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In her latest book, Angélique du Toit goes beyond the techniques and goals explored in most coaching texts to examine the process of coaching and the importance of sense-making for creating meaning and encouraging self-reflection. In doing this, the coaching experience emerges as a type of transformational learning, in which the individual is guided through a journey of discovery and revelation. Theories are drawn together in a fresh and original way which will cause readers to question how coaching should be defined and practised.
Dr Angélique du Toit is an academic practitioner and is involved in the delivery of academic programmes and publications related to coaching. She is also an Executive Coach supporting senior executives in their personal development in both the public and private sectors.
Critical Theory: A Philosophy of Coaching
Critical Theory: A Philosophy of Coaching
Chapter Objectives
- Introduce critical theory as a philosophy
- Discuss scepticism as a category of critical theory
- Describe groupthink as it applies to organizations
- Identify sceptical coaching and its value to coaching
Introduction
The reflections of Clutterbuck and Megginson (2011) suggest that although there is a need for the maintenance of standards in the emerging coaching profession, it is not possible to measure the diversity and creativity of coaching through ‘simplistic classifications [which] are likely to be divisive and of dubious validity. What's needed is a conceptual framework that reflects the evolution of complexity in coaches’ way of thinking about themselves, their clients and the context, in which they operate.’ Small (2003) argues that the study of philosophy is particularly useful ...
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