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Book SynopsisAs the pace of change increases and new business structures evolve, finding and harnessing peopleâs talent is becoming ever more important. From Talent Management to Talent Liberation presents a thoughtful and practical approach to talent. It provides compelling evidence for the limitations of talent management practice and offers talent liberation as an alternative approach. Talent Liberation is positioned through five premises that draw on the agile movement to provide a fundamental reappraisal of the talent agenda. These premises are then applied through a range of strategic and tactical tools such as the Talent Compass. By combining academic research, thought leadership and practical experience, this book will stimulate fresh thinking. Readers will be inspired to take action, using the simple tools to liberate more of the talent in their organisation and their teams. Leaders, HR professionals and individuals will benefit from the relevant insights shared here.Trade Review"In Talent Management to Talent Liberation Evans, Arnold and Rothwell challenge organisational leaders to reflect on the value of talent management strategies and step back from the process to the purpose of these strategies. They strike an excellent balance between insights from academic research and practical examples in identifying the key questions which should inform talent strategy. The result is a thoughtful analysis which will help any reflective practitioner to ensure that talent management can liberate the potential in their talent and deliver on the talent agenda in the new workplace. It is essential reading for any talent practitioner." - David G. Collings, Professor of HRM, Dublin City University Business School, Ireland. "What is in a word? The authors highlight the assumptions we make and prescriptions we follow when managing talent. They use the metaphor of talent liberation to show us how to link improvements in our practice to a challenging business context. This is the book for those who accept the need for critical thinking but are also looking for positive and practical ways forward." - Paul Sparrow, Emeritus Professor of International HRM, Lancaster University Management School, UK. "Peoples’ talents and learning flourish when liberated and, like the genie, they refuse to be put back in the bottle." – Dr Peter Honey, Occupational Psychologist & Management Trainer, UK. This guide to ‘talent liberation’ is a fluent and nicely thought-provoking read, with a practical tone and a clear structure. It usefully pulls together a set of ideas that reflective practitioners have been moving towards, challenging the often lazy ‘war for talent’ rhetoric. The over-emphasis on formal HR procedures is called out and counter-balanced by advice for leaders on how to grow their teams. Useful models make the crucial links between talent management and workforce planning on the one hand and how individuals develop their own careers on the other." - Wendy Hirsh, Principal Associate, Institute for Employment Studies, UK."This book offers a critical analysis of talent management. Adopting the metaphor of talent liberation, the authors offer a path forward for talent management better fitted to projected trends concerning the future of work. I found the use of cases and the explicit identification of practical implications for HR departments, leaders, and individual employees especially useful. In addition, the book sets out to help bridge the scientist-practitioner gap in talent management, another issue that is hindering the field from progressing forward. I applaud any and all effort to approach this topic area from a critical and bridging perspective, as this book does so well." — Nicky Dries, Research Professor of Organizational Behavior, KU Leuven & BI Norwegian Business School, Norway."The authors have done a remarkable job summarizing and extending ideas around talent liberation. Beyond simple solutions, they offer unique and relevant ways to liberate the skills and energy of people in organizations. They help leaders move beyond idealistic calls for talent to specific actions to get the most out of talent." - Dave Ulrich, Rensis Likert Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan Partner, USA. "Whilst carefully grounded in the literature, this is very much a practical book, offering useable tools and examples, based in part on the authors’ research and consulting work with clients. There is no simple "best practice" model on offer; instead the authors guide us through a set of questions designed to help develop a "talent liberation" approach appropriate to the context, strategy and culture of the organization. Specific guidance is also provided to help HR, leaders, and individuals themselves liberate talent. Engaging and useful, this book is a must have for those involved in the practice of talent management." - Ed Snape, Dean & Chair Professor in Management, School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. "Steeped in significant research, thought leadership and current practical examples, From Talent Management to Talent Liberation provides new direction for understanding how we unleash talent for our age. These highly qualified authors propose a flexible 5-part framework, sets of questions, and tools that help you, your leaders, and your organization craft your best opportunities for uncovering and encouraging talent to thrive in today’s complex work environment. This is a breakthrough approach to the most important aspects of maximizing talent." - Wendy Axelrod, PhD, Executive Coach and Mentor, USA.Table of ContentsPrefacePart 1 – The context for talent liberationChapter one: Talent management – not fit for purposeChapter two: The future of work – talent requiredChapter three: Talent liberation – a new metaphorPart 2 – The practice of talent liberationChapter four: The Talent compass – identifying risks and opportunitiesChapter five: HR as liberatorsChapter six: Leaders as liberatorsChapter seven: Liberating your own talentPart 3 - Toolkit and resourcesA. Talent Compass questionsB. Talent Compass sample risks and solutionsC. When to borrow, buy or buildD. Examples of everyday learning opportunitiesE. Completing your personal incident roomF. Life wheel templateG. Broadening your continued professional developmentIndex

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Book SynopsisBy blending the real-world insights of business executive Al Bolea with tested research findings provided by leadership scholar Leanne Atwater, Becoming a Leader: Nine Elements of Leadership Mastery effectively bridges theory and practice to outline powerful leadership behaviors and teach readers how to become a leader.Based on Bolea's original J-Curve model of leadership, this approachable guide identifies and describes nine essential elements for leadership mastery, including skills such as setting direction, creating key processes, and nurturing behaviors. Each chapter pairs concrete narratives with succinct research synopses to show how to expand the potential of people and organizations. This unique, experiential text engages readers with self-reflection and self-assessment exercises to encourage their development as future leaders.Becoming a Leader: Nine Elements of Leadership Mastery is a must-have resource for practicing managers, consultants, andTable of ContentsContext Setting The Nine Elements of Mastery: J-Curve Leadership Model Part 1. What Leaders Do 1. Set Direction Element 2. Build a Team of People 3. Create Key Processes 4. Steward Structure 5. Nurture Behaviors Part 2. How Leaders Lead 6. Conversations 7. Provide Support 8. Set Boundaries 9. Space to Deliver Conclusion: The Journey

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Book SynopsisPsychology for Coaches offers its readers a chance to ground their interpersonal skills in sound psychological theory and research. It provides a solid synthesis of current concepts and research results, translating them into hands-on recommendations and examples of tools.The book was written in response to questions asked by trainee coaches eager to make sure they are doing their best to provide a safe, professional, and valuable service. It offers clear, practical examples on how to apply presented concepts into coaching practice. It challenges popular strategies that may have unwanted side effects and offers to replace them with specific ideas on how to use coaching conversations to: support goal setting and consistent motivation encourage autonomy and responsibility assist self-reflection and manage learning increase awareness of emotions and manage them better identify and change beliefs and schemas build a healthierTable of ContentsChapter 1. Coaching and psychology Chapter 2. Psychology in operational coaching: Setting goals, maintaining commitment, and creative problem solving Chapter 3. Psychology in competence coaching: Supporting the process of learning Chapter 4. Psychological coaching: working with coachees’ emotions Chapter 5. Psychological coaching: personality, self-esteem, and changing schemas Appendix. When coaching won’t help: Deciding whether to coach or to refer the client elsewhere

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Book SynopsisNow in a fully revised and updated second edition, this textbook offers a complete introduction to consumer behaviour in sport and recreation. Combining theory and cutting-edge research with practical guidance and advice, it helps students and industry professionals become more effective practitioners. Written by three of the worldâs leading sports marketing academics, the book covers all the key topics in consumer behaviour, including:â user experience and service designâ segmenting consumer markets, building profiles, and brandingâ decision-making and psychological consequencesâ consumer motivation, constraints, and personalitiesâ service quality and customer satisfactionâ sociocultural and technological advancements influencing consumptionThis updated edition includes expanded coverage of key emerging topics such as technology (from streaming apps to wearables), e-sports and gamification, consumer research, brand architecturTable of ContentsPart 1: The Sport Consumer Marketplace, 1. Introduction to Sport Consumer Behaviour, 2. The Sport Product and Empirical Generalizations, 3. Sport Consumer Research and Segmentation, 4. Sport Consumer Brand Management, Part 2: Sport Consumers as Decision-Makers, 5. Sport Consumer Decision-Making, 6. A Psychological Model of Sport Consumption and Decisions, Part 3: Sport Consumers as Individuals, 7. Sport Consumer Motivation, 8. Sport Consumer Involvement, 9. Constraints in Sport Engagement, 10. Sport Consumer Attitudes, 11. Sport Team Identification, 12. Perceptions of Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction, 13. Personality and Sport Consumers, Part 4: Sport Consumers in their Social World, 14. Influence of the Socio-Cultural Environment, 15. Technology and Sport Consumer Experiences by Heather Kennedy

