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S.M.Herald - BOOKSHELF
"..this democratic style of exploring,
learning and transferring knowledge is a boom industry. The authors, international coaching
experts, go into the discipline's history and basic principles
before advising on how coaching can be used to change or develop
organizations. There's advice on choosing the right coach, and how
accomplished professionals can become external coaches and
how managers can become internal coaches, techniques to ensure
coaching is effective and dozens of case studies on how it has
worked in practice. There's also analysis of related activities
such as mentoring, training and counseling and various industry or
business sectors where coaching has been successfully applied.
This book will be of most use to people working in the Human
Services field or to managers, team leaders, trainers, consultants
or practitioners who have a coaching brief."
Institute of Management -Journal
"...Behind this book's
unassuming cover there lies a thorough, wide-ranging, lucid and practical discussion of
one of today's most vital but misunderstood HR disciplines.."
Peer Coaching
Resources.
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Dr.
R. Carr
"..This book, written in
non-academic prose and strewn with practical examples, is the most comprehensive book yet authored on the
contemporary involvement of coaches in the business and executive development world.
The book can serve as
both a reference text for experienced coaches and a "how-to" book for coaches
seeking instruction. The book is also appropriate for those who want to make decisions
about using coaches or establishing a coaching culture or academics or trainers seeking a
primary text on coaching for use in an educational setting.
Throughout the book,
the authors underscore the importance of coaching as a learning opportunity. In tackling
these issues the authors provide a blueprint for coaches on how to become more effective
and increase their ability to work with a variety of clients.
As coaching continues
to grow as an applied profession, dominated by practitioners, its credibility is strongly
enhanced when solid ideas are presented in a clear, articulate, and succinct fashion. This
book easily achieves all those criteria and will add considerably to the wealth of
knowledge and professional skills associated with coaching.."
HR & Training
Newsletter
"...is essential reading for all current and potential
coaches, all individuals managing people and those looking for their own private
coach."
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