Coaching for Improved Work Performance SIGNED

Fournies, Ferdinand F.

ISBN 10: 091747211X / ISBN 13: 9780917472114

Published by F. Fournies & Associates, Inc., 1978

About this Item

Nice 15th printing hardcover in black paper covered boards with orange spine title has minimal shelf wear is signed by author on FEP 'Good Luck in your new venture'. Unclipped dust jacket has been lightly bumped on upper tip and has a small chip at head of spine otherwise shows well. 214 pages of tight & bright text with no writing, tears, soil or blemishes. With this book managers at all levels can use specific, face-to-face coaching procedures with their subordinates to obtain immediate, positive results and eliminate workers' self-destructive behavior.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Coaching for Improved Work Performance SIGNED
• Publisher: F. Fournies & Associates, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 091747211X
• ISBN 13: 9780917472114
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 15th Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good +
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Managing employees in todayâ s rapidly evolving workplace can sometimes feel like negotiating a minefield. Such recent new trends as flextime, telecommting, 360-degree feedback, the flattening of hierarchies, and the increased use of temps and contract workers present tough new challenges for supervisors in every field. This timely, completely revised and updated edition of Ferdinand Fourniesâ s classic management coaching "bible" shows you proven ways to get workers to perform at the highest level while eliminating the self-destructive kinds of behaviors that have become increasingly prevalent in recent years.
In this book, youâ ll be taught specific face-to-face interventions you can use to enhance performance in every kind of workplace situation--from sales to creative brainstorming. There are also interventions uniquely suited to resolving problems ranging from low productivity to absenteeism to conflicts between individuals. Youâ ll learn precisely what to say and do so that each person you supervise will want to give you his or her best work--even when that person was previously thought to be a "problem employee." Packed with brand-new case studies from Fourniesâ s latest research into the dynamics of the modern workplace, this classic guide takes all the guesswork out of becoming the kind of inspired, "hands-on" manager that every company today is looking for!

From the Back Cover

A New and Updated Edition of the Classic Guide to Coaching.

Coaching has proven to be one of the most powerful one-on-one management techniques for getting the best out of every employee. And Coaching for Improved Work Performance stands as one of the most practical guides for effectively coaching all levels of employees in any workplace situation. For decades, managers around the world have turned to best-selling author Ferdinand Fournies for solutions to their toughest coaching problems. Now, this classic has been fully updated to help managers face the challenges of today's rapidly changing workplace, from absenteeism, high turnover, and teams to flextime, job sharing, telecommuting, and keeping employees up to speed on new technologies.

With brand new case studies and all new face-to-face interventions, this guide is the one must-have coaching reference all managers need on their desks to help them keep their employees more productive and more focused, as well as more satisfied and happier at work!