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Introduction Finding other books		Titles: The Tao of Coaching Coaching Leader As Coach Co-Active Coaching Effective Coaching

Introduction		You're the expert, the real webmaster, and those around you are still all webrookies. You've struggled through all the books, and now you know it all. Feels great, doesn't it? So now your boss tells you you'll have to coach those rookies to become just as expert at the job as you are. To some, Coaching comes naturally, while others have no idea how to go about it. If you're in the latter category, don't worry, I've found some help for you!

The Tao of Coaching: Boost Your Effectiveness at Work by Inspiring Those Around You
(Amazon.co.uk)

by Max Landsberg
Paperback - 144 pages new edition (6 October, 1997)
HarperCollins Business
ISBN: 188823234X

Note that this book is still available from Amazon.co.uk; from Amazon.com only second-hand.
This book will help you get better at giving and receiving feedback in a constructive way. The various aspects of coaching such as receiving and giving feedback, and overcoming coaching blocks, are presented as as elements of someone's career. Learn how to master coaching skills and implement them successfully.

Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others
(Amazon.co.uk)

by James Flaherty
Paperback - 200 pages 1st edition (September 15, 1998)
Butterworth-Heinemann (Trd)
ISBN: 0750699035

How do you contribute to someone's competence in a respectful, dignified, effective way? This book encourages learning experiences for both coach and the people being coached. "Coaching is not telling people what to do; it's giving them a chance to examine what they are doing in the light of their intentions." (from the Preface)

Leader As Coach: Strategies for Coaching & Developing Others
(Amazon.co.uk)

by David B. Peterson, Mary Dee Hicks
Paperback (February 1996)
Personnel Decisions International
ISBN: 0938529145

This book is short, easy to read, and to the point - for anyone who assumes a leadership role and does not know how to begin the process.

Co-Active Coaching: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and Life
(Amazon.co.uk)

by Laura Whitworth, Henry House, Phil Sandahl, Henry Kimsey-House
Hardcover - 288 pages (December 1998)
Davies-Black Pub
ISBN: 0891061231

Co-coaching is distinctive in that it involves both the coach and the coachee. By making the interaction between them a relationship of equals, both parties will feel less constrained by pre-assigned roles, and thereby freed to learn from another. There are as many ways of coaching as there are coaches, but this book provides simple but valuable lessons to managers, consultants, teachers and all manner of would-be coaches.

Effective Coaching
(Amazon.co.uk)

by Myles Downey
Paperback - 139 pages new edition (9 August, 2001)
Texere Publishing
ISBN: 1587991209

An introductory primer on the fundamentals of coaching in the business environment. It will help managers to understand how they can coach other people on the work place and how they can improve their practices by improving themselves.

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Coaching

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Introduction

The Tao of Coaching: Boost Your Effectiveness at Work by Inspiring Those Around You (Amazon.co.uk)

Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others (Amazon.co.uk)

Leader As Coach: Strategies for Coaching & Developing Others (Amazon.co.uk)