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Be a CHANGEMASTER - 12 Coaching Strategies for Leading Professional and Personal Change
A practical guide for leaders that provides twelve strategies for overcoming resistance to change. Unlike more theoretical books, this text shows how to adopt a coaching style of leadership as a systemic change strategy. Numerous examples demonstrate how the strategies used in this book have led to transformational change. These success stories are drawn from the work of professionally certified coaches. Components include:
Coaching is the proven change process, and leaders everywhere need to master the skills and strategies coaches use to transform their organizations efficiently and effectively. This book helps turn executives, managers, and team leaders into motivators and their organizations into winners. You can easily use the Changemaster strategies for any personal change you wish to make, too!
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 REVIEWS: "The author comes across as knowledgeable and concerned for the growth of the profession. She offers real practical examples of how we can tap into this tremendous resource and unleash the talents of individuals in the organization." "Wonderful balance of theory and practice. The practical hints and overall framework will be helpful to anyone exploring this important field." "The book is clear, passionate and tied to acceptable professional standards."
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Leadership Coaching for Educators - Bringing Out the Best in School Administrators
Published by Corwin Press, September 2006. Although targeted to school leaders, this book is equally useful for leaders in any field. This is a must-have handbook for anyone exploring coaching for themselves or their organization. Filled with the knowledge and skills you need for success as a coach. It is based on International Coach Federation's Professional Coaching Core Competencies. In it you will find:
National Staff Development Council |
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Attributes of a Great Coach Self Assessment Do you have what it takes for success as a coach? Adopting certain mindsets are essential for new or struggling coaches. Use this helpful scaled tool to determine coaching effectiveness, identify potential coaches or pinpoint learning opportunities for improving coaching relationships and results. |
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Teaching Success Self Assessment This tool was designed specifically for instructional coaches to use with teachers, for professional learning communities, principals or teachers to pinpoint areas for professional growth. Use this self- or dual-assessment as a continuous improvement tool to boost teacher effectiveness and success. |
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Changemaven's 11 Top Tips for Creating Lasting Change Are you frustrated by change and people who resist it? Implementing change initiatives does not have to be the struggle is it commonly believed to be. With these eleven strategies, creating lasting change can be achieved with greater ease. Use this poster as a discussion tool in your leadership meetings, or frame it and hang up to remind leaders what it takes for change to occur. Who should buy it? Leaders of work teams, departments, organizations. Middle managers, CEO's, principals, superintendents... anyone leading organizational change. Available as color card-stock letter size poster. |
 American Association of School Administrators |
ARTICLE: Why Coaching Matters, by Karla Reiss, published by The School Adminstrator, November 2003 |
 Association of California School Administrators Online |
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 Independent Community Radio KGNU 88.5 FM Boulder, Colorado |
RADIO INTERVIEW: Click here to download 20 minute interview with Karla Reiss on KGNU (1 MB MP3 file) . |
