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John Blakey is a British executive coach and author specializing in leadership and organizational development.
Known for: Challenging Coaching: Going Beyond Traditional Coaching to Face the FACTS
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Challenging Coaching: Going Beyond Traditional Coaching to Face the FACTS
Challenging Coaching is a real-world, timely, and provocative book that provides a wake-up call to move beyond the limitations of traditional coaching. Authors John Blakey and Ian Day introduce the FACTS model—Feedback, Accountability, Courageous goals, Tension, and Systems thinking—to help coaches and clients engage in more courageous and transformative conversations. Through practical examples and case studies, the book encourages a results-oriented approach that challenges conventional coaching norms.
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The FACTS Model: The Foundation of Challenging Coaching
The FACTS model emerged from a simple but powerful observation: effective coaching demands balance. Too much support without challenge leads to complacency. Too much challenge without support leads to breakdown. What we sought was an integrated approach that maintained relational empathy while intro...
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Feedback: The Courage to Tell the Truth
Feedback is where challenge begins. For many coaches, giving direct feedback feels risky—will it damage rapport? Will it be received? Yet without feedback, growth stalls. We learned that honesty, when delivered with respect and clarity, isn’t destructive; it’s transformative. Feedback illuminates bl...
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John Blakey is a British executive coach and author specializing in leadership and organizational development.
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