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BigDog’s “The Art and Science of Leadership”
http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leader.html
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Infamous Don Clark
(aka “The BigDog”) website. This leadership guide touches on many of
the concepts discussed in coaching workshops (e.g. see chapter on
“Leadership and Communication”) Visit "Coaching" tab at top of
page for additional material. |
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Coaching and
leadership is situational. Ken Blanchard’s model discussed here with
interactive quiz. |
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A must
see! The Thiagi Group has been collecting
coaching tips. |
Developing a Coaching Culture
http://www1.astd.org/astdInterim0304
/pdf/handouts/W601.pdf |
This paper discusses the tie between
tactics of influence and coaching and how it results in commitment,
compliance and resistance from the person who is the object of the
influencing tactics. Detail information on coaching behaviors that
promotes rapport, collaboration and commitment. |
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Management for
the Rest of Us
http://www.mftrou.com/ |
As they say on
their front page “There are enough management tips, techniques and
resources here to turn you into an experienced manager
overnight!” Click on “Management Articles”
and “Resources” tab for a wealth
of information. Besides useful tips there is a lot of information on
different management models and tools. Stay away from “coaching”
link as they push email and phone coaching for a price.
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Mind Tools:
Essential Skills for
an Excellent Career
http://www.mindtools.com/
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Many of the skill
sets needed for an effective coach are provided. Lots of resources
and examples provided. Visit the tabs at the top of the page. |
The Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs &
Body Language Cues
http://members.aol.com/nonverbal2/diction1.htm
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What are your
nonverbals saying? What are your employees nonverbals saying to you?
We learned in Coaching class about the importance of nonverbals in how
we communicate. Winner of numerous web awards, this site describes
what your nonverbals mean. Go to “Entries in the dictionary” link for
alphabetical listing. |
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Like a lot of
websites, this site sells something
- an e-learning performance support tool. In essence e-coaching!
They list ten competencies areas and have developed 182 modules to
cover the ten areas. Free modules to try. |
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A site more for individuals who are in the
business of coaching or for individuals who want a career as a
business coach. It does provide resources like best
coaching videos, books and tapes as well as listing of free coaching
newsletters and their own “Coaching News.” |
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A performance
management handbook by the Ohio State University Office of Human
Resources. Goes through process of planning for discussion,
coaching guidelines
(pg. 11-13),
providing feedback and reviewing performance. A Coaching worksheet to
prepare for performance discussion is provided at:
http://hr.osu.edu/forms/coach.pdf |
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These six steps for
improved performance is a useful approach from the University of
Texas, Health Science Center at Houston. |
