Download or read book A Short Introduction to Coaching Skills and the GROW Model written by P. H. Davies and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this short book is to give an idea of what coaching is and to show how it can help people change the things in their lives they want to change. It explains the principles behind coaching and enlarges on some of the methodology that has been shown to work both in professional coaching situations and with individuals who self-coach at home. It aims to provide information that, hopefully, is useful to somebody considering embarking on a coaching course as well as for people who may be simply interested in the subject.
Download or read book The Leader s Guide to Coaching in Schools written by John Campbell and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grow your leadership skills to bring out the best in your school! Hallways, parking lots, staff rooms—these are all places where you and your staff have conversations every day. What if you could use these opportunities to build your staff’s resiliency and empower them to reach their goals. The Leader’s Guide to Coaching in Schools offers a proven, accessible, and usable framework to increase your interpersonal effectiveness and grow your ability to coach your staff to overcome obstacles and create their own solutions. Coaching experts John Campbell and Christian van Nieuwerburgh demonstrate how coaching is not just for formal coaching relationships, but how a coaching approach can be applied throughout a school day to create a culture of growth. Through sample questions, video examples, and tools this step-by-step guide shows you how to: Introduce a coaching approach into a wide range of conversational contexts Use the GROWTH coaching conversation framework to improve both staff and student success and well-being Use coaching approaches in areas that school leaders typically find challenging: in formal performance reviews, when giving informal feedback, and when working with teams Help your staff get "unstuck" no matter what challenges they are facing by using solutions-focused coaching techniques that help them envision desired outcomes and the actions needed to achieve them. "The GROWTH coaching model should be in every administrator’s hand as their bible for school improvement. Having this guide will guarantee success and getting the best out of all stakeholders." —Elizabeth Alvarez, Principal John C. Dore Elementary, Chicago, IL "The book is just what the doctor ordered for busy leaders—short and concise." —B.R. Jones, Superintendent of Education Tate County School District, Senatobio, MS
Download or read book An Introduction to Coaching Skills written by Christian van Nieuwerburgh and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bestselling book introduces you step-by-step to the key skills needed to become a successful coach.
Download or read book Coaching Questions written by Tony Stoltzfus and published by Pegasus Creative Arts. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The single most important skill in coaching is asking powerful questions. In this volume, master coach trainer Tony Stoltzfus joins with 12 other professional coaches to present dozens of valuable asking tools, models and exercises, then illustrates these coaching strategies with over 1,000 examples of penetrating questions. Covering the gamut from basic techniques like options and actions to advanced concepts such as challenge and reframing, Coaching Questions is a book that will find a home on any coach's short list of handy references. Coaching Questions: A Coach's Guide to Powerful Asking Skills includes:1. Dozens of asking tools, models, and strategies.2. The top ten asking mistakes coaches make, and how to correct each one.3. Nearly 1200 examples of powerful questions from real coaching situations.4. Destiny discovery tools organized in a four-part life-purpose model .5. Overviews of 15 popular coaching niches, with a tool and examples for each.6. A schedule of training exercises to help you become a "Master of Asking".
Download or read book Coaching for Performance written by John Whitmore and published by Pfeiffer & Company. This book was released on 1993-09-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear, concise, hands-on, and reader friendly, this is a coaching guide written in a coaching style.
Download or read book An Introduction to Coaching Skills written by Christian van Nieuwerburgh and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2017-03-25 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is an invaluable resource for novice and trainee coaches. Its accessible, step-by-step style acquaints you with the key skills needed to become a successful coach. It takes you from the ′how to′, through to practicalities and challenges, and beyond to the continued development of your skills. There is even more packed into the new edition, with: over 70 videos of real coaching; including two full length sessions for you to engage with a closer look at coaching processes and models to support your understanding new activities (including templates to download) to try with clients stories from practice to give context to the skills being discussed. A world-wide success, this is a stimulating, inspiring and hugely practical book that you’ll come back to time and time again. A note to customers: Those purchasing a physical copy of the book will have an access code that allows you to access the video content. Those purchasing an ecopy will need to email [email protected] with ′ACCESS CODE REQUIRED′ in the subject line to get your access code. Please remember to indicate that this is for van Nieuwerburgh ′An Introduction to Coaching Skills 2e′ and to attach a confirmation of purchase.
