Coaching for Change
Coaching for Change is an essential tool for anyone who wants to transform performance through the development of a coaching environment.
Coaching for Change is an essential tool for anyone who wants to transform performance through the development of a coaching environment.
Drawing upon the author’s experience, this book looks at how to create, develop and manage the process of change whether it be in one-to-one situations, team based or within organizations. It examines how change happens, both at the individual and organizational level and why, despite a desire to change, some people and organizations find it difficult to achieve.
With the emphasis on practical examples, the author shows how creating a coaching landscape can help companies thrive through change. Key issues include:
coaching strategies to help prepare for change;
the role of the coach within change management;
coaching new learners;
building successful coaching relationships;
advanced questioning and listening techniques;
motivation to change.
Illustrated with case studies Coaching for Change is designed to help convert theory to practice and provides an essential guide on how coaching can assist organizations react successfully to change.
REVIEWS :“Cover[s] many of the key issues around change… If you are
involved with change or change management… worth reading”.
Reading Chronicle
“Coaching for Change is a book that ‘does exactly what it says on
the tin.’ In a succinct and straightforward way the book sets out a
clear agenda for using coaching as a lynchpin in any programme of
organisational change.”
Training Journal
“Thorne, a personal coach and a specialist in innovation and
organization development, shows how to create, develop, and manage the
process of change in one-to-one situations, teams, and within
organizations.”
Reference & Research Book News
“This is a short and practical book which is well worth purchasing
if you are at all interested in coaching…a clear, readable guide that
covers all the key steps to creating a successful coaching environment.”
Industrial and Commercial Training
“Illustrates practical strategies for transforming performance in
case studies involving individuals and organizations that have used
coaching to support change.”
Journal of Economic Literature
Paperback, 144 Pages, Dimensions 234 x 153 MM Language English.
Kaye Thorne is a well-respected talent coach, management consultant and founder of a creative consultancy based in the UK with associate partnerships in the US and Australia. She has worked with a number of leading organizations in developing their employer brand and is author of Coaching for Change, also published by Kogan Page.