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Book SynopsisWe naturally create stories to help us make meaning of our world, but in conflict situations the kinds of stories we typically tell ourselves can actually make it harder for us to manage and resolve the conflict constructively. This book provides an accessible framework for understanding why people tell their conflict stories the way they do, and how to help them move away from conflict stories that prevent them from understanding and responding to conflict in an effective way. Presented using highly engaging and accessible cases, the book is designed to help people working with others in conflict to fully support them by understanding which areas of the conflict story to focus their attention on, and using practical techniques to support people to rewrite their story into a more constructive one to better manage the situation. The book also provides practical strategies to help people who are themselves in a conflict scenario to rewrite and enact a version of their conflict Trade Review"People in conflict tell stories about what they experienced – sometimes to mend the fabric of a newly-torn reality, or explore the meaning of what happened, or demonize their opponents, or justify their own behavior - but always to discover a way out, or return to their own un-conflicted selves, or tell the story in a way that imparts insight into the deeper reasons why it happened, allowing it to be forgotten. Samantha Hardy, a self-confessed "pracademic," brings a wonderful combination of practical coaching and mediation skills, a high level of emotional insight, and a profound understanding of the nature of narrative and melodrama to this excellent and immensely useful book. Every practitioner will learn something from it and walk away with a deeper understanding of the role of melodrama and tragedy in conflict stories, and a great many practical coaching and mediation skills to boot! It is an enjoyable read and well worth the price." - Kenneth Cloke, Mediator and author of The Dance of Opposites: Explorations in Mediation, Dialogue and Conflict Resolution Systems Design"Sam is inviting you to look at conflict through a whole new set of eyes. The unique and entertaining lens that she is offering is 'genres of literature'. She has uncovered and is taking you on a journey to discover healthy and unhealthy conflict story patterns. These insights provide you with the power to (re)-write your own, or help others (re)-write their own, conflict narratives in a way that helps define new ways for moving forward and find peace with the past. A must for conflict specialists and people who want to critically reflect on their own approach to conflict." - Claudia Butler, Professional Conflict Navigator, AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction PART I: Conflict Stories 1. Conflict stories, narratives and genre 2. Melodrama 3. The melodramatic conflict narrative 4. Melodramatic victims 5. Melodramatic villains 6. Why is the melodramatic conflict narrative problematic? 7. Tragedy – the alternative conflict story 8. The shift from melodrama to tragedy PART II: Conflict Coaching to Support Story Development 9. Coaching to facilitate the shift 10. Simple to complex 11. Certain to uncertain 12. Passive to active 13. Dependence to agency 14. Past to future 15. Suffering to learning 16. The REAL Conflict Coaching SystemTM

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Book SynopsisThis book takes you on a seven-day journey with your guides: 60 coaches and thought-leaders from around the world. Through storytelling, poetry and other creative approaches, readers can follow this programme alone or with others and take a practical and empowering look at the impact of the climate emergency on their practice and how they might respond. Ecological and Climate-Conscious Coaching: a Companion Guide to Evolving Coaching Practice describes methods for adapting your practice while making a livelihood, reframing your work with urgency and action through exploration of the five-stage Eco-phase' cycle, moving from Eco Curious', Eco-Informed', Eco-Aware', to Eco-Engaged' and Eco Active'. Designed to encourage discussion, raise awareness and increase confidence about stepping into a leadership role, the book explores the difference that coaching can make in the world as a result of greater eco-awareness and systemic understanding.Featuring powerful storieTrade Review'Raising awareness and knowledge around the urgency of the climate emergency and creating safe and challenging space to reflect and act is what we can and need to do. This challenging, and, by design, "uncomfortable" book offers just that – frameworks, tools, techniques that would allow anybody to understand the eco-phase cycle and find their way in contributing to the lasting solution.'Magdalena Nowicka Mook, CEO, International Coaching Federation'There are many important books on the climate crisis. Coaches have begun to recognise they have a role but also to begin for many the journey of moving from concern to action. What we have been missing is a guide to that journey and a framework for conceptualising the challenge we face. Ecological and Climate Conscious Coaching provides that guide and that framework. It takes us through the process of understanding how we might recognise and respond to the crisis confronting us all. Providing both concepts and tools for reflection and action it invites to rethink how we approach our role as coaches and our contribution as both professionals and citizens. I have worried about, puzzled over and pursued concerns for the health of the environment for more than fifty years. At times I have been despairing of our lack of action. This book makes me more hopeful that our profession can make a difference if we accept the authors invitation. Some books are important. This one is essential. I implore all coaches to both read and engage with the journey it offers. The world and our future demands no less.'Professor David A Lane, Professional Development Foundation'In our work, some of the richest material are the things not being talked about. And chief among those is climate change. How can coaches and mentors be concerned for the wellbeing of their clients if they avoid discussing the very environment in which the work takes place? This fascinating dialogue explores ways to open up a vital conversation that underpins the flourishing of us all. By turns philosophical, practical, spiritual and realistic, this fascinating and necessary read offers productive ways out of denial and into action.'Margaret Heffernan, CEO and Author, Wilful Blindness and Uncharted'In the face of the climate emergency and ecological breakdown, every profession is called to reinvent itself. It’s wonderful to see the coaching profession taking on the challenge is a profound and wise manner.'Frederic Laloux, author of Reinventing Organizations'This book is a work of co-creative love. It is enriched by the comradeship between the authors, animated by their long and committed coaching experience and ecosystemic knowledge, and fuelled by their enduring love for the Earth and all who share this miraculous planet. The reader is invited to share a journey with them and the many others who people the pages through seven days of stories, information, poetry, provocations and helpful practices. While the authors do not flinch from laying out the facts this is anything but a book of doom. I found it a deeply absorbing and, dare I say it, enjoyable, gripping read as I was guided through lively conversations rich with images and personal adventure. This book is a vital offering in these times of devastation. It will support us to take our next steps and be our good companion on the long and perilous journey.'Hetty Einzig, leadership coach, consultant, author; the Association for Coaching Director of Publications Strategy & Executive Editor of Coaching Perspectives'Through following the 7 days of this book’s journey you will discover how to commit to spiritual action to create an empowering emerging future. May this book inspire readers so that if our collective grandchildren ask us, ‘what were you doing when the earth was being plundered?’ you will have an answer.'Ram S Ramanathan, Coacharya'A brilliant and thought-provoking book that captures the spirit of coaching. I enjoyed the narrative that weaves together multiple perspectives to raise awareness and deepen reflection. This book will definitely help leaders, coaches, OD practitioners, and individuals make a broader systemic impact through a climate-conscious mindset.'Anjali Nair, Founder-The HR Studio; Member, Board of Governors - International Association of Coaching; OD Consultant; leadership coach'A very timely and forward-looking collective masterpiece reminding us to redefine the role of our profession when it comes to focus on what needs to be sustained. The book inspires us all about how the world could be a better place when, as humans, we start living in harmony with ourselves and with the universe surrounding us. So a great companion in our journey from ego-centric to an eco-centric way of life…'Dr Riza Kadilar, EMCC Global President'Stop feeling isolated in grief about our climate challenge by joining global co-conveners who offer a poignant and practical companion guide for you to breakthrough inertia. Learn from direct experience shared by practitioners and become part of a community with a mutual commitment to feel deeply through the stages of curiosity, awareness, information, engagement and ultimately the ecological literacy essential to sustain useful eco-action. In the words of Jane Goodall, beyond passion and fantasy, real hope demands action and engagement. This guide is a timeless resource for every person to generate real hope for each other.'Janet M. Harvey, CEO inviteCHANGEThis book is timely and essential. Drawing the reader in with captivating stories from contributors across the world, the authors approach climate and ecological crisis in a fresh and thoughtful way. Coaching is on a path to reinvention, and this book will quickly become a staple of the new curriculum. A must read!Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There'This is a beautiful, inspiring and empowering treasure of a book, packed not only with resources and tips, but love, joy and hope.'Liz Hall, leadership coach and editor of Coaching at Work magazine'This is a book of insightful journeys over seven days, reflecting on the ecological and climate crisis and the important role coaching can play. Through the creative development of eco-engaged coaching, supervision and training, the authors provide a strategic vision and direction for the future. This exciting book will inform both trainee and experienced coaching practitioners with what they need to know about eco-engaged practice.' Stephen Palmer PhD, Faculty of Climate Change and Coaching Psychology, ISCP International Centre for Coaching Psychology Research'Many of us wonder what work we can do as coaches and human beings, to address the challenges of climate change. These authors don’t wonder, they do something that is quite remarkable and consequential! This brilliant book offers us practical ways to become eco-informed by articulating a framework for regenerative coaching which begins with our self-work, as the key to engaging differently with our clients be they individuals, teams, or broader organizations. Chapter by chapter the authors create an experiential workshop for use, offering provocative questions for our thoughtful consideration while enriching each chapter by sharing their own, to evoke our deepest reflections.'Pam McLean, Ph.D., Co-Founder & Chief Knowledge Officer, Hudson Institute of Coaching'In an ever-busier world, leaders have to fight harder and harder to escape from short-term thinking. Paradoxically, attending to the farther horizon of climate change and the wider eco-system enhances decision making in the now. This book provides an essential guide for future-focused leadership.'David Clutterbuck, Special Ambassador, EMCC'This companion guide to evolving coaching practice respectfully invites the reader on a journey around the eco-cycle with the understanding that this journey in non-linear and does not reach an end. I suspect that it is not only the eco-cycle that we will keep coming back to, but also this guide. On the journey, we receive guidance on how to introduce the ecology into our coaching work respectfully without being evangelical or unethical. The guide addresses supervision, eco-engaged coach development and training and ways of resourcing ourselves and our work – so we work from and are supported by ‘Source’. The book is written in a way as to invite people to work with others as they journey around the eco-cycle. Eve, Josie, Peter and Ali – as I read, I could hear your voices and feel your vulnerability as you spoke from the heart. You are right it is not a "comfortable" book but a vital resource to urgently have us move individually and collectively from ego-centric to eco-centric. I urge all of us to form hubs and to work through this guide and to action what emerges so that we can confidently answer our great grandchildren when they ask us what it is that we did.'Colleen Qvist, CQ Associates (Pty) Ltd, COMENSA Master Coach, COMENSA Master Mentor, National Vice President Coaches and Mentors of South Africa (COMENSA), COMENSA representative In the Group of Signatories to the Joint Global Statement on Climate Change'This is literally an invaluable book. That as a species we need to change our behaviour is indisputable. Coaching is a profoundly effective approach to enabling that change.'Myles Downey, author of Enabling Genius, Effective Modern Coaching and The Enabling Manager'There is no doubt in my mind that this book is a labour of love, perseverance, and hard work. While incorporating experiential frameworks and activities, it also includes in-depth questions, scientific information, tools, techniques and reflections, making it a transformational book and agent of change. It impels us to embark on a journey that is both caring for mother earth and food for our souls.'Dr. Anne Dolly Kuzhimadathil, Founder & CEO, SALT & Immediate Past President, APAC'Ecological and Climate Conscious Coaching is a unique work: creative, spiritual, practical and thought-provoking. The authors highlight the idea that the ecological crisis is an epistemological crisis. In so doing, they demonstrate the value of coaching and the role it plays in transforming hearts and minds: by connecting with what matters, and challenging unhelpful thought patterns. The book is very much a journey of inquiry; one which makes a sincere, enlightened and focussed attempt to save our world. It comes at the right time.'Dr Caroline Horner, i-coach academy'It is said that we don’t just inherit the earth from our ancestors but borrow it from our collective children. This book addresses the most important issue facing our and many other beings, the climate and ecological crisis. It does so by drawing us in through the diverse and enticing stories from contributors worldwide, and through the passion, dialogue and compassion in its pages, taking us on a journey with trusted companions. If there is one book you buy that will touch your very being, I would recommend this.'Damian Goldvarg, Leadership Development expert and author. Past President, International Coaching Federation 'This very timely anthology captures deep and original insights from a collective of global voices to address the future of humanity and our planet. The authors pose a vital question: how can coaching, mentoring, supervising and training make the most beneficial contribution to the great challenges of our time? It is a call for all of us: how can climate and ecology be integrated into our practice? Based on a seven-day ‘eco-journey’ with four convenors, over 60 contributors ask and answer challenging questions about what it means to be a practising coach today – and in what way coaching needs to transform. What, in fact, are the wider responsibilities of a coach to society? And do practitioners enable those economic, political, and ecological systems that perpetuate themselves, thus dangerously harming the planet? David Lane points out, coaches work with decision makers in industries that have a big impact on the environment. Sir John Whitmore defined the purpose of coaching as raising awareness so that people would take responsibility and ownership for their choices. He apparently did so with full awareness of our impending climate and ecological crisis. If coaching is good at helping people take a larger view of their reality, then what can coach practitioners and supervisors do to help clients to transform their businesses?The book identifies a role for coaches to support leaders in transforming the rules of the game itself. But to shift our perspectives as coaches, we need to look at the ‘regeneration’ of coach development and training and develop the courage to act. This book asks difficult questions that as practitioners we need to begin to address urgently. As Peter Hawkins says, the coaching profession needs to move from being individual and ego centric to being eco centric.'Dr Sunny Stout-Rostron, University of Stellenbosch School of Business'This book is so much more than a book. In addition to its deeply informed systemic analysis and rich storytelling, Ecological and Climate-conscious Coaching offers a grounded guide for a revolution in consciousness, rich in conversations and camaraderie, packed with diverse perspectives and practices. This book is not only a must read for all coaching professionals and business and community leaders, it is also a template of transformation for anyone seeking understanding, support and agency in response to the ecological and climate crises. No matter who you are, find yourself a few companions and embark on this inspired interactive journey guided by the wise minds and loving hearts of its authors.'Sally Gillespie, PhD, author of Climate Crisis and Consciousness: Re-imagining our world and ourselvesTable of ContentsPreface 1. Welcome Letter 2. An Introduction to the Ecological and Climate Crisis: The Role Coaching Can and Needs to Play 3. Stories of Eco-Awakening: Day One Morning 4. Awakening in the Coaching Profession: Day One Afternoon 5. Eco-Informed "Listen to the Science": Day Two Morning 6. Listen to the Earth: Day Two Afternoon 7. Eco-Aware – Processing Our Emotional Responses: Day Three Morning 8. Eco-Aware – Shifting Our Thinking: Day Three Afternoon 9. Eco-Aware – Spiritually Connecting: Day Three Evening 10. Eco-Engaged Coaching: Day Four Morning 11. Eco-Engaged Coaching: Stories of Transforming Our Coaching: Day Four Afternoon 12. Eco-Engaged Supervision: Day Five Morning 13. Eco-Engaged Coach Development and Training: Day Five Afternoon 14. Eco-Active: Impacting the Wider World and Developing the Coaching Profession: Day Six Morning 15. Eco-Active: Developing our Vision, Values and Actions and Transforming our own Business and its Value Chain: Day Six Afternoon 16. Integrating Our Learning: Final Day Morning 17. Resourcing Ourselves for the Future Journey and Farewell: Final Day Afternoon Glossary of Key Concepts, Terms and Definitions Appendix A: Climate Coaching Alliance

