Product Description

'Leader As Coach' is a straight-forward, practical book that can help you lead your people and your organization to greater success.

The tips and practices in 'Leader As Coach' will enable you to sharpen your coaching skills so that you can attract and retain the talent you need for success, foster growth in others, provide effective feedback, orchestrate learning opportunities, and groom high-potential performers. After all, your people are your most important asset.

Within these pages you’ll find:
--Five high-impact strategies for effective coaching.
--Useful insights on how to deal with resistance and motivate others.
--Hundreds of tips and action steps to make you a better coach.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #170973 in Books
• Published on: 1996-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 143 pages

Review
...in simple, common-sense language - basic approaches for managing one's own development as well as coaching others. -- Personnel Psychology, Summer 1997

These two volumes capture all the pride and dynamism that can be ours with a proper approach to development -- The Book Reader, Spring 1997

From the Back Cover
Leader As Coach is the second in a series of books dealing with practical approaches to individual and team development. Its five coaching strategies enable leaders to partner with others to accelerate learning and development in a busy, demanding world.

Personnel Decisions International is a global, multiservice, human resources consulting firm. Our goal is to help clients build effective organizations and gain competitive advantage through wisely choosing and effectively developing their most important asset - people.

About the Author
Mary Dee Hicks and David B. Peterson have devoted much of their professional careers to helping organizations and their people become stronger through the development of individual talents. Their consulting experience spans dozens of prominent international organizations, including FORTUNE 100 companies such as Hewlett-Packard, 3M, and Pepsi Co. David B. Peterson, Ph. D., is an executive coach and head of Personnel Decisions International's (PDI) global coaching practice.

Customer Reviews

This book has been my guide for my active research project.
This book has been both inspirational and motivational for me. I love the quotes and have used them when sending memos to people involved in my Masters active research project. The few colorful pictures are beautiful and representative of reaching high for the stars. The texture of the paper used is similar to a magazine's. I almost felt I was reading one, which felt more like leisure reading. The book is short, easy to read, and to the point. I've taken much of the advise while I've engaged as a leader in my project. I've made efforts to become a better listener, give positive feedback, inspire people to take risks, and built a bond of trust. I learned that I have to model the good habits I'd like others to practice. The strategies suggested are a must for people in the business world and adminstrators or leaders in education. The book is practical for anyone who assumes a leadership role and does not know how to begin the process. Thumbs up!

Professional Coaching
Our company recently hosted a presentation from David Peterson, one of the authors of Leader as Coach. His audience was a small group of HR managers and Training consultants. He provided us with a no nonsense, credible approach to coaching managers and leaders. The title of his presentation was quite true to that title, providing us with a clear vision of the state of the art and insights into the state of the practice.

David and Mary Dee's book, Leader as Coach, is the foundation for one of the clearest and most well-reasoned approaches to Coaching I have seen after a decade in this business. But don't stop with this book. Go on from here to Personnel Decisions International's Development FIRST and Supervisor's Handbook

Unique Approach to Fundamental Development Strategy
There is nothing earth-shattering here, but I would recommend it to managers who are in a bona fide leadership position where developing people will advance the efforts of the company or division. The GAPS section of the book helps you identify employee goals, strengths and also trains you to become aware of external factors that color the situation. Overall, I think the good thing about this book is that it makes you think of all the angles regarding personnel development.

This will help you develop as a manager in a few areas if you are in search of fresh ways to be more effective with your people. If you are genuinely interested in your folks and their aspirations, you will find it even more appealing.