Product Description

There are four key stages to coaching, namely assessing current performance levels, setting outcomes for learning, agreeing tactics/initiating action, and giving feedback. The author explains each stage and then moves on to summarise the various skills required. Next, the opportunities for coaching and the potential pitfalls are highlighted. A checklist and a case study end the Pocketbook on a practical note.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #125319 in Books
• Published on: 2004-01-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Review
"'Encapsulated my belief in the potential of people and showed me how to translate this into appropriate action', commented one reader."

About the Author
Ian Fleming works as a freelance management trainer. His approach is to work in-company alongside individuals and teams, coaching them to tackle real issues and situations. Allan J. Taylor's experience lies in development management, mainly in the brewing industry. His interest in coaching resulted from realising that most of what he did as a trainer didn't work. Practical experience has led the authors to believe that, done well, coaching can raise performance levels beyond the accepted norm.

Customer Reviews

Coaching term is too generic
The term coaching is totally generic for all situations, and the pocket book is written accordingly - could have spawned a specific business coaching book, but I can understand why it is kept so high. It is always important to keep a high level view of what you are trying to achieve, and, as is often the case, in business, there are other parallels to personal life situations as well.