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Book SynopsisWe live in a leadership-obsessed society. The result is that we assume nearly any social or economic ill can be mended through better leadership. Sometimes, this commitment to leadership is followed by hero worshipping, wishful thinking and misplaced hope. Seeking to understand the faith we place in leadership, the authors draw on a number of in-depth studies of managers trying to do leadership. It presents six metaphors for the leader: as gardener, cosy-crafter, saint, cyborg, commander and bully. Some of these offer unexpected insights into how leadership does and does not work. The book sheds light on a varied - often contradictory and sometimes darker - side of leadership. Cutting through the management-speak drenched current literature on leadership, Metaphors We Lead By presents an enlightening and refreshing understanding of an important topic. It will be useful reading for students and researchers, as well as the thinking manager.Trade Review'Rarely is academic writing so insightful, useful and amusing at once.'Gianpiero Petriglieri, INSEAD, France'This insightful work is a valuable contribution to the study of leadership. It is a must for university business collections, and merits inclusion as collateral reading in academic and professional leadership-related courses of study.'J. B. Kashner, CHOICE'A sophisticated and critical analysis of 'leadership' metaphors that pushes the boundaries well beyond the conventional. There are lots of books on leadership but there aren't many books like this - read it!'Keith Grint, Professor of Public Leadership & Management, Warwick Business School, UK'This highly engaging book compellingly shows what a critically-oriented approach can do to not only invigorate the field of leadership studies but also to constructively assist leaders (and followers) make sense of and act authentically in a world in which is leadership is over-hyped yet widely misunderstood.'Professor Brad Jackson, Fletcher Building Education Trust Chair in Leadership, The University of Auckland, New ZealandTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Theories of Leadership 3. Metaphors for Leadership 4. Leaders as Saints: Leadership through Moral Peak Performance 5. Leaders as Gardeners: Leadership through Facilitating Growth 6. Leaders as Buddies: Leadership through Making People Feel Good 7. Leaders as Commanders: Leadership through Creating Clear Direction 8. Leaders as Cyborgs: Leadership through Mechanistic Superiority 9. Leaders as Bullies: Leadership through Intimidation 10. Communicating Leadership Metaphors 11. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe ''relational turn'' is a movement affecting a range of disciplines including neuroscience, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, organisational consulting and, more recently, coaching. Its primary focus is on the centrality of human relating in determining how individuals develop, make meaning and function individually and collectively. In The Theory and Practice of Relational Coaching: Complexity, Paradox and Integration, Simon Cavicchia and Maria Gilbert expand existing coaching theory and practice to focus on the implications of the relational turn for how coaches and clients think about the nature of identity, the self, change, learning, and individual and organisational development. Drawing on perspectives as varied as relational neuroscience, the relational foundations of personality development, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, shame, vulnerability, complexity and systems ideas, the authors shed light on many of the paradoxes and challenges facing coaches and their cTrade Review"This is the most rigorous introduction to relational coaching to date. The entire field is placed in a historical and psychological perspective, with sound referencing to all the relevant sources. Not only is this the best handbook you will find, reading the philosophy and case studies will allow you to pick up and implement in your own practice the subtle differences between traditional and relational approaches. This book is all about attending to coaching, the relationship and your client as they appear in the moment, rather than attending to some pre-set idea about what coaching should be. In this sense there is a freshness and depth permeating from every page. Mostly, this relational turn towards your own fresh lived experience will be a priceless reward that you reap from reading this exceptional book. Underpinning all this you are invited into a series of wonderfully crafted case examples, from which I personally learned huge amounts." - Erik de Haan, Director of Ashridge Centre for Coaching, UK and Professor of Organisation Development, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands "This book offers an overdue corrective to the cause-and-effect assumptions that govern many organisations with respect to what it means to lead and the support that managers need. Instead of tools and processes, Simon Cavicchia and Maria Gilbert offer a rich description – supported by rigorous intellectual foundations – of the dynamics of an effective coaching relationship. This is not a manual for the coach doing the coaching to the coachee. It’s a manifesto for coach and coachee co-creating the meaning of their work, taking into account the complex and often contradictory influences that bear on them. It is a book that brings into the conversation the dynamics of power and politics that shape working life, challenging the notion that these can be bracketed out in the name of neutrality. It helps coaches navigate the tricky path between serving the organisation that pays the bill and the needs of an individual coachee. The relational approach is not simply about establishing a close and mutually respectful relationship. It’s an acknowledgement that what the coach and coachee have to do only ever emerges from the specificities of the relationship between them and the context in which they work. Put aside pre-conceived recipes, the authors say, and connect with the person before you." - Martin Vogel, co-founder, The Counter-Consultancy"The Theory and Practice of Relational Coaching: Complexity, Paradox and Integration is nothing less than a tour de force. Simon Cavicchia’s unique blend of eloquence, erudition and warmth combines with Maria Gilbert’s decades of experience as a consummate educator to create an exceptional book. It takes the reader on a rich journey, starting with scene setting and philosophy. It covers the main theories which underpin an integrative relational approach and describes in detail all aspects of a here and now relational encounter. After a deep dive into ‘the micro dynamics of relational interaction’ the authors then gently move outwards to the subtleties and forces of the organisational context. Quite simply, this book says everything about relational coaching, its theories and practice. The authors critique and integrate an extraordinary depth and breadth of theories from all the psychological traditions. This alone makes the book an education in itself! I recommend it not only for coaches, but for psychotherapists and counselling psychologists who have made ‘the relational turn’."- Charlotte Sills, Professor of Coaching, Ashridge Business School, UK"Simon Cavicchia and Maria Gilbert draw on their substantial depth of experience and expertise in the fields of executive coaching and psychotherapy to show that these are not separate but essential counter-parts enabling us to strive towards higher levels of performance. This is an essential and timely publication for all serious coaches and business professionals who are struggling to apply the 'rational' linear left brain models of coaching to an increasingly fast moving and complex world. It covers the foundational background to this holistic way of apprehending our changing world enabling one to weave together top-down linear and bottom-up emergent perspectives and manoeuvre deftly between them. I thoroughly recommend this publication for all aspiring to success on the sometimes stormy oceans of complexity." - Syed Azmatullah, MA, PhD; Psychotherapist, Executive Coach, author of The Coach’s Mind Manual "This is a book for coaches, clients, and anyone interested in the delicate business of human relating. Spanning a range of dimensions gracefully it is profound yet accessible, broad and thorough, with a clear advocacy that leaves me feeling invited to make up my own mind. Simon Cavicchia and Maria Gilbert have managed to offer an in-depth historical overview of different perspectives and to paint a lively picture of the complex and subtle nature of current, integrated approaches. This book is theoretically sound and practical, encouraging and provocative. The case studies are lively and show the messy nature of this work and the difficulty of bringing awareness to the process at all times. Just what we have been waiting for." - Kathleen King, PhD; researcher and co-editor of Organisational Consulting: @ the Edges of Possibility and The Change Doctors: Re-imagining Organisational Practice"This is the most rigorous introduction to relational coaching to date. The entire field is placed in a historical and psychological perspective, with sound referencing to all the relevant sources. Not only is this the best handbook you will find, reading the philosophy and case studies will allow you to pick up and implement in your own practice the subtle differences between traditional and relational approaches. This book is all about attending to coaching, the relationship and your client as they appear in the moment, rather than attending to some pre-set idea about what coaching should be. In this sense there is a freshness and depth permeating from every page. Mostly, this relational turn towards your own fresh lived experience will be a priceless reward that you reap from reading this exceptional book. Underpinning all this you are invited into a series of wonderfully crafted case examples, from which I personally learned huge amounts." - Erik de Haan, Director of Ashridge Centre for Coaching, UK and Professor of Organisation Development, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands "This book offers an overdue corrective to the cause-and-effect assumptions that govern many organisations with respect to what it means to lead and the support that managers need. Instead of tools and processes, Simon Cavicchia and Maria Gilbert offer a rich description – supported by rigorous intellectual foundations – of the dynamics of an effective coaching relationship. This is not a manual for the coach doing the coaching to the coachee. It’s a manifesto for coach and coachee co-creating the meaning of their work, taking into account the complex and often contradictory influences that bear on them. It is a book that brings into the conversation the dynamics of power and politics that shape working life, challenging the notion that these can be bracketed out in the name of neutrality. It helps coaches navigate the tricky path between serving the organisation that pays the bill and the needs of an individual coachee. The relational approach is not simply about establishing a close and mutually respectful relationship. It’s an acknowledgement that what the coach and coachee have to do only ever emerges from the specificities of the relationship between them and the context in which they work. Put aside pre-conceived recipes, the authors say, and connect with the person before you." - Martin Vogel, co-founder, The Counter-Consultancy"The Theory and Practice of Relational Coaching: Complexity, Paradox and Integration is nothing less than a tour de force. Simon Cavicchia’s unique blend of eloquence, erudition and warmth combines with Maria Gilbert’s decades of experience as a consummate educator to create an exceptional book. It takes the reader on a rich journey, starting with scene setting and philosophy. It covers the main theories which underpin an integrative relational approach and describes in detail all aspects of a here and now relational encounter. After a deep dive into ‘the micro dynamics of relational interaction’ the authors then gently move outwards to the subtleties and forces of the organisational context. Quite simply, this book says everything about relational coaching, its theories and practice. The authors critique and integrate an extraordinary depth and breadth of theories from all the psychological traditions. This alone makes the book an education in itself! I recommend it not only for coaches, but for psychotherapists and counselling psychologists who have made ‘the relational turn’."- Charlotte Sills, Professor of Coaching, Ashridge Business School, UK"Simon Cavicchia and Maria Gilbert draw on their substantial depth of experience and expertise in the fields of executive coaching and psychotherapy to show that these are not separate but essential counter-parts enabling us to strive towards higher levels of performance. This is an essential and timely publication for all serious coaches and business professionals who are struggling to apply the 'rational' linear left brain models of coaching to an increasingly fast moving and complex world. It covers the foundational background to this holistic way of apprehending our changing world enabling one to weave together top-down linear and bottom-up emergent perspectives and manoeuvre deftly between them. I thoroughly recommend this publication for all aspiring to success on the sometimes stormy oceans of complexity." - Syed Azmatullah, MA, PhD; Psychotherapist, Executive Coach, author of The Coach’s Mind Manual "This is a book for coaches, clients, and anyone interested in the delicate business of human relating. Spanning a range of dimensions gracefully it is profound yet accessible, broad and thorough, with a clear advocacy that leaves me feeling invited to make up my own mind. Simon Cavicchia and Maria Gilbert have managed to offer an in-depth historical overview of different perspectives and to paint a lively picture of the complex and subtle nature of current, integrated approaches. This book is theoretically sound and practical, encouraging and provocative. The case studies are lively and show the messy nature of this work and the difficulty of bringing awareness to the process at all times. Just what we have been waiting for." - Kathleen King, PhD; researcher and co-editor of Organisational Consulting: @ the Edges of Possibility and The Change Doctors: Re-imagining Organisational PracticeTable of ContentsSECTION 1 The relational turn and coaching1 Setting the scene for an integrative relational approach to coaching in challenging times – uncertainty, paradox and complexity2 Who is it who is in a coaching relationship?3 Relational coaching and change – two distinct and interrelated approaches to change4 Selves in context – navigating and negotiating organisational life SECTION 2 Practice perspectives5 Coming together – unpacking the coach-coachee-context constellation6 Intersubjectivity 1 – understanding relationship dynamics from a developmental perspective7 Intersubjectivity 2 – the co-creation of the coaching relationship, meaning and change8 Relational integration – implications for practiceSECTION 3 Applications9 Shame and vulnerability – the experiences that dare not speak their name10 Perspectives on contracting from a relational perspective11 Coaching in organisations – culture, norms and novelty12 Feedback and assessmentConcluding thoughts: Relational perspectives on the development of coaches, ethics and supervision

