Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Managers and Leaders

Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Managers and Leaders
Author: Judith Wilson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2009-12-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470530790

The only nonprofit orientation to coaching skills available, Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Leaders will provide nonprofit managers with an understanding of why and how to coach, how to initiate coaching in specific situations, how to make coaching really work, and how to refine coaching for long-term success. Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Leaders offers practical steps for coaching leaders to greatness and complements the academic and theoretical work in nonprofit leadership theory. The book can be used by the coaching novice as a thorough topical overview or by those more experienced with coaching as a quick reference or refresher. Based on the Inquiry Based Coaching? approach, Coaching Skills will strengthen and expand the reader?s ability to drive organization mission, while retaining the intrinsic values of the nonprofit culture and working towards outcomes that create a culture of discipline and accountability and empower others to be even more responsible, accountable, and self-motivated. This book uses accessible language, examples, case studies, key questions, and exercises to help: Promote better relationships Know when to delegate, direct and coach. Balance directive and supportive styles of leadership for productive partnerships Overcome fears and deal head-on with difficult situations and conflict. Use coaching for performance improvement and on-the-job development. Support independent thinking and personal reflection Gain commitment and accountability from others and build teams

Compass: Your Guide for Leadership Development and Coaching

Compass: Your Guide for Leadership Development and Coaching
Author: Peter Scisco
Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2017-07-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1604916540

This book is for leaders and managers looking to develop themselves and others. It is for training & development professionals, inside or working as independent consultants, who can use the book as a coaching tool, a blueprint for leader development plans, and in other ways .For leaders concerned with their development, dedicated to developing their people for more responsibilities, and committed to organizational sustainability, this book will help in those efforts.

Coaching, Training & Developing The Retail Manager

Coaching, Training & Developing The Retail Manager
Author: Richard Bell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2019-08-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781082484131

Retail managers spend a large part of their day putting out fires. They chase problems and apply quick, immediate solutions. The solutions do not typically consider the whole system or surrounding areas that may be impacted. The solution, in essence, may create additional problems down the road or may not resolve the underlying issues of the problem. When problems arise, a Store Manager asks, "How Do I fix this problem now?"A Retail Consultant asks, "What does the problem really mean?"A Retail Consultant is a professional trained to look beneath the surface of problems. They collect data, observe established norms and behaviors as well examine contributing factors below the surface in regards to problems and dysfunctional environments. The bad news, your company will probably never offer you the support and expertise of problem-solving through a consultant.The good news, a Store Manager, can be the Retail Consultant for their store. This book covers the six main identifiers that contribute to a Store Managers understanding of a retail business. They include business performance, customers, employee/ environment, presentation/ assortment, competition, and processes. The Retail Consulting Principles walks you through creating a plan for lasting change. This method represents progressive steps in identifying and solving problems. The principles covered in this book include: Stating the Problem Managerial Diagnosis Discovery & Fact-Finding Connecting the Whole system Solutions Buy-in & Long-Term Change

The Coaching Manager

The Coaching Manager
Author: James M. Hunt
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2016-04-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1483391663

The Coaching Manager, Third Edition provides students and managers alike with the guidance, tools, and examples needed to develop leadership talent and inspire performance. Using an innovative coaching model, bestselling authors James M. Hunt and Joseph R. Weintraub present readers with a developmental coaching methodology to help employees achieve higher levels of skill, experience greater engagement with organizations, and promote personal development. The thoroughly updated Third Edition reflects the authors’ latest research, which focus on building and maintaining trust, working with others who are different from yourself, and coaching by the use of technology.

The Coaching Manager

The Coaching Manager
Author: James M Hunt
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2002-05-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780761924197

Practical and clearly written, this text introduces an easy to implement developmental leadership coaching model based on the authors' extensive work with thousands of managers, executives and MBA students.

Creating a Coaching Culture for Managers in Your Organisation

Creating a Coaching Culture for Managers in Your Organisation
Author: Dawn Forman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 142
Release: 2013-09-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1136727973

Creating a Coaching Culture for Managers in your Organisation is for managers leaders and coaches interested in extending the practice of coaching to achieve broader organisational outcomes. The book offers a practical approach on how to use coaching strategically to create a culture that supports change, builds leadership capacity, and achieves a high degree of alignment between the goals and aspirations of organisations, and their staff. The authors provide rich case study examples of how coaching has been used in a range of organisations to build capacity, leadership learning, and support new ways of working. Taken together, the chapters provide insight into how organisations can develop a culture that promotes engagement, open and dialogic communication, clarity of expectations, and high performance. This valuable text is a timely contribution to current thinking on leadership, management, and organisation development. It will be of interest to managers, leaders, HR professionals and coaching professionals, as well as students interested in coaching techniques, counsellors, and psychotherapists.

The Positive Effect

The Positive Effect
Author: April Sabral
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2022-01-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1982278900

In this book, she recalls the steps she took to achieve success, including how to: • leverage the principles of accepting, creating, and teaching (A.C.T.) to lead with awareness; • recognize the value that retail employees provide an organization; • promote care and empathy throughout an organization; • cultivate a postive attitude during tough times.

CliftonStrengths for Students

CliftonStrengths for Students
Author: Gallup
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2017-07-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1595621253

Helps aspiring college students discover where their strengths truly lie and how to develop them to reach their full potential at school and later in the real world.

Measuring ROI in Learning & Development

Measuring ROI in Learning & Development
Author: Patricia Pulliam Phillips
Publisher: Association for Talent Development
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2011-12-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1607287854

How do you accurately and effectively measure return on investment (ROI) in training and performance improvement? Measuring ROI in Learning & Development, a new volume with a focus on the international arena and including a selection of case studies, provides detailed information on how to create, develop, and sustain a comprehensive ROI evaluation system. A focus on accountability in measuring ROI in learning and performance improvement programs has produced a book filled with functional, pragmatic suggestions and examples that can be implemented in the real world. Measuring ROI in Learning & Development provides everyone who has a personal or professional interest in developing effective metrics with a solid foundation on which to build practical ROI measuring programs. Specific topics covered include: examination of selected case studies, many of which employ the ROI Methodology definition and discussion of the ROI Methodology, and suggestions on how to best implement it exploration of best practices in measurement and evaluation of ROI discussion of various ROI data collection plans coverage of data analysis strategies and program assessment protocols analysis of program costs. Measuring ROI in Learning and Development provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of developing, creating, implementing, maintaining, and assessing an effective, productive ROI-measurement program. With its explanation of the ROI Methodology; presentation of numerous case studies; extensive documentation and analysis of best practices; and consideration of such important issues as cost, data collection, and program assessment, this title is the most complete resource available for those involved with measuring ROI.