Download or read book Developing Coaching Skills written by Dietmar Sternad and published by Econcise Gmbh. This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to coach effectively-and help others unlock their potential! Do you plan to become a professional coach? Do you want to enhance your coaching skills to become a better coach or leader? Or do you just want to know more about how coaching works to help improve the lives of others? With this concise coaching textbook, you will quickly learn the main principles and tools of executive coaching and life coaching. Key features: A compact yet comprehensive overview of how coaching works Over 200 powerful coaching questions that you can apply right away Master all phases of the coaching process Conduct effective coaching conversations in a goal- and solution-oriented way Develop essential coaching skills (e.g. questioning, active listening, goal setting, giving constructive feedback, coaching for performance, dealing with emotions, and supporting behavior change) Tried and tested coaching tools Best-practice insights into how experienced coaches work Practical coaching exercises for developing your own coaching skills Free bonus learning materials on the companion website Developing Coaching Skills is essential reading for aspiring and practicing coaches, as well as for leaders and students of coaching. Learn what effective coaching really means, make coaching a habit, and bring out the best in other people!
Download or read book FT Guide to Business Coaching ePub eBook written by Anne Scoular and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2012-09-07 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The FT Guide to Business Coaching shows you everything you need to know about becoming a business coach, from how to find out if you’ve got what it takes, through the basic tools and models that really work. This book gives you a step-by-step guide to the tools, the market knowledge and the crucial new techniques from psychology you need to become an exceptional business coach. Clear, compelling and comprehensive, covering classic and fresh material from both business and psychology, this is the first book to cover both the critical elements of world-class business coaching. This book takes you through a tried and trusted process developed specifically for senior business leaders. It will help you: Know when to coach and when to lead. Build powerful listening skills. Get to grips with the most useful and up-to-the minute coaching tools and psychological techniques. Calculate if – and crucially, how - you can make a living as a business coach. Decide if, how and when to go for accreditation as a coach.
Download or read book Challenging Coaching written by John Blakey and published by Nicholas Brealey International. This book was released on 2012-03-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A real-world, timely, and provocative book which provides a wakeup call to move beyond the limitations of traditional coaching
Download or read book Coaching for Performance Fifth Edition written by Sir John Whitmore and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2010-11-26 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coaching delivers high performance in you, your team, and your organization. "Coaching for Performance is the proven resource for all coaches and pioneers of the future of coaching." - Magdalena N. Mook, CEO, International Coach Federation (ICF) "Shines a light on what it takes to create high performance." - John McFarlane, Chairman, Barclays, Chairman, TheCityUK Coaching for Performance is the definitive book for coaches, leaders, talent managers and professionals around the world. An international bestseller, featuring the influential GROW model, this book is the founding text of the coaching profession. It explains why enabling people to bring the best out of themselves is the key to driving productivity, growth, and engagement. A meaningful coaching culture has the potential to transform the relationship between organizations and employees and to put both on the path to long-term success. Written by Sir John Whitmore, the pioneer of coaching, and Performance Consultants, the global market leaders in performance coaching, this extensively revised and extended edition will revolutionize the traditional approach to organizational culture. Brand-new practical exercises, corporate examples, coaching dialogues, and a glossary strengthen the learning process, whilst a critical new chapter demonstrates how to measure the benefits of coaching as a return on investment, ensuring this landmark new edition will remain at the forefront of professional coaching and leadership development.
