Building a Coaching Organization

by Bianco-Mathis, Virginia; Nabors, Lisa

• ISBN13: 9781562866389
• ISBN10: 1562866389
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-06-01
• Publisher: Association for Talent Development

Summary

Leaders are often aware of the benefits of coaching, but they may wonder how to expand individual coaching successes across their entire organization. This issue of TD at Work describes the total systems approach that is needed to create a culture where everyone is empowered to participate in coaching. In
“Building a Coaching Organization,” you will find:

• the definition of a coaching organization
• essential building blocks for coaching programs
• coaching tools and techniques
• case studies of successful organizational initiatives
• example conversations and dialogue tools
• strategies for implementing coaching across an organization.

Author Biography

Virginia Bianco-Mathis
With more than 25 years of experience and a doctorate in human resource and organization development, Dr. Virginia Bianco-Mathis is considered a leader in her field. Her background includes a core set of industry positions, extensive consulting with corporate and agency executives, and publications/presentations in the areas of organizational change, leadership development, consulting skills, executive team building and facilitation, coaching, career management, conflict and dialogue, and strategic planning.

Lisa Nabors
Lisa Nabors is a partner with Strategic Performance Group and is recognized by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). Ms. Nabors is a talented speaker and often makes presentations on the topic of coaching to industry and professional groups. She began coaching during her 16 years of experience as a successful, senior-level HR and training and development professional in private industry. Her passion is in optimizing individual, team, and organization performance, and her coaching clients include managers, executives, and teams in organizations such as AOL, AARP, U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Ms. Nabors' coaching expertise includes gathering and feeding back data, helping clients to generate alternatives, identifying key metrics and creating action plans designed to achieve specific, measurable results.