ISBN: 9781587991721 / Subtitle: Lessons from the Coach's Coach / Author: Downey, Myles / Publisher: Cengage Learning/ Location: New York / Subject: Reference / Subject: Employees / Subject: Mentoring in business / Subject: Careers / Subject: Professional/ Subject: Employees - Coaching of Copyright: 2003 / Edition Number: 3 / Series Volume: 150-490-675 / Publication Date: October 2003 / Binding: Paperback / Grade Level: Professional and scholarly / Language: English / Illustrations: Y / Pages: 223 ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** This is a used trade paper copy in Excellent/Like New condition. Looks like it's never been read. ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: A pragmatic and passionate guide that establishes the many benefits of coaching in order to create a working environment for individuals and organizations to ensure that both fulfill their full potential. Book News Annotation: Downey, founder of the School of Coaching in London and its director of studies, shares his expertise and insights on achieving results for individuals, teams, and organizations. This second edition delineates emerging concepts in the field since the publication of the 1999 edition by Orion Business. Texere is an imprint of South-Western. Annotation � Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis: "Effective Coaching" shows both managers and professional coaches how to "get the best out of their team" using practices that have made the author Myles Downey one of Europe's foremost business coaches. Synopsis: One of the foremost business coaches shares his methods and practices for dramatically increasing management effectiveness and employee team performance. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** About the Author - - - Myles Downey is widely regarded as one of the foremost business coaches in Europe whose aim is to help others create work so that it is productive, fulfilling and a joy. He has worked with some of the most successful organizations in the Western hemisphere, across Europe, North and South America and in the former Soviet Union, and in a variety of businesses including professional service firms, banking, manufacturing, oil and gas, brewing and distilling, retailing and information technology. Myles is Director of Studies at The School of Coaching, which he established in the UK in association with the Work Foundation (formerly The Industrial Society), with the aim of "developing great coaches who can transform the performance of individuals and teams in organizations". He studied architecture and practiced in Dublin where he read a book by Tim Gallwey (The Inner Game of Tennis) which led him to coach, initially in sport and later in business. He was also the founding member of a small, successful consultancy firm in London which the Economist Intelligence Unit acknowledged in 1993 and in 1995 as the leading provider of Executive Coaching in the UK. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors in London. His recent engagements include: coaching key individuals and the leadership team in a 300m construction project, coaching the Country Managing Partner and senior partners in the East European Region of a top 5 Accountancy Practice and developing the coaching ability of senior managers in the Senior Civil Service in the UK. Myles Downey lives in London. Table of Contents - - - Introduction 1. A conversation 2. Coaching described 3. Non-directive coaching 4. Effective coaching and The Inner Game 5. An introduction to the skills of effective coaching 6. Generating understanding/raising awareness 7. Proposing 8. Coaching in the workplace 9. Getting started 10. Coaching teams 11. Coaching in context 12. The art of coaching Appendix 1 Counseling, mentoring and coaching Appendix 2 Training coaches Appendix 3 Questions to ask a prospective coach - a buyer's perspective Appendix 4 Co-supervision exercise References and further reading Index *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** I accept payment in the form of postal money orders and personal checks. Personal checks must clear before book is mailed. P/h is $3.50 media mail USA and is a fixed cost. Alaska and Hawaii extra. A small handling fee is included in cost of postage. Insurance of $1.70 is optional, but encouraged in order to cover loss or damage in the mail. I combine postage with items from additional auctions. Ask for details. 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