Coaching for Performance (People Skills for Professionals)

Whitmore, John

ISBN 10: 1857883039 / ISBN 13: 9781857883039

Published by Nicholas Brealey, 2002

Seller Inventory # 1857883039-4-28887783

Synopsis:

Coaching for Performance: Growing People, Performance and Purpose is a guide for coaching written in true coaching style. This best-selling handbook by John Whitmore will help leaders learn the skills to coach effectively, uniting people under one purpose to improve performance. Adopted by many of the world's major corporations, this title's easy-to-understand methods argue for the use of effective questions and the growing need to relate to the individual's sense of meaning and purpose. With countless real-life examples, Coaching for Performance treats coaching as an art and helps readers come to understand and gain the important skills they need to become great coaches and leaders. For anyone who has ever had the desire to become a more productive leader, this book is not to be missed!

About the Author: Sir John Whitmore has received the President's Award from the International Coach Federation in recognition for his work in the coaching field. He consults and lectures widely on coaching and teamworking for business with Performance Cuonsultants International (www.performanceconsultants.com). After running businesses in the UK, Switzerland and USA he founded Inner Game Ltd with Timothy Gallwey which has been highly influential in introducing new approaches to sports and business training. Sir John Whitmore began his career as a professional racing driver, driving for the highly successful Ford team at Le Mans and won both the British and European Saloon Car championships in the 1960s.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Coaching for Performance (People Skills for ...
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: 3rd Edition