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Book SynopsisThis collection featuring chapters by leading international practitioners will offer an introduction to coaching psychology for those new to it, including students, trainees, psychologists, and coaches.Introduction to Coaching Psychology covers key topics, including the background and development of coaching psychology, the coach-coachee relationship, coaching psychology approaches and models, and themes such as assessment, contracting, and the setup in coaching psychology practice. Applications in coaching psychology are considered, including a look at particular coaching psychology specialisms and interventions, as well as discussions about working in organisations, working with young people, and life and personal coaching. Professional practice issues, such as boundaries and best practice, and coaching and diversity, are also explored. Furthermore, a review of coaching psychology research is presented. The book also offers a rich collection of case studies to illustrate the practice of coaching psychology in a real-world setting and concludes with a consideration of the future of the field.This timely and accessible book will be essential reading for anyone new to the field, as well as coaches, psychologists, and counsellors interested in the theory, research, and practice of coaching psychology.Trade Review“When Dr Siobhain O’Riordan & Professor Stephen Palmer come together to edit a book, all coaching psychologists have much to gain! Introduction to Coaching Psychology is a superb read for all wanting to translate science to practice. Whether you are reading this book to become a better coach or for training new coaches, this is a mustread book in the field of coaching psychology.” - Kimberly Allen, PhD, BCC, CFLE, Associate Director of Academic Programs, CALS, North Carolina State University, USA; Chair, Family Life Coaching Association; author, Theory, Research, and Practical Guidelines for Family Life Coaching“Introduction to Coaching Psychology nicely provides a comprehensive synthesis of the basics and last advancements of this field. The editors of this book are the founders of this domain and they have done a tremendous work in bringing together great contents and best experts in this field. This book is a must read for all psychologists and coaches interested in the theory, research and practice of coaching psychology.” - Oana A. David, Ph.D., Associate Professor Habil, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca, Romania “Simply the right book at the right time. Coaching psychology can make a valuable contribution in this delicate phase of profound changes in individuals, communities, organizations, countries and economic, social and political patterns of development. Now, I have an introductory book to recommend to Italian psychologists and coaches newer to the field who want to invest in quality coaching and develop a sturdy coaching capability anchored to the theory, research and practice of coaching psychology.” - Silvana Dini, co-founder & Steering Committee member of SCP Italy; ISCP Honorary Vice President; Coaching Psychologist (FISCPAccred); Coaching Supervisor (ISCP Accred); Management Consultant“Routledge’s Coaching Psychology book series has been an invaluable resource and a great example of an academic-practitioner approach in the fields of coaching and coaching psychology. Now it seems to be the time to look back and offer an overview of the field, starting with the development of coaching and coaching psychology, key approaches and models, applications and professional practice issues, as well as offer a look into the future of coaching. With its 14 chapters and an impressive line-up of contributors, Introduction to Coaching Psychology provides this systematic overview for a wide audience interested in one of the most exciting areas of contemporary psychology." - Jelena Pavlović, PhD, Assistant Professor of Organizational Development and Change; founder of Koučing centar, Serbia“I highly recommend this book, because it is just what coaches, coaching psychologists and junior psychologists interested in coaching psychology were waiting for on account of its contents, structure and, especially, its accuracy. It offers a global vision of the elements that are involved and determines the best practices in coaching psychology for example: approaches and models, applications, research, case studies, the coach-coachee relationship. I am also reminded of the significant role psychology bodies provide for coaching psychology in the international market as well as for promoting recognition by society in general.” - Carmen Santos, President, COPC Coaching Psychology Section; Official Psychology Society of Catalonia, Spain “Introduction to Coaching Psychology is an essential guide to coaching with the use of evidence-based practice and state-of-the-art research in psychology. The book is a must-have for anybody willing to be an expert in coaching while relying on profound, specialist psychological knowledge. The book has been prepared by the acclaimed body of scientists, psychologists and practitioners, which is a clear added value of the publication.I highly recommend the book to be placed on the reference list for any coaching-related university courses.” - Dr Anna Syrek-Kosowska, ASK Expert, WSB University and Kozminski University, Poland“Introduction to Coaching Psychology boasts fourteen chapters from leading professionals in the field, covering highly topical and valuable coaching psychology concepts, approaches, and professional practice insights. Siobhain and Stephen are real leaders in this area, and have put together a comprehensive book that is invaluable to practitioners working across a variety of contexts. The chapters also open up the world of coaching psychology to a wider audience - the book can be used by practitioners, researchers, students, and anyone interested in coaching psychology. In all, Introduction to Coaching Psychology represents the brilliant work that is taking place in coaching psychology today.” - Dr Martin J. Turner, CPsychol., HCPC Reg., FAREBT (Acad), Reader in Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK“Introduction to Coaching Psychology is an excellent introductory book for anyone who is new to the field of coaching psychology. This book particularly helps entry-level coaches and coaching psychologists who want to get familiar with the main-stream coaching theories, approaches, models, assessments and applications.” - Dr Qing Wang, Associate Professor in Educational and Coaching Psychology, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, China“I very much welcome this book which meets a well overdue need in the maturing area of coaching psychology. The range of globally recognised contributors all have exceptional pedigree from both a theoretical and practitioner perspective. The well balanced chapters thoroughly encapsulate key concepts and provide practical advice for those interested in evidence based approaches to coaching. The editors, both acknowledged experts in the field have done a great service in delivering a highly readable and accessible publication, extremely useful to both psychologists and the wider community of coaches. Highly recommended.” - Dr Douglas B. Young PhD, MISCP, ISCP International Centre for Coaching Psychology Research“Finally, a book that clears up what coaching psychology is and how it can contribute to the success of individuals and organisations. Introduction to Coaching Psychology is an up to date and practical tool for teaching and learning the essence of coaching psychology. Editors and contributors are the outstanding experts of coaching psychology. My prediction is that this book will become one of the most preferred resources for coaching psychology courses all over the world. I would certainly recommend it to my students, and also to my novice and experienced coach and coaching psychologist colleagues.” - Vince Szekely PhD, President, Hungarian Association for Coaching Psychology; visiting lecturer, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary“As coaching psychology continues to be recognised as a complementary field to positive psychology, this text is a must-have in for all evidence-based coaching practitioners’ libraries. Congratulations Siobhain and Stephen on continuing to raise the bar and lead the way in the development of and interest in coaching psychology globally.” - Dr Suzy Green, The Positivity Institute; Honorary Professor in the School of Psychology, University of East LondonTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction to coaching psychology1. The background and development of coaching and coaching psychologySiobhain O’Riordan and Stephen Palmer2. The coach-coachee relationshipAlanna Henderson and Stephen PalmerPart II: Coaching psychology approaches and models 3. Coaching psychology approaches and models: Solution-focused, bhavioural, and cognitive behaviouralRachael Skews and Stephen Palmer4. Coaching psychology approaches and models: Humanistic, integrative, and constructivistAlison Whybrow5. Assessment in coaching psychologyCatherine SteelePart III: Applications in coaching psychology 6. Specialisms in coaching psychologyGisele Dias, Siobhain O’Riordan, and Stephen Palmer7. Working in OrganisationsSiobhain O’Riordan and Stephen Palmer8. Working with young People and youth coaching Ole Michael Spaten9. Life and personal coachingSheila Panchal, Siobhain O’Riordan, and Stephen PalmerPart IV: Professional practice issues and research 10. Boundaries and best practice Adrian Myers and Tatiana Bachkirova11. Coaching and diversityHo Law12. Coaching psychology researchYi-Ling Lai and Stephen PalmerPart V: Case studies and the future of coaching psychology 13. Coaching psychology case studiesSiobhain O’Riordan and Stephen Palmer14. Reflections and developments for the future of coaching psychologySiobhain O’Riordan and Stephen PalmerAppendices

