This book is a practical reference to effective mentoring in a format that provides quick access to the important concepts and techniques of this unique, powerful, one-to-one learning model. The Manager's Pocket Guide to Mentoring is a convenient and comprehensive reference, offering valuable, pragmatic guidance that mentors can use in assisting mentees to: Participate in constructive interpersonal dialogues during the mentoring experience; Map out...

Coach employees to ensure maximum performance, motivation and retention. Following a seven-step coaching process, Coaching for High Performance gives managers the tools to help their people excel at their jobs and meet competitive challenges with confidence. This book teaches managers how to communicate performance expectations, assess employee skill levels, establish the purpose of coaching, and agree on a coaching contract. Managers will learn the...

Building a firm foundation in the correlation between coaching effectiveness and employee engagement; this immersion course in multi-layered training guide will ensure you make a powerful contribution to the long-term success of your organization. --

Written as a business fable, The Executive Coach in the Corporate Forest is the story of a gifted executive coach, J.C. Williams, and his coaching relationships with his varied business clients-all with their own professional challenges. The book offers engaging stories, has believable characters with realistic problems, and illustrates the structure and content of the coaching process. The book is a quick read-something any busy executive could read...

"Now in its fourth edition, the bestselling, seminal book by James Flaherty, Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others, is an insightful, thought-provoking guide that dissects the art and science of coaching. This fourth edition includes two brand new chapters: the first on finding one's inner guidance and purpose in traversing the world of work, especially in more uncertain working environments; and the second is on the topic of somatic intelligence....

Embrace the Power of Executive Coaching As businesses become more complex, they tend to lean on their high performers to fend off competitors, innovate, and pivot to unexplored markets. But who do these executives and leaders turn to when they need to refine their own skills? Executive coaches. In The Art of Executive Coaching, Dr. Nadine Greiner takes you behind the scenes with nine stories of executive coach Alice Well and her clients. Follow along...

Leaders Creating Leaders This latest edition of the classic Managers as Mentors is a rapid-fire read that guides leaders in helping associates grow in today?s tumultuous organizations. Thoroughly revised throughout with twelve new chapters, this edition places increased emphasis on the mentor acting as a learning catalyst with the protg rather than simply handing down knowledge. As with previous editions, a fictional case study of a mentor-protg relationship...

Unleash Hidden Potential With Coaching Conversations. Coaching is not just for coaches. When everybody within an organization learns and develops coaching skills, its culture begins to change. The exchange of meaningful and actionable feedback becomes the norm and not something that only occurs during annual performance appraisals. The willingness to share insights and ideas becomes accepted and expected at all levels--up, down, and across. Virginia...

Leaders wear multiple hats. Most leaders are comfortable with and effective in the role of managing their direct reports' day-to-day performance. However, many leaders are less clear about the role of developing their direct reports, particularly coaching for development. In CCL's experience, most people want their managers to coach them but say this doesn't happen often enough. This guidebook provides an introduction to the basics of leader-coaching,...