The Handbook of Coaching: A Resource Guide to Effective Coaching with Individuals and Organisations (Jossey-Bass Business & Management)

The Handbook of Coaching: A Resource Guide to Effective Coaching with Individuals and Organisations (Jossey-Bass Business & Management)

by Frederic M . Hudson Ph . D . (Author)

Synopsis

The Handbook of Coaching is the first resource to offer a compendium of basic information about the burgeoning field of adult coaching--the art of guiding individuals and organizations to function at their most effective and creative levels. Written for experienced and aspiring coaches, as well as for executives and human resource professionals interested in this rapidly growing profession, the Handbook describes the essential underpinnings of successful coaching and includes a comprehensive, annotated list of books, articles, and other resources. The Handbook of Coaching is sure to become a classic in the field. A coach needs to be able to touch people with new possibilities and bring wisdom, compassion, and humor to the issues and problems they face. The Handbook of Coaching provides a treasure trove of learning resources that you will be able to practically and immediately apply to a wide variety of personal and professional situations. --Robert Hargrove, author of Masterful Coaching and founder of R. Hargrove Consulting

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: annotated edition
Publisher: Jossey Bass
Published: 01 Aug 1999

ISBN 10: 0787947954
ISBN 13: 9780787947958

Media Reviews
A coach needs to be able to touch people with new possibilities and bring wisdom, compassion, and humor to the issues and problems they face. The Handbook of Coaching provides a treasure trove of learning resources that you will be able to apply--practically and immediately--to a wide variety of personal and professional situations. (Robert Hargrove, author of Masterful Coaching and founder of R. Hargrove Consulting) Frederic Hudson is one of America's leading authorities on coaching. He not only brings us his wise insights on coaching, but he also provides a clear, practical guide book to get anyone going on their evolutionary path. (Richard J. Leider, author of The Power of Purpose and Repacking Your Bags) The Handbook of Coaching is an amazing compAndium that shows how coaches can enrich our lives and institutions. Anything you want to know about the field is addressed here. Every professional will want to have a copy, not only to access the coaching field, but also to learn and practice the essential principles of coaching so beautifully described here. (Bev Kaye, author of Up Is Not the Only Way and coauthor of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay)
Author Bio
FREDERIC M. HUDSON, Ph.D., is the president of the Hudson Institute in Santa Barbara and founder and former president of the Fielding Institute. He has consulted and coached professionals in a wide variety of businesses, universities, and not-for-profit organizations including 3M, Apple, Boeing, Dupont, General Electric, Hallmark, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Lockheed, Motorola, Pepsi Cola, Sun Microsystems, Stanford University, and AARP. He is the author of numerous books including The Adult Years, Revised Edition (Jossey-Bass, 1999).