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Book SynopsisNew Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond expands on the mission of the previous two Techniques books, featuring innovative approaches to address the needs of those whose lives have been shadowed by losswhether through bereavement, serious illness, the rupture of a relationship, or other complex or intangible losses, such as of an identity-defining career.The book starts with several framing chapters by prominent theorists that provide a big- picture orientation to grief work and follows with a generous toolkit of creative therapeutic techniques described in concrete detail and anchored in illustrative case studies to convey their use in actual practice. New Techniques of Grief Therapy is an indispensable resource for professionals working in hospice, hospital, palliative care, and elder care settings; clinicians in broader health-care and mental health-care practices; executive coaches; and students in the field of grief therapy.Trade Review"Clinicians want—and need—more than theory to guide them in their work with the bereaved. They also seek effective, how-to information to assist those contending with grief of all kinds, whether prompted by death or non-death loss. Nowhere else in the literature can professionals find such a wealth of interventions that help the mourner identify, express, and transform their responses to loss, reaffirm meaning, revamp life narratives, and develop healthy continued connection to lost loved ones. This book is a must have; it’s a veritable gold mine for all who treat the bereaved, from the newest students to the most seasoned therapists."—Therese A. Rando, PhD, BCETS, BCBT, author of Treatment of Complicated Mourning and co-author of Treating Traumatic Bereavement: A Practitioner’s Guide"Robert Neimeyer brings us a third outstanding collection in his excellent series on grief counseling and therapy. It features fifty-nine accessible chapters by authors from around the world; addresses diverse challenges in learning how to live meaningfully not only with bereavement but also with non-death-related losses; and concentrates on concrete techniques (illustrated by real-life examples) for supporting others in meeting those challenges. It is filled with innovative methods for practitioners, understanding for advanced students; and wisdom for both."—Thomas Attig, PhD, author of How We Grieve: Relearning the World"At last! A text that deals with death-related grief as well as that resulting from non-death loss. It offers a broad range of methods for helping persons negotiating both normative and traumatic life transitions. Along with dozens of creative contributors, Bob Neimeyer brings together in this volume his vast clinical experience, artistic talent and novel educational methods to enrich the field and the lives of those it serves."—J. Shep Jeffreys, EdD, FT, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and author, Helping Grieving People: When Tears Are Not EnoughThis volume continues Robert Neimeyer’s quest to bring creative insights and interventions to clinicians working with loss and bereavement. The international cast of contributors provides a rich trove of practical tools together with case reports to anchor the learning experience. Whether you are a newcomer to the field or a highly experienced practitioner, this book will broaden and deepen your perspective. My recommendation—Go for it! —Simon Shimshon Rubin, PhD, director of the International Laboratory for the Study of Loss, Bereavement, and Human Resilience, and author of Working with Loss and Bereavement"This highly anticipated volume brims with therapeutic exercises for people coping with death and non-death losses, providing expert guidance on how, when, and for whom they might be engaged. These versatile techniques to address shattering life events will be essential tools in every clinician’s toolkit."—Donna Schuurman, PhD, director of Advocacy and Training, Dougy Center"Like the two volumes that precede it, New Techniques of Grief Therapy is an indispensable resource that provides practical, road-tested techniques that are firmly grounded in theory. Each technique is clearly described and, notably, is illustrated by case examples. Whether a student, a clinician, or researcher, the reader will find a treasure trove of new and useful tools to help them serve those who are grieving both death and non-death losses. This volume does much to broaden our responses to the grieving person and to serve them more creatively and effectively." —Christopher Hall, chief executive officer, Australian Centre for Grief and BereavementTable of ContentsForeword by Darcy Harris; Part I. Framing the Work; 1. Reconstructing the Continuing Bond: A Process Analysis of Grief Therapy; 2. The Meaning in Loss Group: Principles, Processes and Procedures; 3. Culturally Sensitive Approaches to Finding Meaning in Traumatic Bereavement; 4. Suffering a Death Wish: The Psychology of Medical Aid in Dying; 5. Grief after Non-Death Losses; 6. Posttraumatic Growth and Expert Companionship in Grief Therapy; Part II. Evaluating Grief; 7. The Persistent Complex Bereavement Inventory (PCBI); 8. The Social Meaning in Life Events Scale (SMILES); 9. Quality of Relationships Inventory—Bereavement Version (QRI-B); 10. Death Imagery Scale; Part III. Moving through Bereavement; 11. The Grieving Styles Grid; 12. The Grief Dance; 13. Walking the Labyrinth; 14. Drawing it Out; Part IV. Articulating Ambiguous Loss; 15. What Have You Lost?; 16. Letters to Love, Time and Death; 17. The Human Animal Bond; Part V. Practicing Self Care; 18. MyGrief.ca Online Support; 19. Differentiating Grief and Depression; 20. Concentrated Eye Gazing; 21. Dance and Movement for Therapist Self-Care; Part VI. Fostering Compassion; 22. Forgiveness Therapy; 23. Writing A Letter of Condolence; 24. Thematic Analysis; Part VII. Working with Emotion; 25. Balancing Caring and Daring; 26. Externalizing Conversations; 27. The Castle; 28. Redecision and Reaffirmation; 29. Figurative Stories; Part VIII. Utilizing Imagery; 30. Mindful Photography; 31. My House After Loss; 32. The Virgin Island; 33. The Gate of My Heart; Part IX. Revising Personal Meaning; 34. Re-composing the Self in the Wake of Loss; 35. Memory Reconsolidation; 36. The Identity Constellation Exercise; 37. Voice Dialogue; 38. Symbolic Reframing; 39. Coin Therapy; Part X. Reaffirming Attachment; 40. The Transition Cycle; 41. Creating a Sensory Portal; 42. Working with Blocks; 43. The Secure Base Map; 44. Player of Life; 45. Habits of the Heart; Part XI. Dialoguing with the Deceased; 46. Consulting the Deceased; 47. Interviewing the Internalized Other; 48. Induced After Death Communication; Part XII. Validating Lives; 49. Dignity Therapy; 50. A Hike to Remember; 51. The Sharing Plate; 52. Life Lessons Learned; Part XIII. Re-storying Loss; 53. Grief Dialogues; 54. Response Writing Dialogues; 55. Writing to Heal; 56. Karuna Cards; Part XIV. Facilitating Support; 57. Envisioning Transitions; 58. The Meaningful Conversation; 59. Dyadic Eye Gazing.

