Coaching and Mentoring for Business

Auteur

Dr Grace McCarthy is Associate Dean (Education) in the Faculty of Business, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Following many years in industry, Grace now specialises in coaching, mentoring and education. Grace developed the Master of Business Coaching at the University of Wollongong, combining inputs from industry with academic research and the requirements of professional associations. Launched in 2008, the course attracts experienced internal and external coaches, human resource and other professionals from around Australia, each passionate about coaching and seeking to enhance their skills and understand the theoretical underpinnings of their practice. Grace is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Evidence-Based Coaching and Mentoring and reviews for this and other journals and conferences. In 2012, Grace was awarded an Australian Government Office of Learning and Teaching citation for 'Using a coaching approach to inspire a love of learning among students and colleagues'.

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'I like this book because it is a smooth read with a good critical and questioning line throughout. There are some innovations, for example, two leadership chapters, a very interesting chapter on ethics and some well-constructed vignettes to ponder on. If you are interested in Coaching and Mentoring for Business, buy it now, you won't be disappointed!' - Bob Garvey, York St John University Business School

Résumé
This book seeks to go beyond the vast body of skills-based literature that dominates the study of coaching and mentoring, and focus on the contribution that coaching can make to human resource strategy and organizational strategy.

Contenu

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Coaching and mentoring theory and models
Chapter 3: Coaching and mentoring skills
Chapter 4: Coaching and mentoring for individual change
Chapter 5: Coaching and mentoring for leaders
Chapter 6: Coaching and mentoring by leaders
Chapter 7: Coaching and mentoring for strategy
Chapter 8: Coaching and mentoring for innovation
Chapter 9: Coaching and mentoring for organisational change
Chapter 10: Cross-cultural and virtual coaching and mentoring
Chapter 11: Ethical issues in coaching and mentoring
Chapter 12: Success in coaching and mentoring