Wanting to help people doesn’t automatically make you a good coach. No-Nonsense Coaching shows you how to truly become one.

Every coaching journey is different, because every coachee is unique. As a coach, your role is to support change. But what’s the most effective way to do that? Listening is essential, but it’s not enough. Sometimes you listen too long, help too much, or avoid necessary confrontation. Great coaching requires more than good intentions and active listening.

No-Nonsense Coaching offers both beginning and experienced coaches a practical, concrete guide they can apply right away. You’ll find research-based models that make coaching clearer and more effective. You’ll learn how to uncover the real question behind the question, so you can get straight to the core of what matters.

This book is packed with tools, interventions, and unique protocols for tackling common coaching themes — including work-life balance, perfectionism, self-discipline, personal branding, tact, career strategy, and assertiveness.

This revised edition includes updated ideas, new exercises, and fresh insights based on five years of real-world use.