Brounstein Coaching and Mentoring For Dummies

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-05355-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

If you want to create a lean, mean, working machine intoday's environment you need a game plan for buildingemployee morale and commitment. By coaching and mentoring your workforce--instead of implementing staid traditional managementtechniques--you'll start to see tremendous results.
Regardless of where you find yourself on the corporate ladderand what level of authority you carry, what you and other managersshare in common is the responsibility for the performance ofothers. Coaching and Mentoring For Dummies can open youreyes to this innovative way of managing and show you the best wayto get the most out of those who work for you.
Coaching and Mentoring For Dummies provides thefoundation for understanding what business coaching is all about,and helps you gain or improve the coaching skills that driveemployee performance and commitment. These skills, which serve asthe main topics of this book, involve: getting employees to deliverthe results you need; guiding employees to think and do forthemselves; motivating employees to take on responsibility andperform effectively; and growing employee capabilities that lead tocareer development and success
You'll also discover how to:
* Use questions rather than commands
* Be a delegator, not a doer
* Complete performance reviews without anxiety
* Grow your employees' talents
* Increase productivity and decrease turnover
With Coaching and Mentoring For Dummies as your guide, youcan start to put these techniques and tools to work for you andinspire your employees in ways you never imagined. Fromtried-and-true worksheets to tools that you can tailor to you ownsituation, this friendly guide helps you call all the right playswith regards to your employees. Forget about micromanaging! Whenyou become a coach, you'll be surprised by the tasks yourgroup can perform.The fun and easy guide to today's hottest trendsin management training, Coaching and Mentoring For Dummiesshows managers how to take advantage of these state-of-the-artmanagement tools -- without spending hundreds of dollars ontraining seminars! This book features
* Guidance on being a coach rather than a doer" and givingfeedback in a positive way
* Advice on motivating, grooming, and growing employees
* Tips on tackling diversity issues, performance reviews, andother challenges
Put these techniques and tools to work and inspire your employeesin ways you never imagined. Forget about micromanaging! When youbecome a coach, you'll be surprised by the tasks your group canperform.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brounstein, Marty

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
PART I: Building Employee Commitment through Coaching.
Chapter 1: Get Off the Bench and Be the Coach!
Chapter 2: Laying a Foundation that Builds Commitment.
Chapter 3: Coaching and Managing Diversity.
Chapter 4: Finding the Time to Stay Connected.
PART II: Performance Coaching for Results.
Chapter 5: Giving Constructive Feedback, Not Praise andCriticism.
Chapter 6: Setting Performance Plans the SMART Way.
Chapter 7: Taking the Blues Out of Reviews.
PART III: The Fine Art of Mentoring and Tutoring.
Chapter 8: The Do's and Don'ts of Mentoring and Tutoring.
Chapter 9: Don't Tell, but Do Ask: Tutoring with Questions.
Chapter 10: Taking Them under Your Wing.
PART IV: Motivating and Empowering Your Staff.
Chapter 11: Motivation -- Not Inspiration or Perspiration.
Chapter 12: Seven Practical Strategies to Motivate Employees.
Chapter 13: Don't Try To Do It All Yourself -- Delegate.
PART V: Grooming and Growing Your Employees.
Chapter 14: Knowing When -- and How -- to Train.
Chapter 15: Building Career Self-Reliance.
Chapter 16: Making the Plan: Coaching For Development.
PART VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: Ten Coaching Myths.
Chapter 18: Ten Skills That Strengthen Your Foundation forCoaching.
Chapter 19: Ten Management Behaviors to Avoid.
Chapter 20: Ten (er, 50) Ways to Build Commitment throughCoaching.
Index.
Book Registration Information.

Über Autor(innen)

Marty Brounstein, is an author, speaker, and management consultant who specializes in practical applications of coaching techniques.