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Coaching Practiced (2022)
Explore the foundations of evidence-based approaches to coaching A collection of the best papers over the last 15 years from the journal The Coaching Psychologist. From wellbeing to the workplace, coaches of all stripes will find a fulsome discussion of effective methods, strategies, and frameworks for coaching clients.
The Extraordinary Coach: How the Best Leaders Help Others Grow (2010)
Imagine your workplace filled with curious, creative, committed employees. People who take initiative, who are fearless decision makers, who "own" their work. With the right coaching system in place, this dream will soon become reality. With The Extraordinary Coach, leadership guru Jack Zenger and coaching expert Kathleen Stinnett deliver an entire toolbox for coaching your organization to success.
From Bud to Boss (2011)
Practical advice for making the shift to your first leadership position The number of people who will become first-time supervisors will likely grow in the next 10 years, as Baby Boomers retire. Perhaps the most challenging leadership experience anyone will face isn't one at the top, but their first promotion to leadership. They must deal with the change and uncertainty that comes with a new job, requiring new skills, and they've been promoted from peer to leader. While the book addresses the needs of any manager, supervisor, or leader, it pulls from the best leadership and management thinking, and puts the focus on the difficulties that new leaders experience.
Articles
Teaching and training cases - the case of "not enough time:" using GROW and motivational interviewing coaching frameworks.
Leadership coaching has gained in use and popularity as a leadership development tool used both within and outside the context of an organization. At the heart of the coaching process is the coaching relationship and the critical coaching skills of powerful questioning and active listening. One of the most popular coaching models within which these skills serve as a cornerstone is the GROW model. This article contains a teaching exercise that seeks to provide students with skill practice in designing powerful questions and recognizing elements of the GROW model of coaching.
Coaching As A Modern Method Of Development Of Leadership Potential In University
The article deals with coaching as a modern method of development of leadership potential in higher education. The different definition of coaching has been analyzed. The importance of correct understanding of coaching proсess of development leadership potential in the universities has been defined. The mission of leader-coach has been specified. Practical model GROW for coaching process has been analyzed. Different types of coaching questions have been analyzed.
Books
The Complete Handbook of Coaching (2014)
Its three parts cover: The theoretical traditions underpinning coaching such as cognitive-behavioural, Gestalt and existential Contexts and genres such as life, executive, peer, team and career coaching Professional issues such as ethics, supervision, continuing professional development, standards and mental-health issues. Written by leading international authors, each chapter makes links between theory and practice and includes discussion questions to facilitate reflection on the topic, further reading suggestions, and case studies. This new edition includes completely revised and updated chapters throughout, an additional emphasis on cross-cultural coaching and new chapters on Health and Wellness Coaching and Researching Coaching. The handbook is a unique resource that has helped thousands of practitioners and trainees from a variety of professions and multi-disciplinary backgrounds, including health, education, business and management and psychology, throughout their coaching career.
Excellence in Coaching (2015)
Excellence in Coaching presents cutting-edge thinking in the field of workplace coaching. This comprehensive industry guide enables coaches to achieve personal excellence in a rapidly evolving profession through a collection of best-practice material from some of the biggest names in the profession
An Introduction to Coaching Skills (2013)
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 practice 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.
Top Business Psychology Models (2012)
This is a quick, accessible overview to the fundamental theories and frameworks that will help you understand human behaviour, emotions and cognition at work. Each model is presented in a short and crisply written summary, which could be easily converted into materials for use in training or in coaching conversations. Clear, succinct and well-referenced chapters also offer routes into accessing further information. Free of academic jargon, this book explains all the main theories and models used by psychologists, giving you all the essential information to immediately implement business psychology techniques in your organization.
Group Coaching
Comparing the Effectiveness of Individual Coaching, Self-Coaching, and Group Training: How Leadership Makes the Difference
Few empirical studies have used a randomized controlled design to evaluate the impact of coaching, and there are even fewer that have compared coaching with other interventions. In the current field study, we investigated the relative effectiveness of coaching as an intervention to reduce procrastination. In a randomized controlled study, participants were assigned to an individual coaching, a self-coaching, a group training, or a control group condition.
Coaching Agile Teams (video)
Coach of agile coaches and agile trainer Lyssa Adkins teaches the skills, tools and mindsets agile coaches need to guide their teams to extraordinary performance in a re-energized agile work environment.
GROW Coaching Model Explained (With 40 Example Questions)
Teams can use the GROW coaching model to help clarify goals when in a group setting. Groups can employ teamwork strategies with coaching methods to help them work towards reaching goals.
Active Listening
Active Listening: Improve Your Ability to Listen and Lead (2019)
Active listening is a person's willingness and ability to hear and understand. At its core, active listening is a state of mind that involves paying full and careful attention to the other person, avoiding premature judgment, reflecting understanding, clarifying information, summarizing, and sharing. By learning and committing to the skills and behaviors of active listening, leaders can become more effective listeners and, over time, improve their ability to lead.
