Coaching for Commitment: Coaching Skills Inventory (CSI) Self (Paperback)

by Cindy Coe (Author), Amy Zehnder (Author), Dennis C. Kinlaw (Author) "A central theme of this book is that commitment is the key to superior performance and that coaching can be a powerful strategy for building..." (more)
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Product Description
The revised and updated Coaching Skills Inventory (CSI), Third Edition can be used in a number of ways; as a stand alone tool, as part of the Coaching for Commitment Workshop, or as a part of another coaching or leadership course.

The CSI: Self is intended for use by anyone who wants to identify (1) a coaching gap compared to an ideal, (2) the role(s) he or she gravitates toward, and (3) proficiency levels in using certain coaching skills during interactions with others.  The CSI has a 360-degree feedback component, called the CSI: Observer that is used to gain a holistic view of the behaviors and actions a person exhibits.   The CSI: Observer also makes a great follow-up assessment for progress checks.

The CSI: Self is a 50-item questionnaire that users self-score. The CSI takes approximately 20-30 minutes to complete and the associated CSI: Observer version takes about 15 minutes. Once completed, the inventory will reveal which of four roles—-instructor, mentor, manager and coach—-the participant is most likely to adopt when interacting with others. It will also show how frequently the skills of challenging, listening, asking, encouraging, and refining—-foundational skills for successful coaching—are deployed in a coaching conversation.

From the Inside Flap
Coaching is for everyone!In this all-new edition of his best-selling package, Dennis Kinlaw gives you the insight you need to improve performance by empowering your colleagues. In today's employee-centered organizations, the opportunities for leadership no longer rest with managers and supervisors alone-everyone needs to be a coach!With Kinlaw's help, you will teach people in all types of organizations to

• Build commitment to tasks
• Encourage successful project completion
• Enhance job satisfaction . . . and much more!

Trainer's Guide The Trainer's Guide gives you the tools you need to design and present a workshop based on the new edition of Kinlaw's best-selling book, Coaching for Commitment. This guide will give you the specific guidance you need to

• Set up and debrief activities
• Use videotaped behavior models
• Develop interactive presentations
• Conduct one-, two-, three-, or four-day training programs
• Plan workshop logistical support . . . and much more!

Participant WorkbooksYour participants will use the two participant workbooks to develop the skills essential to coaching success. The four modules in the Coaching for Commitment workshop are split between two workbooks: Module One introduces them to the Coaching for Commitment concept; Module Two shows them how to better respond to the needs of their co-workers through counseling, mentoring, and tutoring conversations; Module Three shows your participants how to use coaching interactions to challenge coworkers to improve performance or take on more responsibility; and Module Four teaches your participants the special skills they'll need to coach teams effectively.Coaching Skills Inventory (CSI): Self and ObserverThe Coaching Skills Inventory (CSI): Self enables your participants to gauge their coaching performance. When they use the CSI Self in conjunction with Observer instruments, they'll get a comprehensive 360-degree view of their coaching skills. With the help of --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 3 edition (December 21, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787982539
• ISBN-13: 978-0787982539
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,308,806 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coaching for Effectiveness and Excellence, July 1, 2006

By	Benjamin W. Champion "Life-long Learner" (Berwyn, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Coaching for Commitment: Interpersonal Strategies for Obtaining Superior Performance (Hardcover)

In Dr. Kinlaw's updating of his earlier version of this book, he has continued to write with licid organization and the effective format of key learning concepts/principles at the end of each chapter. In my opinion, one of his greatest contributions is that of taking a position, based on his experience, that coaches should develop scripts of the right things to say and the right format to follow to achieve to desired outcomes. His contrasting this with examples of the wrong things to say and do is didactically efficacious. I have purchased extra copies of this book for my two sons and have recommended it to many others.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Coaching for Commitment: Interpersonal Strategies for Obtaining Superior Performance, May 8, 2007

By	Salomay R. Dyer "tired doctoral student" (Lomita, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Coaching for Commitment: Interpersonal Strategies for Obtaining Superior Performance (Hardcover)

Good book for managers with problematic employees, who need coaching.