Coaching And Mentoring For Dummies: A Book You Can Use | Coaching

By GeorgePurdy
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Marty Brounstein’s "Coaching and Mentoring for Dummies" is an excellent addition to the Dummies line of self-help books that, despite their name, are smart choices for people seeking help with their lives. With coaching training a popular means of self improvement, the publisher has provided a handbook for people considering such training and for anyone already working as a personal coach.

Sports and vocal coaches are not the only kind of coaches these days. Now the term also relates to mental and intellectual progress and to work abilities and presentation. "Coaching and Mentoring for Dummies" zones in on guiding workers to greater performance and accomplishment by categorizing the functions and performances of an efficient coach or counselor.

Delegating as opposed to doing all of the work yourself, is one of the most important lessons which "Coaching and Mentoring for Dummies" teaches. A good manager has mastered delegation and knows how to get other to work hard, as well as how to perform well themselves. Critical in all of this is good communication.

To learn about methods of motivation to increase job satisfaction and to increase productivity, check out "Coaching and Mentoring for Dummies". Rather than yelling out orders, mentors are taught to get responses by asking questions about a job. Also discussed is the evaluation process for a positive and less stressful outcome.

The book includes worksheets set up for use in planning and evaluation of each individual situation, whether used as is or customized to the particular situation. It also takes on sensitive issues in the workplace such as discrimination and diversity problems, along with the effect of the coaching process on workplace environment and psychology. The book also discusses ways to pick out special talents in individuals and ways to help them value and increase those talents, and ways to benefit therefrom.

Whether you have had formal training or not, you can benefit from "Coaching and Mentoring for Dummies" if you supervises or train other employees. Any mentor, regardless of experience level, will find this book a useful resource to handle issues that arise during mentoring and coaching. The information in the book is convenient and clearly presented. The book is very cheap, relative to the value of the knowledge it contains.

Marty Brounstein’s "Coaching and Mentoring for Dummies" is an excellent addition to the Dummies line of self-help books that, despite their name, are smart choices for people seeking help with their lives. This book guides workers to greater performance and accomplishment by categorizing the functions and performances of an efficient coach or counselor while emphasizing the delegation of responsibilities. With coaching training a popular means of self -improvement, the publisher has provided a handbook for people considering such training. This is also a great resource for anyone already working as a personal coach.

About the Author

George Purdy is a well-known public speaker on coaching and has written several articles and essays on this subject matter. The following site personal coaches might also be interesting for you.

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