The Tao Of Coaching

by Landsberg, Max

• ISBN13: 9781861976505
• ISBN10: 186197650X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-30
• Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Summary

Coaching is the key to realizing the potential of your employees, your organization, and yourself. The good news is that becoming a great coach requires nurturing just a few simple skills and habits. This bestselling and classic business book, now revised and relaunched, takes you through the stages needed to implement coaching to maximum effect. Easy to read and apply, the book provides the techniques and tools of coaching that are vital for anyone who wants to develop a team of people who will perform effectively and who will relish working with you. Since its publication in 1996, it has become the bible for the coaching manager.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Alex's story
Contemplating coaching at work	1	(4)
Asking versus telling	5	(6)
Eliciting feedback	11	(6)
Correcting common coaching myths	17	(4)
Giving feedback	21	(6)
Structuring the coaching session	27	(6)
Diagnosing individuals' different styles	33	(6)
Finding and avoiding your coaching blocks	39	(6)
Coaching in a hurry	45	(6)
Taking account of others' skill and will	51	(6)
Overcoming a reluctance to being coached	57	(6)
Motivating	63	(6)
Recognising cultural differences	69	(6)
Starting teams well	75	(6)
Coaching caveats	81	(6)
Giving feedback upwards	87	(4)
Mentoring	91	(6)
Reflecting on coaching -- a summary	97	(8)
Appendices	105	(12)
Bibliography	117	(3)
Glossary	120	(3)
Acknowledgements	123	(2)
Index	125