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Leadership Coaching - A Practical
Guide; by Kirsty Hayes
Successful managers coach their teams and encourage full participation from everyone, and to be successful in management, we must adopt the skills of an effective coach.
Leadership Coaching: A Practical
Guide is a book for those people who are new to management, a manager of a small team or an experienced manager wanting to review practical ideas to resolve people issues and/or are seeking to bring about an organisational change.
It provides support, guidance and a
series of practical how to's. It provides information
on how to resolve people issues, including performance
problems and developing individuals. It encourages the
reader to look at themselves as a coach and consider
what behaviours they demonstrate to their staff and
colleagues.
To purchase a personal copy of Leadership
Coaching, signed by the author, for AUD$30.00
click the Add to Cart button on the right.
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What others have said about this book:
Do not be deceived by the slimness of this volume! It is
filled with absolutely everything a manager needs to know
about this vital aspect of leadership. More importantly, the
content is presented attractively and logically so it is easy
to read and understand. Practical tips and ideas jump out
from every page and make this guide an essential tool-kit
for every manager who realises that effective coaching leads
to performance improvement. I highly recommend this book."
- Human Resources Development Manager, ASB Bank, New Zealand
Kirsty has structured this book in a way that makes navigation
through it easy. I particularly liked her approach that uses
cartoons, graphics, and a very easy to read text. Also the
mind map summaries and template documents are a very useful
resource. I feel the approach is relevant to managers and
leaders across cultural boundaries. I have recommended this
book to members of my team throughout Asia and China."
- Divisional Director, Oracle Asia/Pacific
Managers and team leaders can use this book to enhance their
own effectiveness as people managers. Leadership Coaching
is also a vital source book for trainers who are looking for
resources to use in their own leadership work with managers
either individually in a coaching context or as a text for
a management development programme."
- CEO, Australian Institute of Training & Development
If taken to heart the practical suggestions given in this
book can transform the leadership effectiveness of any individual
or organisation. Kirsty's knowledge of learning combined with
her business experience make this information both quick and
easy to understand. A must read for anyone in leadership."
- Company Director, The Nast Group, USA
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Dancing With Brilliance; by Kirsty
Hayes
Dancing With Brilliance is a book about you. It's about
building leadership inside out.
You may be at a crossroads in your life, you may be
ready to explore new possibilities for your future.
Perhaps you have that niggling feeling that you can
achieve more than you currently are, or you may be unfulfilled,
lacking something but not quite sure what. Maybe you
have come through a tough time and need a little encouragement
and guidance, some care and respect, and a dash of soul
food, something to pick you up and point you in the
right direction so you can get on with your life feeling
re-energised and hopeful.
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Dancing With Brilliance intends to facilitate a personal
inquiry into the things that are important to you. Written
in a conversational manner the author will provoke you into
thinking deeply about your own vision, purpose, passion and
behaviour. It is a book written to energise and lift your
spirit. Filled with wisdom and practical activities you can
apply right away this is one of those books you will treasure
and refer to again and again. It provides useful questions,
provocations, theories, shared learning and metaphors, as
well as practical exercises to motivate you to reacquaint
yourself with your own brilliance. It is not a book of answers
and solutions. It is an invitation to develop your curiosity
and your inquisitive spirit so that you may design and live
a more fulfilling and delightful life.
To the point and without superfluous commentary, this book
incorporates a variety of methods to confront and challenge
you to increase your awareness of the assumptions that you
hold, the impact your thoughts and language have on your behaviour
and results, and it equips you with strategies for self-management.
It provides gems and insights that will assist you to demonstrate
to yourself and others that you are willing to learn and challenge
yourself, and make changes with ease and grace. It will have
you confront issues and make changes within yourself that
will ensure you have the confidence, skills and thinking that
will keep you current and fulfilled in a fast changing world.
Dancing With Brilliance is for anyone wanting to be proactive
in his or her own personal development.
To purchase a personal copy of Dancing with Brilliance, signed
by the author, for AUD$25.00 click the Add to Cart
button on the right.
What others have said about this book:
What a delightful book! It would make a great Graduation
gift for someone beginning their journey through life, what
an incredible guide."
- Educator & Parent, Michigan, USA
This book is for the brave-hearted who are willing to look
inside themselves and explore their vast potential. This work
reaps great rewards and a life fulfilled."
- Master Trainer & Author, Detroit, USA
This gem of a book comes from the heart, and reaches the
heart. You can dip in and out of it, or you can read it from
cover to cover. It's not the reading that's important - it's
what happens to you when you read it. Kirsty has the knack
of creating reflection in you, the reader. It's like she's
sitting there on your shoulder speaking only to you. If you
dance with the concepts then your sense of being will shine,
brilliantly. This book gives you the power to discover your
brilliance."
- Company Director, Leader's Edge, New
Zealand
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Success
Insights® DiSC Behavioural Profiling
We have learned from behavioural research
that the most effective people are those who understand
themselves, both their strengths and weaknesses, so
they can adapt to meet the demands of their job, and
develop an environment for self-motivation and the motivation
of employees and peers.
Success Insights® DISC Profile
analyses a person's behavioural style, i.e. their manner
of doing things. It is an ideal tool to gain understanding
of oneself and of others. To accomplish this you must
first respond to an internet-based questionnaire called
the Style Analysis. Once you have completed the questionnaire
you receive a personalised report outlining your behavioural
style.
Every report is based on four dimensions
of people's normal behaviour (DISC), which fall into
the following categories:
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- Dominance - how you approach problems
and challenges.
- Influence - how you interact and attempt
to influence people.
- Steadiness - how you respond to change and
activities (pace).
- Cautious - how you respond to rules set
by others (procedures).
All people demonstrate some behaviour in each dimension.
They differ, however, in the intensity of the four factors.
To produce this report, your responses will be analysed and
compared across a well-defined population of thousands of
people. Statements that apply to you will be carefully selected
by the computer from thousands of possible combinations, then
personalised and listed in your report. Your profile is emailed
to you automatically. We are available to debrief your profile
and we follow up shortly after you have received your report
to respond to any questions you have.
The most popular of the DiSC reports is the very comprehensive
Management-Staff
Report. It gives valuable information to the manager,
to the employee, and to the work team. It clarifies individual
work styles, explains how behavioural styles affect job performance,
and how the management-staff relationship influences productivity
and goal achievement. It lists communication tips, explains
how best to motivate and manage the employee, and sets out
areas for improving performance. Included with the Management-Staff
report is a Behavioural Factor Indicator (BFI) report. This
BFI report was created to show from a behavioural point of
view how a person would perform the normal functions of management.
It shows an individual's basic ability and the one they are
currently using. This is an excellent coaching and development
tool.
To purchase a personalised Management-Staff report
click the Add to Cart button on the right. Upon payment you will be emailed a link address and unique password to complete the Style Analysis Questionnaire and receive your individual report.
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