Effective Communication in Health and Social Care (evideo)
Communication (2:31) -- Types of Communication (2:30) -- Active Listening (2:24) -- Cultural Variation (2:48) -- Interpersonal Interaction (1:17) -- Barriers to Communication (4:30) -- Communication in Groups (2:20) -- Credits: Effective Communication in Health and Social Care (0:42)
Business Communication: Listening (evideo)
In this dramatization, Mark and his colleagues attend a seminar on listening skills and learn about the steps to good listening, emotional filters and hot buttons, and active/passive and reflective listening.
Deep Listening
Coaching Training (2015)
By emphasizing deep listening and empowering learners to pull coaching conversations forward, you'll help coaches build experiences that count. Coaching Training, the third book in the ATD Workshop Series, takes a service-oriented approach to workplace coaching. It teaches the essential skills trainers must master to give learners what they need when they need it. Each half-day, full-day, and two-day program in this volume comes with its own agenda to drive the workshop and includes online presentation slides, handouts, assessments, and tools. About the Series The ATD Workshop Series is written for trainers by trainers, because no one knows workshops as well as the practitioners who have done it all.
Coaching Practiced (2022)
Explore the foundations of evidence-based approaches to coaching A collection of the best papers over the last 15 years from the journal The Coaching Psychologist. From wellbeing to the workplace, coaches of all stripes will find a fulsome discussion of effective methods, strategies, and frameworks for coaching clients.
The Extraordinary Coach: How the Best Leaders Help Others Grow (2010)
Imagine your workplace filled with curious, creative, committed employees. People who take initiative, who are fearless decision makers, who "own" their work. With the right coaching system in place, this dream will soon become reality. With The Extraordinary Coach, leadership guru Jack Zenger and coaching expert Kathleen Stinnett deliver an entire toolbox for coaching your organization to success.
From Bud to Boss (2011)
Practical advice for making the shift to your first leadership position The number of people who will become first-time supervisors will likely grow in the next 10 years, as Baby Boomers retire. Perhaps the most challenging leadership experience anyone will face isn't one at the top, but their first promotion to leadership. They must deal with the change and uncertainty that comes with a new job, requiring new skills, and they've been promoted from peer to leader. While the book addresses the needs of any manager, supervisor, or leader, it pulls from the best leadership and management thinking, and puts the focus on the difficulties that new leaders experience.
The Complete Handbook of Coaching (2014)
Its three parts cover: The theoretical traditions underpinning coaching such as cognitive-behavioural, Gestalt and existential Contexts and genres such as life, executive, peer, team and career coaching Professional issues such as ethics, supervision, continuing professional development, standards and mental-health issues. Written by leading international authors, each chapter makes links between theory and practice and includes discussion questions to facilitate reflection on the topic, further reading suggestions, and case studies. This new edition includes completely revised and updated chapters throughout, an additional emphasis on cross-cultural coaching and new chapters on Health and Wellness Coaching and Researching Coaching. The handbook is a unique resource that has helped thousands of practitioners and trainees from a variety of professions and multi-disciplinary backgrounds, including health, education, business and management and psychology, throughout their coaching career.
Excellence in Coaching (2015)
Excellence in Coaching presents cutting-edge thinking in the field of workplace coaching. This comprehensive industry guide enables coaches to achieve personal excellence in a rapidly evolving profession through a collection of best-practice material from some of the biggest names in the profession
An Introduction to Coaching Skills (2013)
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 practice 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.
Top Business Psychology Models (2012)
This is a quick, accessible overview to the fundamental theories and frameworks that will help you understand human behaviour, emotions and cognition at work. Each model is presented in a short and crisply written summary, which could be easily converted into materials for use in training or in coaching conversations. Clear, succinct and well-referenced chapters also offer routes into accessing further information. Free of academic jargon, this book explains all the main theories and models used by psychologists, giving you all the essential information to immediately implement business psychology techniques in your organization.
Active Listening: Improve Your Ability to Listen and Lead (2019)
Active listening is a person's willingness and ability to hear and understand. At its core, active listening is a state of mind that involves paying full and careful attention to the other person, avoiding premature judgment, reflecting understanding, clarifying information, summarizing, and sharing. By learning and committing to the skills and behaviors of active listening, leaders can become more effective listeners and, over time, improve their ability to lead.
Coaching Training (2015)
By emphasizing deep listening and empowering learners to pull coaching conversations forward, you'll help coaches build experiences that count. Coaching Training, the third book in the ATD Workshop Series, takes a service-oriented approach to workplace coaching. It teaches the essential skills trainers must master to give learners what they need when they need it. Each half-day, full-day, and two-day program in this volume comes with its own agenda to drive the workshop and includes online presentation slides, handouts, assessments, and tools. About the Series The ATD Workshop Series is written for trainers by trainers, because no one knows workshops as well as the practitioners who have done it all.
