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• Shows how coaching can be slotted into mainstream training and change programs
• Includes advanced questioning and listening techniques to help individuals plot a route to success
• Offers practical guidance from one of the most popular writers in the field
• Includes case studies and proven practical advice

Placing coaching right at the heart of the broader Human Resources (HR) and training arena, Coaching for Change draws on research at companies that have thrived because of their ongoing development of leadership and change. It shows how companies that provide their people with change and development experiences are more successful at creating loyal employees . The book also examines how change happens, both at the organizational and individual level, and why, despite a desire to change, some people (and organizations) find change difficult to achieve.

Contents include:

• Creating a coaching landscape
• Leaders who coach
• motivation to change
• Organizational change
• Coaching conversations
• Coaching skills
• Coaching the new learners
• Remote coaching
• Coaching -- the way ahead.

About the Author

Kaye Thorne is one of the best-known writers in the field of training. She has provided practical guidance to thousands of readers in such books as Everything You Need to Know about Training, Personal Coaching, Training on a Shoestring and Blended Learning . Founder of The Inspiration Network, she is a personal coach and a specialist in innovation and organization development.