk less.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman

Understanding cognitive bias to help clients make better decisions.

Smart Brevity

Roy Schwartz, Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei

Communicate more clearly with fewer words.

ACC exam preparation

ACE Practice Course

Lyssa deHart

If you are preparing for the ICF Credentialing Exam, I highly recommend this course. It offers practical, timed exam simulations and deepens your understanding of the ICF Core Competencies.

Tools

RaeNotes

Coaching Tool

This tool has been invaluable for my coaching practice. I linked it to Zoom so it can import the audio, then it generates transcripts with built-in ICF competency tagging. It shows information like silence duration and supports the current ACC and MCC competency frameworks. Happy to show you how I use it if you are interested.

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See also: Building a coaching business for books on launching and structuring your practice.