Coach the Person, Not the Problem: A Guide to Using Reflective Inquiry Paperback – Illustrated, June 2, 2020

I am giving this book to my daughter who would like to start coaching, but first I read it. If you have friends or relatives, neighbors or co-workers who discuss their aspirations or fears with you, you will be able to use the tips in this book. They are so common-sensical, but you won't learn them in everyday life.

Recommended by someone in management at my job. Good Read.

I had been trained to ask a lot of questions during coaching. Some of the books that I have read were specifically about coaching questions. Reynolds’ approach opened my eyes to coaching the person. The book taught me how to be more responsive.

I found this book to be an eye opener into the world of coaching, that offered an insight into what people need from a coach and how to allow people to arrive at their end goals naturally through self-reflection. This approach is refreshing in that it takes the pressure off of the coach to ask their clients the "magical question," and uses the client's own words to help them provide solutions to their own problems for themselves. As a new coach, this was a timely read that I will definitely recommend to others in the field. Thank you!

In Coach the Person Not the Problem, Marcia Reynolds offers deeply thoughtful yet straightforward concepts to help improve your coaching. I have read other highly-rated coaching books but they sit on the shelf. This one I use repeatedly for guidance and inspiration, and the result is a smoother coaching experience and more satisfied clients.

This book has a somewhat different approach to coaching. It feels very "color outside the lines" to me. I took many notes,and enjoyed re-reading many sections. I appreciated the whole "coach the person " thought process.No need to be overwhelmed with standard questions and patterns that do not get to the root person.Highly recommended

I wish that I could go backwards and read this book before I had ever started on my coaching journey.This book, I know believe, it the epitome of what coaching stands for. I initially thought coaching was all about giving advise and now I take the perspective of being a thinking partner.This is an absolutely AMAZING book and I highly recommended it to any new coach.

I’m new to coaching (currently in the midst of ICF training) and found this book really helpful in crystallizing concepts that before had seemed too esoteric. Reynolds has a great writing voice, and I really like how the book was structured and laid out — easy to highlight, make notes, revisit. I especially like the three habits she explained at the end. Highly recommended!