Coaching for Improved Work Performance, Revised Edition
Author: Ferdinand F. Fournies
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ISBN: 0071352937
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade (15 November, 1999)
Sales Rank: 3,084
Average Customer Rating: 4.44 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
My success using Coaching.
As a consultant for small companies, I have found using Ferdinand F. Forunies' book,"Coaching for Improved Performance" an outstanding success. It has been very well accepted and an easy read for "Leads". The Coaching Analysis prepares them to then know when to use the Coaching discussion. New people to the supervision field come not knowing what to do. After reading the book and seeing the "Face to Face" video are ready to be trained in working with their employees for improved performance. I have not found any material that comes close to this material as a training vechical. I have used this material for over 15 years.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Coaching for Improved Work Performance
No No No. I have read these reviews and read the book. It's very important to make this distinction clear. If you are a coaching professional or interested in becoming a personal or business coach DO NOT get this book. In this book "coaching" is just another word for "managing." If you are truly interested in learning how to work with someone on THEIR agenda (vs. imposing yours or the company's on to them) and if you are truly interested in helping people achieve progress in areas they want to develop then go to another book (i.e. Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others by Flaherty). To Fournies defense, he wrote this book before the modern coaching movement (i.e. CoachU, ICF, etc) took hold. But, books tend to stay around and his definition of coaching pollutes the desired meaning of modern coaching professionals.However, if you are a manager in a traditional hiearchy and you are looking for "tricks" and "techniques" then maybe this book is for you--but I can think of MANY better books for being an effective manager.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A "Must Have" for new and seasoned managers alike!
There are so many challenges in being a manager in today's world and so little time to figure out how to deal with them all. This great little book provides a very pragmatic approach for improving work performance. Too many books provide general guidance that tends to fall apart during implementation. The methods in this book work and don't require months before you see the results. If you have performance problems with even one worker, you need this book! Similar Products
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