Book description
Performance coaching is a modern and rapidly growing method used to
assist development, and involves helping individuals to improve their
performance in all areas of their life, with a particular emphasis on
the workplace. Performance coaching draws parallels with NLP and often
focuses on the psychology of excellence - making what's good even
better, and helping individuals keep ahead of the game. On an
organisational level it can include helping managers to consider how to
get the best from their staff, peers and superiors, as well as helping
to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. A
performance coach assists individuals in building on their successes and
helps to design, plan and instigate successful business/life strategies.
Despite its popularity confusion still surrounds coaching. It is a
relatively new area and there is still a lack of understanding about
how best to use coaching and in what specific situations it will be
most effective. In addition to this, anyone can assume a
performance/professional/business/life coach title without holding any
particular qualification or registration. With this increased
awareness and confusion the need for a no-nonsense book on the topic
that offers trusted advice is needed all the more, which is where
Performance Coaching For Dummies steps in.
Gladeana McMahon was named as one of the UK's top
ten coaches by the Independent on Sunday and Sunday Observer.
Averil Leimon is a leading international coach and an
accreditor for the Association for Coaching.
