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The Coaching at Work Toolkit

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I was unimpressed by this so-called "complete guide". One of those books you buy, read once, then never look at again. Several months later I haven`t touched my copy since I read it on the day I bought it; says it all really.

I find it difficult to understand the target market for this book. It is neither advanced enough to satisfy a serious practitioner nor is it suitable for a beginner.

Complaints: while it does contain a range of techniques, there`s nothing new, or surprising, or even interesting. It certainly isn`t complete. The words ego trip spring to mind.

If you have some knowledge of coaching I would suggest there are plenty of other books that might be a more worthwhile purchase.

I like Tim Gallwey`s most recent book - Inner Game of Work, James Flaherty`s book on Coaching: evoking excellence in others, is also worth a look. Also books like The Psychology of Executive Coaching - Bruce Peltier could be useful.

Anyway of the 25 or so books on coaching I`ve read, Toolkit isn`t one of the better ones.

This a useful book which - although not a complete "toolkit" by any means - does provide a useful overview, and the beginning coach will find this helpful.

I found the authors' continuing hard-sell of their own training programs more than a little wearisome. After all, I paid for a book - not a sales pitch. Far too much ego in places, but still worth buying.

The 'Toolkit' is a highly professional, yet easy-to-understand reference book and includes a complete and very helpful glossary. The authors are the most respected coaching educators in the business world today. The professional coaching industry has evolved dramatically over the last two years and bears little resemblance to its fuzzy predecessor of the nineties. A lot of serious research and work has gone into this groundbreaking text book, and serious personal and organizational change can come from the use of the book.

The book brings together a complete listing of the major skills and techniques for organizational and personal coaches, and offers guidelines and instructions on how to employ them. The Toolkit provides processes, protocols, assessment instruments, forms, charts and checklists and examines the management practices of coaching. The text also details the changing nature and evolution of coaching, such as the increasing importance of specialization. To date, most available coaching books detail the standard practices of goal setting, action planning and some coaching interventions but they do not offer too many actual techniques that facilitate the desired change. Achieving measurable, sustainable outcomes isn't a matter of simplistic goal setting, personality profiling and cheerleading but requires the skilful use of validated, proven behavioral change methods and learning tools grounded in the behavioral sciences. In this book, these invaluable techniques are blue-printed and discussed, and then presented alongside case studies and exercises.

The success of any coaching program is dictated by the program's resources depth, scientific validity and measurability. This invaluable, well written and very accessible reference provides exact processes and details for achieving successful coaching outcomes and will find a place on the bookshelves of many coaches, consultants, trainers, HR professionals, learning institutions and corporations.

This a good resource for workplace coaches. It contains a lot of background and theory, and also has a whole range of exercises and tools that can assist the coaching process - a good buy !

This book is a remarkably comprehensive resource for coaches. This great book examines the nature of change as well as the role of the coach as a change agent. It clearly articulates the stages of the coaching process. There is a wealth of assessments, profiles and numerous practical coaching tools. The authors (internationally renowned coach trainers) also discuss the role of the coach's personality, coaching techniques and how to use them range from self-awareness exercises, problem-solving techniques and journalling. It is research-based, thorough and very readable. Highly recommended!.

The 'Toolkit' is a highly professional, yet easy-to-understand reference book and includes a complete and very helpful glossary. The authors are the most respected coaching educators in the business world today. The professional coaching industry has evolved dramatically over the last two years and bears little resemblance to its fuzzy predecessor of the nineties. A lot of serious research and work has gone into this groundbreaking text book, and serious personal and organizational change can come from the use of the book.

The book brings together a complete listing of the major skills and techniques for organizational and personal coaches, and offers guidelines and instructions on how to employ them. The Toolkit provides processes, protocols, assessment instruments, forms, charts and checklists and examines the management practices of coaching. The text also details the changing nature and evolution of coaching, such as the increasing importance of specialization. To date, most available coaching books detail the standard practices of goal setting, action planning and some coaching interventions but they do not offer too many actual techniques that facilitate the desired change. Achieving measurable, sustainable outcomes isn't a matter of simplistic goal setting, personality profiling and cheerleading but requires the skilful use of validated, proven behavioral change methods and learning tools grounded in the behavioral sciences. In this book, these invaluable techniques are blue-printed and discussed, and then presented alongside case studies and exercises.

The success of any coaching program is dictated by the program's resources depth, scientific validity and measurability. This invaluable, well written and very accessible reference provides exact processes and details for achieving successful coaching outcomes and will find a place on the bookshelves of many coaches, consultants, trainers, HR professionals, learning institutions and corporations.

For the past ten years the authors, first as practitioners and then as educators (via the Behavioral Coaching Institute), have worked closely with their graduates and colleagues across the globe to develop coaching techniques that produce positive, measurable lasting change.

The employment of life skills coaching, executive coaching and business coaching is being heralded as the way to create organizations of the future. Anyone interested in achieving their best and staying ahead of the competition should read this book. Through the use of case studies, practical instructions and application guidelines, the authors have provided models, principles and techniques that enable professional coaches to achieve breakthrough results.

This book builds upon the success of the authors' first general coaching reference 'The Complete Guide to Coaching at Work' which focused on the nature of coaching, coaching in the workplace etc.

Key Features: this book brings together a complete listing of the major skills and techniques for coaches, and how to employ them. The Coaching at Work Toolkit provides assessment instruments, process forms and examines the management practices of coaching. The book also details the changing nature and evolution of coaching, such as the increasing importance of specialisation.

To date, most available coaching books detail the standard practice of goal setting and actioning and some coach interventions but they do not offer too many actual techniques that facilitate the desired change. These invaluable techniques are outlined and discussed, and then presented alongside case studies and exercises. The toolkit is a professional, yet easy-to-understand reference book and includes a complete glossary. Both authors have extensive global coaching experience.

This book builds upon the success of the authors' first general coaching reference 'The Complete Guide to Coaching at Work'. For the past ten years the authors, first as practitioners and then as educators, have worked closely with graduates of their coach training institute (Behavioral Coaching Institute) and other colleagues across the globe to develop coaching techniques that produce positive, measurable lasting change.

The employment of life skills coaching, executive coaching and business coaching is being heralded as the way to create organizations of the future. Anyone interested in achieving their best and staying ahead of the competition should have access to this invaluable toolkit. Through the use of case studies, practical instructions and application guidelines, the authors have provided models, principles and techniques that enable professional coaches to achieve breakthrough results.

This book builds upon the success of the authors' first general coaching reference 'The Complete Guide to Coaching at Work'. For the past ten years the authors, first as practitioners and then as educators, have worked closely with graduates of their coach training institute (Behavioral Coaching Institute) and other colleagues across the globe to develop coaching techniques that produce positive, measurable lasting change.

The employment of life skills coaching, executive coaching and business coaching is being heralded as the way to create organizations of the future. Anyone interested in achieving their best and staying ahead of the competition should have access to this invaluable toolkit. Through the use of case studies, practical instructions and application guidelines, the authors have provided models, principles and techniques that enable professional coaches to achieve breakthrough results.