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Coaching for Performance

Growing Human Potential and Purpose

by John Whitmore

Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2009

Category: Human Resources

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Coaching for Performance
Learn to ask the right questions to coach your employees toward increased accountability, awareness and responsibility.

In this summary you will learn

  • What coaching is
  • How to be an effective coach
  • How to use the “GROW formula” to ask coaching questions
  • What coaching’s future path is

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Why you should read Coaching for Performance

Coaches don’t work only on football and soccer fields, baseball diamonds, or basketball courts. Today, coaches assist clients in every possible area of endeavor, from business and other professions to numerous life skills. If you can do it, a coach can help you do it better. Sir John Whitmore is a respected guru in this emerging field. He also is a bigger-than-life figure who was once a professional racecar driver on a championship team. Whitmore’s popular, authoritative book, now in its fourth edition, is a classic contribution in the field of performance coaching. getAbstract recommends it as a tremendous resource on the philosophy and methodology of coaching.

About the Author

John Whitmore is a legendary coach. His classic book on coaching has sold more than half a million copies in 22 languages. Whitmore started out as a professional racecar driver. His racing team won numerous prestigious championships in the 1960s.


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  1. October 26, 2011 Shanavas Usman
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