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Instant Manager: Coaching
Matt Somers

Paperback
RRP: £8.99
ISBN: 9780340959039

Published: 28/03/2008
Extent: 224 pages
Series: CIM

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Summary:
Whether you are finding your way as a manager or you want to enhance the skills you already have, the Instant Manager series is exactly what you need! Written by leading experts, they are inexpensive, concise but above all authoritative guides to the subject at hand. The portable format allows you to carry the book wherever you go and to fit learning and development into your busy work life. Based on the 10 most FAQs, each chapter ends with a quick tip that can be taken on board immediately. A tear out card covering the most salient points allows you to carry the expertise with you wherever you go. 'Coaching' covers all of the areas of this hot topic that you will need, including a basic explanation of what coaching is, what it can do and what skills a manager needs to be a good coach. It includes advice on how to motivate individuals and groups and gives practical examples of coaching in action. Backed by the authority of the Chartered Management Institute, this is an essential addition to the manager's library.

  • Based on the most frequently asked questions, this book gives an effective and inspiring view of the subject in hand
  • Supported and endorsed by the highly respected Chartered Management Institute
  • Written by an established expert and writer in the field
  • Portable and affordable format
  • Written in easy to read chunks to allow you to fit in learning with your busy worklife

Table of Contents:
1. What is coaching?
2. Why do we need coaching?
3. How do I get people to want to be coached?
4. So how do I actually coach?
5. What principles are involved?
6. What attributes do I need?
7. When should I use coaching?
8. How do I structure and run a session?
9. How can I coach my team?
10. What else do I need to think about?

About the Author(s):
Matt Somers is the author of Coaching in a Week (Hodder) and a leading voice on coaching in the UK. He has trained hundreds of managers to achieve results through others over the years. He holds an MSc and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Readership:
Managers of all kinds but particularly the manager who has not fixed on a management career but has arrived in management by progression. Anyone interested in coaching, even if not a manager.

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