The Coach : Creating Partnerships for a Competitive Edge

The Coach is the first reasearch based book written on the topic of Coaching.

This book is about the coaching process and the skills, behaviors, courage, and values leaders need in order to evoke employee committment and motivation. This is a "how-to" book with a lot of specifics on what to say and how to handle different coaching situations. The authors provide a unique close-up account of a true-to-like manager who discovers the obstacles and challenges of helping an employee ove a difficult time. This leader ultimately discovers the keys to coaching success and averts a careet-threatening disaster.

Many books on leadership focus on general theories, while others treat the topic of coaching in a shallow and oversimplified view. From thirty years of research and observations, Steven J. Stowell, Ph.D. has collected data that provides a rich and deep understanding of this topic.

Steven J. Stowell, Ph.D. is the founder and president of the Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness a world leader on the topic of Coaching. He is the co-author of Leading Groups to Solutions, A Practical Guide for Facilitators and Team Members; Win-Win Partnerships, Be on the Leading Edge with Synergistic Coaching; Teamwork, We have met the Enemy and They Are Us;Ahead of the Curve, A Guide to Applied Strategic Thinking. Steve has published articles in Development and Training, ASTD, ASBA, and Executive Excellence Magazines. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife, Debbie, and their four children.