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- Recommended Books
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Articles by Donla Twomey
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“Adding Empathy to the Bottom Line”.
Accountancy Ireland, February 2004.
As organisations continue to evolve and change, it is increasingly
recognised that accountants in industry need to be able to adapt
and to learn new skills.
Accountancy
Ireland Article.pdf
CIPD Coaching and Buying Coaching Services,
2004.
One of the most comprehensive coaching surveys and studies around,
including comparative studies of different coaching organisations,
outline of key requirements from HR’s viewpoint and how
to select and recruit ‘best-fit’ coaches for your
organisation.
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here to download pdf
The Future of Executive Coaching, 2002
Results of The Hay Group’s survey of HR professionals around
the world focussing on the effectiveness, extent of use and organisational
climate of executive coaching.
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here to download pdf
Coaching at Work Survey, 2002
A survey by the Chartered Management Institute and the Campaign
for Learning, based on 280 respondents, covering the extent and
benefits of coaching in their organisations.
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here to download pdf
MetrixGlobal Executive Briefing, 2001
Results of a study on the effectiveness of coaching, delivered
by the Pyramid Resource Group, in a Fortune 500 company
ROI
Coaching MetrixGlobal.pdf
Maximising the Impact of Executive Coaching,
2001
Results of Manchester Inc’s research into executive coaching,
based on 100 clients from Fortune 1000 companies
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Topics
High Flyers, Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
by Morgan W. McCall, Jr
Harvard Business School Press. ISBN 0-87584-336-0
This book challenges conventional wisdom about how to groom executives
for the top positions. McCall explains how senior managers can
create an environment that supports the development of talent
and link the company’s business strategy with the kinds
of experiences people need if they are to lead a company in fulfilling
its mission.
The Paradox of Success, When Winning at Work Means Losing
at Life by John R. O’Neill
Tarcher Penquin, ISBN 0-87477-772-0
Leaders in all fields suffer from the paradox of success, however
many are learning to step back and rebalance their lives. This
book teaches readers how to sustain personal development over
the long haul, through self-observation, deep learning and regenerative
retreats. It helps readers renew their lives and reinvigorate
their organisations in the process.
Organisational
Challenges
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Time to Think by Nancy Kline.
Cassell Illustrated; ISBN: 0706377451
The power of effective listening is recognised as the essential
tool of good management. This book seeks to illustrate how hostility
and entrenched views can be removed and innovative ideas put into
practice.
Coaching, Evoking Excellence in O thers by James Flaherty.
Butterworth Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-9903-5
In this book, the author convincingly shows that the only way
to truly help people grow is to help them in developing new practices
and new language, and that the only way to coach effectively is
to enter into a reciprocal relationship where ‘coach’
and ‘coachee’ engage in a dance of mutual influence
and growth.
Coaching For Performance by John Whitmore.
Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85788-170-2
Adopted by many of the world's major corporations, this work
suggests coaching as the essential team leadership skill. It argues
the case for using questions, rather than instructions and commands
and outlines the GROW model of coaching - Goals, Reality, Options,
Will - to generate prompt action and peak performance.
Inner Game of Work by Tim Gallwey.
Texere Publishing. ISBN 1587990474
Ever since The Inner Game of Tennis, people and organisations
have benefited from Gallwey's Self One/Self Two analysis. This
latest book applies this liberating analogy to work, inspiring
all of us to relax and trust our true self.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R.
Covey.
Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-85839-8
A classic work on living life from the principles of fairness,
integrity, honesty and dignity. Explores Private Victory (be proactive,
begin with the end in mind, the Four Quadrants of time management),
Public Victory (think win/win, seek first to understand then to
be understood, synergy) and Renewal (sharpen the saw).
Get Everything Done and Still Have Time to Play by Mark
Forster
Hodder & Stroughton, ISBN 0340746203
Forster explores a range of "attention focusing" techniques
- looking beyond the immediate tasks, learning to say "no",
sorting out the significant from the trivial, and costing everything
you do against a notional hourly rate of pay so that you can evaluate
every activity against its "cost". He looks at how to
identify resistance (the "R factor") in yourself and
deal with it and notes the importance of "depth" activities
such as yoga, meditation or journal writing to create calm.
Build Your Own Rainbow by Hopson Barrie & Mike Scally.
Management Books 2000. ISBN 185252300X
A workbook to help readers plan their personal and career objectives.
It includes detailed exercises to analyse readers' current work
values and transferable skills, and provides an extensive listing
of matching jobs and occupations. Adopted by the Open University
for their Work Options course.
What Colour is your Parachute by Richard Nelson Bolles.
Ten speed Press. ISBN 089815880X
Annually updated and revised over thirty years, Parachute advises
people that the best way to find a job or make a career change
isn't to answer a job ad or send in a CV. Instead he advocates
1) identifying your many talents. 2) working out where you would
like to apply these transferable skills. 3) deciding how to pursue
organisations which interest you. "Successful job hunting
is a learned skill. You have to study it. You have to practice
it. You have to master it". Attractive layout includes coloured
fonts, lots of easy-to-read grids, charts and Internet sites.
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