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Book SynopsisNow in its fourth edition, the bestselling, seminal book by James Flaherty, Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others, is an insightful, thought-provoking, pragmatic guide that dissects the art and science of coaching. This fourth edition includes two brand new chapters: the first is on finding one's inner guidance and purpose in traversing the world of work, especially in more uncertain working environments; and the second is on the topic of somatic intelligence. As in earlier editions, this foundational book in coaching clearly presents the theories, concepts, and models, and then moves on to consider rigorous methods of practice and self-observation in a relationship of mutual trust, respect, and freedom of expression. It will probe you to rethink how you relate to your clients and your staff, how you produce long-term excellent performance in yourself, and how you can become more effective in helping others to achieve their goals.Coaching, Trade Review"James Flaherty’s Coaching has been for some years a foundational text for the field. This fourth edition updates the material and adds two vital new chapters, Somatic Intelligence and Midlife Drift. I continue to be impressed with James’s clarity, thoroughness, compassion, wisdom, and his generous referencing of a wide variety of useful sources. For those who have read Coaching, this is a useful update; for those who have not—whether you are a new or an experienced coach or interested in exploring coaching—this book will not only open your eyes; it will provide insights and practices to set you on a new course."Norman Fischer, poet, Zen priest, author of Museum of Capitalism and When You Greet Me I Bow: Notes and Reflections From A Life in Zen"James Flaherty’s book Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others has established itself as an indispensable classic in the field. In this fourth edition, new chapters on somatic approaches to coaching and on 'midlife drift' add crucial pieces to an already excellent guide to coaching the whole person. Highly recommended." Russ Hudson, author of The Enneagram: Nine Gateways to Presence and co-author of The Wisdom of the Enneagram"James Flaherty has written a thoughtful and deeply insightful guide for coaches—equal parts theory and practical instruction with valuable distinctions in how to apply these learnings to ourselves and our coaching practice."Laila Tarraf, Chief People Officer, Allbirds and author of Strong Like Water"Coaching is a must-read for coaches, HR professionals, and managers! It has been a core foundation of my own coaching work for two decades. This edition offers exciting new reflections and practices for building somatic intelligence and navigating mid-life, enriching the coach’s toolbox significantly."Amy Jen Su, executive coach and author of The Leader You Want to Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self; Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Paravis Partners"James Flaherty’s sage teaching clearly comes from one who has journeyed his somatic interior thoroughly enough to know just the right ways to gently invite us to trust our own."Susan Olesek, Founder, Enneagram Prison Project and The Human Potentialists"In a practical and engaging way, James Flaherty skillfully synthesizes many disciplines into an approachable and effective system for human transformation at an individual and collective level. In this new edition, James expands the coaching perspective to the world of somatic intelligence and that of life transitions, particularly mid-life, offering powerful reflections and practices to deepen one's awareness and connection to meaning. A gem to help anyone get closer to realising their potential."Luzette Jaimes, Director of Learning and Development, Ashoka and Co-Founder of the Consciousness CoalitionPraise for Earlier Editions of Coaching:"In Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others, James Flaherty brilliantly dissects both the art and science of coaching—one of the more difficult and least understood roles in organizations. Beginning with theories, concepts, and models, he shows their application to practice and empowers any aspiring coach to be more effective in helping people achieve their goals. A better book on this subject just doesn’t exist."Jerry I. Porras, Lane Professor of Organizational Behavior and Change Emeritus, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and Co-Author, Built to Last"As the field of coaching finds its way to becoming a mature discipline, James Flaherty's dedicated field research, study, and sound articulation offers a definitive ground and a sensibility of genuine care. At the core, this book offers a way of thinking about human beings that makes action and practice central to learning. This is a no-nonsense, generous, pragmatic book that belongs on the shelf of every coach, novice or veteran."Richard Strozzi-Heckler, Ph.D., Founder of Somatic Coaching and author of The Anatomy of Change and Holding the Center"At long last, a book on coaching that moves beyond 'advice from the sidelines.' James Flaherty 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."Peter M. Senge, MIT and Society for Organizational Learning"This extraordinary book clearly represents James Flaherty's ability to insightfully enable the self-generating and self-correcting capacities of his clients. His clarity and candor engage the reader to more deeply examine the opportunities to live a more integrated and holistic life."Michele Goins, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Imaging and Printing Group, Hewlett-Packard Company"James Flaherty focuses on the commonly overlooked fact that a coachee is a 'human-being.' He effectively emphasizes that this is the most important aspect that a coach should always have in mind, something that many of us tend to forget. It was this tact that he applies toward coaching, as well as many other brilliant insights, that helped me make the decision to publish Coaching in Japanese and apply its lessons in my practice."Mamoru Itoh, President, Coach21 Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan"James Flaherty frames deep questions about how humans operate across a series of interconnected domains such as the mind, body, and emotions, which will give both new and experienced coaches pause to reflect. He frames crisp distinctions about the coaching process which will generate new perspectives on the role of the coach. He leaves a trail of deeply researched threads that the reader can explore after reading to deepen their knowledge and understanding. All of this is done in a crisp and quietly elegant dialogue which makes you believe he is present as you are inspired to explore, with profound curiosity, your own beliefs on what we are as human beings and how we should show up as coaches. As you read and digest his coaching metaphors, analogies and questions, there are inexplicable possibilities that crystallize fresh insights that emerge and a renewed commitment to explore oneself and the coaching we strive to master."Craig O'Flaherty, Director, Centre for Coaching, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, South AfricaTable of Contents1. The Foundation for Coaching 2. Basic Principles 3. The Flow of Coaching 4. The Coaching Relationship 5. Openings 6. Assessment Models 7. How Things Really Get Done 8. Enrollment 9. Coaching Conversations 10. Stuck 11. Midlife Drift 12. Somatic Intelligence: The Missing Piece in Adult Development 13. Getting in Condition for Change 14. Track Two: Working with Ourselves

