The Coaching Manager: Developing Top Talent in Business - Softcover

The Coaching Manager is a timely and valuable resource for leaders interested in fostering a culture of coaching in contemporary organizations. Evidence-based strategies and real-world exemplars are provided for cultivating talent today and inspiring success for the future. --Patricia A. Hickey, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, "A practical introductory text in developing coaching managers." --Carole Robin "The second edition takes into account the new challenges and opportunities posed by an increasingly global workforce, new technology, and a persistent and rapid pace of change. The authors have, once again, provided an excellent handbook for any manager who wants to be an effective coach, and any individual who wants to leverage the potential of coaching in varied and commonly encountered situations at work."--Kathy E. Kram, PhD

The Coaching Manager provides guidance, tools, and examples needed to develop leadership talent and inspire performance through an innovative coaching model that the authors have researched and tested among thousands of managers through the renowned Babson College Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program. Unlike coaching books that focus on performance problems, The Coaching Manager presents a developmental coaching methodology that managers can use to guide employees to achieve higher levels of skill, experience greater engagement with organizations, and promote personal development. 

Key Features 

• Covers the concept, processes, and strategies involved in developmental coaching, providing real-world strategies for developing people in any organization.
• Offers self-assessment tools to prompt students and managers to explore their existing notions of coaching and to what extent they or their organizations might be prepared or ready to create and sustain a coaching environment.
• Twenty real-world cases illustrate coaching in action across different organizations and environments.
• Action checklists to deepen skills and provide experiential learning opportunities in the classroom and on the job.