Download or read book The OSCAR Coaching Model written by Andrew Gilbert and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coaching Skills for Leaders in the Workplace written by Jackie Arnold and published by How To Books. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides instruction on the requirements for the Institute of Leadership and Management coaching & mentoring qualifications levels 5-7. As a leader, senior manager or executive, you are often required to act as a coach or mentor for your staff. This book will enable you to set up coaching programmes that can make a significant difference to staff retention and motivation. It will give you the knowledge and skills you need to encourage your staff to grow so that you can get on with your own essential leadership role. In this book you'll discover how to: - become an effective leader and coach *distinguish between coaching and mentoring - establish the right coaching climate *develop effective communication skills - set up the first coaching session *present a business case for coaching ...and much more. You'll also find out the various coaching models available and equip yourself with useful tools and exercises that you can employ in your coaching sessions. Contents: List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. What is Coaching?; 2. Become an effective leader and coach; 3. Internal and external coaching; 4. The differences between coaching and mentoring; 5. Establishing the right climate; 6. Coaching Models; 7. Coaching tools and exercises; 8. Effective communication skills; 9. Analysing comminications to indentify meaning; 10. Respecting others' worldviews and motivating your coachees; 11. Overcoming barriers to coaching and mentoring; 12. Understanding the role of power and authority; 13. Setting up the first session; 14. Presenting a business case for coaching; 15. Coaching supervision and super-vision; 16. Co-Coaching and team coaching; 17. Organisational approaches to coaching; Appendix 1: Sample forms and competences; Appendix 2: Controlling costs; Appendix 3: Case studies and evidence to support the value of coaching; Useful resources; Index
Download or read book Effective Coaching written by Myles Downey and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 1999 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every company on the planet is trying to squeeze more performance out of fewer resources. But is this really possible without inflicting lasting damage to the workforce? has humanity been squeezed out of the workplace in the mistaken belief that this will increase profit margins? How can companies help themselves and their employees fulfil their potential? The answer is found in Effective Coaching in which Myles Downey presents a comprehensive introduction to coaching in the workplace, and reveals to both managers and professional coaches how to get the best out of their team through the implementation of practices that have made him one of Europe's foremost business coaches. Downey is both passionate and pragmatic in his approach. He believes that people work better, more productively and more effectively when cared for and fulfilled in the workplace. His inspirational and practical approach to coaching shows that when conducted as a regular working practice, it can tap into the resources of the whole individual, for the benefit of the organization and the employee alike.
Download or read book Coaching in Professional Contexts written by Christian van Nieuwerburgh and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have your students mastered the underlining theory and skills of coaching practice but wanting to get a flavour of what coaching actually looks like in different real-life settings? Then you have come to the right place! Whether they are wanting to find out more about the use of coaching within the private or public sector, within health care or education, Christian van Nieuwerburgh and his team of expert authors will take them on a unique journey into all of these coaching contexts and beyond. Challenging the idea that a coach can work in any setting without a detailed understanding of the field, this book: addresses the importance of understanding professional context when coaching, exploring current debates and considering the hows and whys of using coaching in a certain context provides tools and knowledge to enable readers to adopt best practice techniques from a range of fields delves into the personal and professional challenges that will inevitably arise. Whether a practising coach or a coach in training, this practical guide will provide your students with the ideal ′way-in′ to all the different contexts in which they may wish to coach.
Download or read book Peer Coaching at Work written by Polly Parker and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to mentoring, peer coaching is an undervalued workhorse. It's effective, inexpensive, widely applicable, and relatively easy to implement. Many coaches consider it to be the next wave in professional development. Peer Coaching at Work draws on research and practice to deliver a hands-on guide to this powerful relational learning technique. The authors—all leaders in the field—present a rigorously tested three-part model for facilitating peer coaching relationships in one-on-one settings and in larger groups. With lively case studies, they define peer coaching as a focused relationship between equals who supportively learn from, actively listen to, and judiciously question each other, which leads to breakthroughs that may otherwise lie dormant in one's career. A fundamental guide for anyone with an interest in mentoring and transformational learning, this book is a must-have for the talent management bookshelf.
Download or read book 101 Coaching Strategies and Techniques written by Gladeana McMahon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 101 Coaching Strategies and Techniques provides focused, practical strategies to help the coach with their work. Each point provides a detailed explanation of the strategy together with potential pitfalls and solutions. Contributors from a range of coaching backgrounds are brought together to cover a number of issues faced by professional coaches including: confidence building developing specific skills and strategies group coaching problem solving and creativity self awareness the stuck client. 101 Coaching Strategies and Techniques will be a handy reference tool for busy coaches; the bite-sized strategies will also provide a useful guide for those in training.
Download or read book An Introduction to Coaching Skills written by Christian van Nieuwerburgh and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to Coaching Skills is an invaluable resource for novice and trainee coaches. Its accessible, step-by-step style acquaints you with the key skills needed to become a successful coach and, with its focus on the applied side of coaching, the book is an essential text for anyone starting out on their coaching voyage. From the 'how to', through to practicalities and challenges and honing existing skills, this book covers: - Definitions of coaching - How to become a coach - Key coaching skills - Current coaching models - Practical tools and techniques - Reflective practise and how best to help others With evidence-based research, activities and suggestions for further reading, this is a clear and practical, all-you-need guide to becoming a coach.
