"A book which takes the reader to the essence of coaching – why it’s important, and how to make it work. Packed with strategies and insights that would make even a professional coach shine, it offers a practical, focused toolkit capable of giving every manager effective coaching skills." John Lees, career strategist and author of Take Control of Your Career.
Coaching To Solutions – A Managers Toolkit For Performance Delivery is essential reading to help you deliver performance coaching within the daily demands of your management role and outlines:
Practical case studies, and provides a guiding framework throughout the text
Coaching as a performance raising tool and means of building motivation
Principles which will enable managers to help employees understand their own models for resolving difficulties
A solution focused approach to coaching that offers pragmatic tools to effectively manage conversations to meaningful outcomes
Video: Steve Job's Commencement speech at Stanford University
Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, urged graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself -- at the university's 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.
David Gurteen's comments: This is one hell of an inspirational speech from Steve Jobs!
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"A book which takes the reader to the essence of coaching – why it’s important, and how to make it work. Packed with strategies and insights that would make even a professional coach shine, it offers a practical, focused toolkit capable of giving every manager effective coaching skills." John Lees, career strategist and author of Take Control of Your Career.
Coaching to Solutions (Feb 2006) by Carole Pemberton 
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