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Research proves that employees will work harder and produce more when they feel appreciated, valued, and understood. Easier said than done?

Effective Coaching explains how you can:
Apply good coaching methods in the workplace;
Quickly establish the discipline you need in a cooperative, non-threatening atmosphere
Instinctively use effective problem solving strategies in every situation

You know your company needs its employees. Make sure they know that. Management strategies and techniques presented in Effective Coaching will help you dramatically improve employee performance, and maximize the measurable value received from each employee.

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    0070718644
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    978-0070718647
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    McGraw-Hill
  5. Publication date
    October 1, 1998
  6. Part of series
    Briefcase Books
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    6 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
  9. Print length
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Techniques to become a coach, not just a boss­­and maximize each employee's productivity.

Effective Coaching explains how to apply sound coaching methods in the workplace, encouraging top performance by working with your employees, instead of over them. From eliminating confusion by asking the right questions, to always making sure that employees and team leaders understand their roles and responsibilities, this highly focused guidebook will show you how to:

  • Understand the characteristics of an effective coach­­and apply them in the workplace
  • Quickly achieve the cooperation you need in a disciplined, nonthreatening atmosphere
  • Instinctively use effective problem-solving strategies in every situation

    You know your company needs its employees. Make sure they know that. Management strategies and techniques in Effective Coaching will help you dramatically improve workplace performance and attitude­­both yours and your staff's­­and maximize the measurable value received from each employee.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill; 1st edition (October 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 186 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0070718644
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0070718647
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
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  1. Laura Poole

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    Laura Poole was born at the tail end of 1972 on an Air Force base in the US South. A few years later, her family settled in North Carolina, where she grew up, went to school, and ate a lot of pasta. She graduated from the NC School of Science and Mathematics and Duke University. She stuck around North Carolina, but chose to ditch the "get a job" path and be self-employed, which she's done since 1997. Mostly she edits books for university presses and trains other editors, and she's also a trained and certified life coach. She tries her hand at modern quilting in her limited spare time, and enjoys parenting her spitfire daughter. She has a couple of cats, and loves the sound and smell of rain.

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    Marshall J. Cook,

    Professor emeritus, Division of Continuing Studies,

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

    email: mcook@dcs.wisc.edu

    www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/writing/extrainnings

    www.odyssey.wisc.edu

    I've published 30 books. I edit Extra Innings, an online newsletter for writers, having for 20 years edited a print publication for writers called Creativity Connection. I've published articles and short stories in hundreds of regional and national magazines, and I'm a columnist for The Writer's Magazette, an online magazine for writers. I teach in the Odyssey Project for the University of Wisconsin- Madison.

    I hold a BA in creative writing and an MA in communications from Stanford University. I've been married to the former Ellen Malloy since 1968, and we have one son, Jeremiah, who is married to the former Kimberly Zunker. When not writing or teaching, I like to read, exercise, play the piano, draw cartoons, listen to old time radio shows, and talk back to the television (not all at the same time). I'm a passionate baseball fan, drive the back roads (often taking the longest distance between two points, and eat in small town cafes.

    My published books include:

    Freeing Your Creativity: a writer’s guide, Writer’s Digest Books, 1991.

    (Pb 1995),

    How to Write with the Skill of a Master and the Genius of a Child, WD,

    1992,

    Slow Down and Get More Done, Betterway Books, 1993,

    Leads and Conclusions, Writer’s Digest Books, 1995,

    The Year of the Buffalo: a novel of love and minor league baseball,

    Savage Press, ‘97.

    Time Management: proven techniques for making the most of your valuable time,

    Adams Media Corporation, 1998

    Pack Your Bags: baseball’s trade secrets, with Jack Walsh, Masters Press, 1998

    Effective Coaching, McGraw Hill Briefcase Books series, 1999

    Your Novel Proposal: from creation to contract, with Blythe Camenson, WD, 1999

    Handling Worry: a Catholic approach, St. Paul’s Books and Media, 2000

    Off Season: a novel of love, faith, and minor league baseball, Savage Press, ‘02

    Murder Over Easy: a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Press, ‘03

    Baseball’s Good Guys (with Jack Walsh), Sports Publications, 2004

    The Great Wisconsin Manhunt of 1961, Badger Books, 2004

    Twin Killing, a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Books, 2007

    Murder at Midnight, a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Press, 2005

    Obsessions, a Mo Quinn Mystery, Bleak House Books, 2008

    Give ‘em what they want: the right way to pitch your novel to editors and agents, with Blythe

    Camenson, Writer’s Digest Books, 2005

    My books are available through Amazon.com and the other usual suspects.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Positive couching
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It gave good info and examples on how to deal with delicate work related issues
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Brian Castelli
4.0 out of 5 stars Super practical, easy to read
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Effective Coaching is written in a light, easy style that makes the pages fly by. Along our way through the book we are given practical advice and real-world examples of the power and techniques of coaching. The surprise: We can be coached to become good coaches.

This is one of the few books that I have read that explicitly endorses membership in a Toastmasters International club. This is wise advice because Toastmasters is arguably the best professional development bargain on the planet. For less than $60 per year members are coached in public-speaking and leadership skills. What a deal!
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Ash Elliot
3.0 out of 5 stars Too simple?
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2013
"Effective Coaching" (2nd Ed)is an entry level book for coaching/managing people in the work-place. For that reason, most of the text comes across as common sense for anyone who has worked as a manager before.

Every 10 pages or so, I came across something new and helpful. For example, the author recommends checking with employees before making a decision that affects their work. I've done this - and it works well. But really, you're doing a lot of prospecting through the text to find these gems .

Would I buy this book again? Unlikely. It's more of a library book. Good for a quick skim if you have time, but it's not your leading text in the field. I'd prefer a book like "Crucial Conversations", which explores some of the trickier themes in management.
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Dr. Bob
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book for Supervisors
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2012
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This book was chosen for a company-sponsored supervisor training curriculum and was very well received. Helpful, practical, and clear. It is full of suggestions and ideas for helping supervisors and managers improve the performance of their reports.
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Dr. Joseph S. Maresca
5.0 out of 5 stars A Comprehensive Coaching Guide
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2012
Effective Coaching by Cook, Poole is an excellent book
which covers the essentials of coaching for novices and
even experienced pros. The authors indicate that a coach
must have certain traits like a positive attitude, enthusiasm,
trust, focus, the ability to see the big picture, respect
and empathy for others, curiosity and the ability to be
objective.

In conversation, coaches must be very observant for things
like body language, level of interest and attention to detail
according to the authors. In addition, the presentation
emphasizes the needs of staff. These needs include learning
relevant skills, achieving milestones, reinforcement,
performance measurement, attention and incremental praise.

The authors demonstrate how a coach should perform in action.
Coaches need to develop rapport with the staff, a vision,
the ability to brainstorm, plan formulation, commitment and
followup to ensure that projects are on target.

At bottom, the book teaches that coaches need to structure
work and then allow people to do the job without too much
interference and micro-management. Another important task
is to match workers with tasks commensurate with their skills.
Coaches need to create a supportive environment with adequate
opportunities to learn. Finally, coaches concentrate on the
process for accomplishing tasks without getting buried in
too many details.

Effective Coaching fills in the blanks on many aspects of
coaching that could be missed or overlooked in the unpredictable
dynamic of managing small groups of people under tight time
deadlines. The book is easy to understand and the concepts
are presented in a logical sequence utilizing checklists and
other structured problem solving tools.

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John Maunder
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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Great book, and arrived on time :)
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