Coaching for Professional Development explores how fiction enriches our ability to empathize with diverse experiences and reveals unconscious aspects of ourselves and others through language sensitivity. Eastman integrates literary texts into her coaching approach, illustrating in Chapter 1 how Melville's 'Bartleby the Scrivener' illuminates the power of metaphor in coaching. Chapter 2 delves into Cather's 'Neighbor Rosicky' to examine the role of emotion. Eastman further uses Cheever's 'The Swimmer' to provoke insights on handling failure and Miller's 'Death of a Salesman' to explore familial influences on workplace dynamics. Lastly, Eastman contrasts student reactions to Lampedusa's 'The Leopard' with traditional coaching tools, demonstrating its effectiveness in revealing personality traits.