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive, integrated teaching resource provides students with the tools and methodologies they need to effectively negotiate the multiple dynamics that emerge from difference, and to appropriately respond to issues of marginalization and social injustice. Written from an American perspective, the book not only covers the traditional topics of race, gender, ethnicity, and social class, but explores emerging trends around â-ismsâ (racism, sexism). Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition includes new case studies and expanded coverage of topics such as social justice, microaggressions, and gender identities and expressions. End-of-chapter questions encourage students to engage in difficult conversations, and case studies stimulate studentsâ awareness of real-world issues that emerge from diversity, helping students to develop the broad range of skills they need to mediate or resolve diversity issues as future professionals. This edition includes updatTrade ReviewDiversity in the Workforce: Current Issues and Emerging Trends (3rd Edition) edited by Dr. Marilyn Y. Byrd and Dr. Chaunda L. Scott is one the first and few existing resources exploring the topic of workforce diversity from the vantage point of individuals, organizations, communities, and society. The book is well-balanced in its presentation of theories and models for broad understandings of diversity in workplaces and organizations, while also tending to the social, cultural, and relational aspects of diversity that are related to individual and community identities and social injustices. While many other books focused on the issue of diversity in the workforce or workplace tend to focus on the business case for contemporary diversity efforts, this book is distinguished by its centering of relational and social justice—diversity should and must be advanced simply because it is the right thing to do.Joshua C. Collins, Ed.D.Associate Professor of Human Resource DevelopmentUniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities"This gem of a book combines easy-to-read trustworthy information from deep experts with the opportunity to then think through how to turn that information into action. I recommend it to leaders, practitioners, students, and educators alike – to anyone who wants to understand where we are, how we got here, and how we move forward." Darren C. ShortHost of Human Resource Development Masterclass podcastArguably the most useful textbook on diversity in the American market. This book focuses on the theoretical and practical frameworks appropriate for organizations and individuals operating from a western perspective. It is also a global resource in the sense that it addresses universally common issues like ethnicity, social class, and "isms." For those seeking to understand the diversity issues and trends in the workplace and what to do about them, this book educates in a way that most books on the subject do not. It re-aligns readers with the goals of social justice and offers the tools necessary for making progress. Torrence E. Sparkman, Ph.D. Associate Professor-ManagementSaunders College of Business Rochester Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsContents1 Historical Perspectives for Studying Diversity in the Workforce Chaunda L. Scott2 Suggested Theories, Models, and Frameworks Used to Address Emerging Diversity Issues in the Workforce Chaunda L. Scott3. An Inclusive Organizational Culture for a Diverse Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd4. Race and Diversity in the Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd5. Gender and Diversity in the Workforce Brenda Lloyd Jones, Lisa Bass, Gaetane St Marie, and Marilyn Y. Byrd6. Ethnicity and Diversity in the Workforce Chaunda L. Scott and Terrance R. McClain7. Developing Human Resource Development Competencies to Manage Sexual Orientation and Transgender Diversity Issues in the Workforce Michael P. Chaney and. Lisa Hawley8. Social Class and Diversity in the Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd, Jose Martinez, and Chaunda L. Scott9. Spirituality and Diversity in the Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd10. Generational Differences in the Workforce Brenda Lloyd-Jones, Jody A. Worley, and Marilyn Y. Byrd11. Language Discrimination, Linguistic Profiling, and Inclusion in the Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd12. Appearance Discrimination in the Workforce Cynthia Sims and Marilyn Y. Byrd13. Visible and Invisible Disabilities in the Workforce: Exclusion and Discrimination Chaunda L. Scott and Marilyn Y. Byrd14. The ‘New’ Modern Racism in the Workplace: The Persistence of Historical Racist Practices and Racial Injustice Marilyn Y. Byrd and Chaunda L. Scott15. Underrepresentation of Diversity in the Scientific, Technical and Film WorkforceChaunda L. Scott16. Social Identity Diversity and Leadership in the Workforce Marilyn Y. Byrd17. Re-Conceptualizing and Re-Visioning Diversity in the Workforce: Toward a Social Justice Paradigm Marilyn Y. Byrd

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Book SynopsisThis lively and engaging text introduces readers to the core interpersonal and organizational skills needed to effectively collaborate on group projects in the classroom and the workplace. Group projects are critical in preparing students for the realities of today's workplace, but many college students despise group workoften because they have not been prepared with the necessary skills to effectively collaborate. This guide teaches core collaboration skills such as active listening, interviewing, empathy, and conflict resolution. It examines the research and theory behind these skills, and provides tangible ways to practice these skills both alone and in groups. This guide can be used a supplementary text for any courses involving group projects, and will also be of interest to professionals in communication, business, and many other fields.Trade ReviewSuccessful group work is critical in both academia and workplaces. Interpersonal Skills for Group Collaboration is a practical and useful guide for anyone responsible for ensuring positive outcomes from group collaborations! –– Jon Kaupla, President of the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development, University of Wisconsin-MadisonRice-Bailey & Chong have provided a thorough yet entirely accessible text on building effective collaboration teams. Although thoroughly researched, it doesn’t clutter the students’ reading experience by dragging them (usually kicking and screaming) through a pedantic explication of academic theories; instead, it distills those theories down into pragmatic, action-oriented strategies that they actually need. –– Tharon W. Howard, Professor and Usability Testing Facility Director, Clemson UniversityInterpersonal Skills for Group Collaboration is a practical guide for those who are seeking advice and strategies to collaborate effectively and mindfully on teams made up of people with diverse backgrounds. Rice-Bailey and Chong provide an accessible set of best practices and recommendations for teamwork informed by research and professional experiences. –– Jason Tham, Texas Tech University. Co-author (with Joe Moses), Collaborative Writing Playbook and Writing to Learn in TeamsInterpersonal Skills for Group Collaboration provides a clear roadmap for working productively with groups in multiple contexts. The many suggestions and explanations meet the timely challenges we are experiencing whether connecting in-person, in classes, in workspaces, or across distance." –– Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch, Professor of Writing Studies, University of Minnesota"Successful group work is critical in both academia and workplaces. Interpersonal Skills for Group Collaboration is a practical and useful guide for anyone responsible for ensuring positive outcomes from group collaborations!" –– Jon Kaupla, President of the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison"Rice-Bailey and Chong have provided a thorough yet entirely accessible text on building effective collaboration teams. Although thoroughly researched, it doesn’t clutter the students’ reading experience by dragging them (usually kicking and screaming) through a pedantic explication of academic theories; instead, it distills those theories down into pragmatic, action-oriented strategies that they actually need." –– Tharon W. Howard, Professor and Usability Testing Facility Director, Clemson University"Interpersonal Skills for Group Collaboration is a practical guide for those who are seeking advice and strategies to collaborate effectively and mindfully on teams made up of people with diverse backgrounds. Rice-Bailey and Chong provide an accessible set of best practices and recommendations for teamwork informed by research and professional experiences." –– Jason Tham, Texas Tech University. Co-author (with Joe Moses), Collaborative Writing Playbook and Writing to Learn in Teams"Interpersonal Skills for Group Collaboration provides a clear roadmap for working productively with groups in multiple contexts. The many suggestions and explanations meet the timely challenges we are experiencing whether connecting in-person, in classes, in workspaces, or across distance." –– Lee-Ann Kastman Breuch, Professor of Writing Studies, University of MinnesotaTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Engaging in conversation Chapter 2. Listening Chapter 3. Conveying and monitoring nonverbal cues Chapter 4. Practicing empathy Chapter 5. Sharing ideas Chapter 6. Employing creativity Chapter 7. Managing conflict Chapter 8. Developing self-awareness Chapter 9. Making your meetings productive Appendix A. Which shape are you? Appendix B. Pre-contract teamwork questionnaire

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive volume offers ideas, examples, and guidance to help coaches develop skills in their coaching practice, specifically in the areas of health and wellbeing as they are experienced by their clients.The book also explores the growing importance of wellbeing coaching within the wider coaching world and the health sector. Starting with definitions of wellbeing and health coaching, then delving into health and wellbeing issues faced by clients, and tools for coaches along with their practical applications, this book includes theory, case studies, and reflection exercises so that readers can use it in a personal and practical way.The Health and Wellbeing Coachesâ Handbook is an essential resource for coach practitioners, supervisors, and consultants working with clients, as well as for students in post-graduate programmes, including coaching, health and allied health professional programmes, and human resource professionals focusing on employee wellnes

