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The Empathetic Edge
A Mindful Approach to Instructional Coaching
Using templates and tools to improve their self-awareness, communication, and connections, coaches who read The Empathetic Edge will learn to face adversity with inner peace and to help their colleagues grow in mindfulness of their circumstances, their concerns, and their goals.
Strategies for empathy, awareness, and connection in instructional coaching
Even the best instructional coach can find presence, empathy, and connection challenging to uphold under constant pressure. In this book, Nathan D. Lang-Raad shares coaching approaches to build stronger partnerships through active mindfulness and empathetic understanding stemming from genuine human connection. Learn tangible ways to handle challenges and reshape resistance, leading to productive outcomes and professional growth.
K–12 instructional coaches can use this book to:
- Adopt coaching practices that foster engaged presence and mindful awareness
- Maintain balance, peace, and self-control amid conflict, stress, and change
- Promote open, respectful communication to build trust and compassion with colleagues
- Exercise patience, loosen expectations, and set realistic goals when adapting to change
- Practice daily gratitude and celebrate all measures of progress in transformational growth
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