Coaching for Performance, 5th Edition: The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership: Fully Revised 25th Anniversary Edition - Couverture souple

Whitmore, Sir John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1473658128 ISBN 13 : 9781473658127

Editeur : John Murray Business, 2017

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

In this Fifth Edition of Coaching for Performance, Sir John Whitmore and Performance Consultants shine a light on what it takes to create high performance and unpick the myths around coaching. (John McFarlane, Chairman, Barclays PLC, Chairman, TheCityUK)

Coaching cultures are better performing, fairer, and more sustainable than those arising out of traditional management systems. Coaching for Performance is for any leader aiming for excellence. (Ludo Van der Heyden, Professor of Corporate Governance, INSEAD)

Coaching for Performance directly impacts the way of working in our companies. It provides coaches and leaders with a fantastic tool for people development that is so powerful. (Jean-Louis Araignous, Coaching Program Manager, Volvo Group University)

Coaching for Performance was our reference manual when we introduced coaching as part of our leadership development activities in the European Commission. It helped us to understand the benefits of coaching, provided a sound base in our initial selection of external coaches and, later, a benchmark for the development of our own internal coaching team.
Some years on, the Commission benefits from a strong coaching culture, with Sir John's work as the main reference point. This book is a must-read for managers and OD practitioners alike.

(Norman Jardine, Head of Internal Communication, European Commission, DG Human Resources and Security)

This new edition is a testament to Sir John Whitmore's commitment to real change in people's lives and will bring value to all industry leaders. (Tim Gallwey, author of the internationally bestselling series of 'Inner Game' books)

The best first book to read for leaders as well as new or experienced coaches. It goes beyond the skills that it so aptly spells out, to explain the essence of coaching. (Carol Kauffman PhD, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School)

This book is a must-read for leaders and organizational development practitioners who recognize that coaching is a performance activity which impacts leaders, teams, and culture holistically. (Thorsten Klein, Director, Global Talent & Organization Development, eBay)

Coaching for Performance is the proven resource for all coaches and pioneers of the future of coaching. (Magdalena N. Mook, Executive Director and CEO, International Coach Federation)

Biographie de l'auteur

Sir John Whitmore

Sir John Whitmore is the pioneer of coaching in the workplace and Co-Founder of Performance Consultants International, the market leader in coaching globally. He was the first to take coaching into organizations in the early 1980s and creator of the GROW model, the most used coaching model in the world. Honoured for his lifetime's work with the President's Award from the International Coach Federation, Sir John's global contribution to coaching and leadership has helped to drive organizational transformation. Through his books - most notably Coaching for Performance - workshops and speeches, he defined the principles of performance coaching and midwifed its birth from sporting excellence, transpersonal psychology, and emotional intelligence. Coaching for Performance is widely considered to be the bible of coaching and Sir John's vision, philosophy, and methodology has inspired millions of managers, leaders, and coaches across four decades to bring the best out of themselves and others. Sir John died in 2017, his extraordinary legacy is continued by his colleagues. The new edition of Coaching for Performance to publish in 2017 was completed before his death.

Performance Consultants International

Founded in the early 1980s by Sir John Whitmore, Performance Consultants' mission is to transform the relationship between organizations and employees. Their stance is simple: organizations are sitting on a great untapped reservoir of potential - that of their people. They partner with organizations globally on effective leadership development, coaching and culture transformation. Market leaders in their field, they invite organizations to improve performance through their leaders and thereby reap rewards for people, profit and planet. Their flagship development programme named after this book is Coaching for Performance, it is considered the industry gold-standard and delivered in over 40 countries and in 23 languages.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Murray Business
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1473658128
• ISBN 13: 9781473658127
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 288