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Book SynopsisThis new fourth edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect the latest practices in internal communication. Enriched with models, tips and case studies, this book is an indispensable tool for both students and practitioners alike. Table of ContentsList of figures, List of tables, Notes on contributors, Preface by Kevin Ruck, PART I INTERNAL COMMUNICATION LEADERSHIP, 1. Internal communication and the associations with organisational purpose, culture and strategy, Kevin Ruck, Introduction, Responsible communication leadership, Organisational purpose and values, Internal communication and organisational culture, Internal communication and corporate strategy, Summary, 2. Theoretical and practical positioning of internal communication, Kevin Ruck, Introduction, Defining internal communication, Internal communication and the excellence theory of public relations, Internal communication and a rhetorical approach to public relations, Internal communication and a critical theory approach to public relations, Critical theory and power, Internal communication and relationship theory, Internal communication and employee voice, Internal communication and employee involvement and participation, Internal communication and distortion, democracy and cooperation, Summary of the academic literature, Practical positioning of internal communication, Summary, PART II GOOD PRACTICE, 3. The evolution of practice and the changing role of the practitioner, Heather Yaxley, Kevin Ruck and Ann Pilkington, The roots of modern-day internal communication – the employee publication, Propaganda or freedom: The editorial dilemma, New technologies and new thinking challenge the dominance of the house organ, Emergence of internal social media and employee engagement, Reflections on the evolution of practice, Contemporary internal communication practice, The internal communication function, Internal communication as a profession, Professional development of the internal communication practitioner, Effective business partnering, Summary, 4. Dimensions of internal communication and implications for employee engagement, Mary Welch, Introduction, Definitions, Evolution of employee engagement, Components of engagement, Further research, 5. Keeping employees informed and employee voice: Adopting an employee centric perspective Kevin Ruck, Introduction, Keeping employees informed: Topics of interest, Keeping employees informed: Quality of information, Defining employee voice, Receptiveness to employee voice, Employee voice mechanisms, Keeping employees informed and organisational engagement, Employee voice and organisational engagement, Summary, 6. The AVID framework for good and ethical practice, Kevin Ruck, Introduction, The research that informs the AVID framework, Information interests, Senior manager communication, Line manager communication, Employee voice, Dialogue, The AVID framework for good practice, Ethical practice, Summary, PART III STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESSES, 7. The RADAR planning model, Kevin Ruck, Introduction, Importance of planning, The RADAR model for planning, Creative problem solving, Problem exploration - why technique, Problem exploration - other people’s definitions, Scenario planning, Setting objectives and targeting employee groups, Targeting employee groups, Strategic thinking, Tactics, Timescales and resources, Summary, 8. Project management, Ann Pilkington, Introducing projects, Defining scope and quality, The business case, Project roles: The project sponsor, Project roles: The project manager, Project roles: The project management office (PMO), Getting the requirements right, What does success look like? Estimating, Planning a project and the critical path, Change control, Risks and issues, How to understand a project, Reporting, Project methodologies, Summary, 9. Change communication, Paul Harrison, Why does change communication matter? What is this thing called change? Where can change communication go wrong? What can change management theory tell us? What makes behavioural change happen? What causes resistance to change and how should it be addressed? What content do staff want in change communication? How can managers lead the organisation through change? Getting change communication right, Summary, 10. Measurement, analysis and evaluation: The ICQ10, Kevin Ruck, Introduction, The continuous measurement cycle, Why is measurement important? A short history of approaches to measurement, The AMEC Integrated Evaluation Framework, The CIPR Inside Measurement Matrix, Using questionnaires, The ICQ10, Data analysis, Qualitative research, Interviews, Focus groups, Analysing interviews and focus groups, Summary, PART IV CONTENT AND CHANNEL MANAGEMENT, 11. Medium theory: Channels and content, Kevin Ruck, Introduction, Medium theory, Information richness, Channel preferences, Channel attributes, Channel usage and perceived effectiveness, Mapping content to channels, Champions for Health campaign: Correlating channels to outcomes, Summary, 12. Applying models from communication theory and psychology to practice, Kevin Ruck, Introduction, The ‘communication’ in internal communication, Attitudes and behaviour, Interpersonal communication, Framing and nudge theory, Summary, 13. Storytelling is serious business, Laoise O’Murchu, Introduction, Why should internal communication practitioners and senior managers pay attention to storytelling? Why doesn’t the facts and figures approach to communication work? Why don’t we use stories? How to tell stories, Can stories be used in business? Why does hearing a story make us less critical and less judgemental? Summary, 14. Getting the language and tone right, Ellen Hake, Introduction, Why language and tone matter, The six keys to effective communication, PART V THE DIGITAL WORKPLACE, 15. Communication on internal digital platforms, Peter Cardon, The evolution of internal digital platforms, The ideal culture on internal digital platforms, Ideal communications of managers on internal digital platforms, The ideals of two-way communication, transparency, and employee voice on internal digital platforms, Communicators as gatekeepers on internal digital platforms, Facilitating employee voice on internal digital platforms, Summary, 16. From message gatekeeper to true business enabler: Internal communication and a social way of working, Rita Zonius, Internal communication is being disrupted, just as the businesses we work for are too, Reinventing the role of internal communication for a social world, The big opportunity for social technology – enabling business progress in a knowledge economy, The typical business need for enterprise social technology, Democratising organisations and the flow of information, Introducing enterprise social? First focus on people and purpose, Preparing your people leads to better business outcomes, Watch for bumps in the road - identify and mitigate risks, Activating a social way of working – ideas to get you started, Leaders need to be social too, Advice for your leaders, A social way of working – use cases for communicators and the business, Meet the community manager – the ultimate enterprise social networker, Step up and encourage value exchange in enterprise social networks, 17. Automation and Artificial Intelligence: The reinvention of practice, Rachel Royall and Kevin Ruck, Preamble, Definitions, The potential impact of automation and AI on the future of work, How automation and AI might impact public relations and internal communication practice, The impact of automation and AI on internal communication competencies, New applications, new transdisciplinary role? Trust and ethics, Summary, Index

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Book SynopsisEmpathic leadership has become popular across industries including the challenging domain of elite sport. This book draws on the author's relevant research and experience and incorporates the words of leaders of teams to help to explain how empathy can help leaders to be successful in their work.Seven aspects of empathy are described in detail, each illustrated with fascinating stories from male and female head coaches of teams competing at the highest levels of nine different team sports. The result is an authentic portrayal of what it takes to become an empathic leader. Exploring the philosophies and practices of empathic leadership, attention is paid to a range of important factors within leadership, including relationship management, building trust, and establishing a strong line of communication. This book also focuses on the importance of self-empathy as a starting point of empathic leadership, providing readers with the ways to understand their own emotions and deep thTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Self-Empathy2. Empathic Communication3. Empathic Relationships4. Empathic Climates5. Person-Centred Focus6. Empathic Accuracy7. Developing EmpathyConclusionBonus Material

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Trust in communication and leadership is the key to success in business. This book presents and discusses the main issues and challenges posed by communication, leadership, and trust. The first part of the book describes the communication and trust issues, the second part presents the role of trust in leadership, and the third part describes different examples of implementing trust to organizations. Readers will gain from this book theoretical and practical knowledge of communication, leadership, and trust; empirically validated practice regarding trust and its related concepts; and a novel approach for addressing this topic. This book can be used as a toolbox to improve understanding and opportunities related to building trust in organizations and will be especially valuable for students and researchers in the fields of leadership, organizational communication, business ethics, and trust research.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a series of fascinating investigations into the role that the imagination plays in studying and practicing leadership. It explains how using the imagination is integral to both the study and practice of leadership itself.Each study presented began as distinct and conceptually separable and is eloquently tied together by the author through the lens of imagination. This volume outlines the role of the imagination in understanding (a) one's self, as well as other people, (b) the social groups to which one belongs, (c) the dynamics by which these groups change, (d) the conceptual structures we use to determine boundaries, and (e) the role of ritual ceremonies such as legislative committee hearings. In so doing, it offers novel insights that will encourage the reader to consider their own understanding and study of leadership.The Role of Imagination in Understanding Leadership will appeal to scholars and advanced students in the field of LeadershipTable of Contents1. On the powers and pitfalls of the imagination2. Fictions in the study of leadership: Applying the philosophy of “as if”3. Homo ludens on motorbikes: Negotiating play in George Romero’s Knightriders4. The imago of leadership5. Artifex, exemplar, and guide: Using metaphors of the labyrinth in leadership studies6. Following as imitation: Recovering the sociology of Gabriel Tarde7. Making distinctions: Hazel and Hawthorn8. Lights, camera, action: The ceremonial function of hearings and trials9. Coda: The emergent beauty of authentic leadership

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Book SynopsisThe world of safety for professionals can often be unclear. In an industry that divides the safety world into one of two camps, either traditional or contemporary safety, the lack of knowledge continues to propagate through books, publications, podcasts, social media, and conferences, leaving safety professionals feeling more muddled than informed.Humanising Safety: A Four-Step Approach provides a practical approach to human-centric safety collating the best elements of traditional and contemporary approaches for safety professionals to practise at work. By following this approach, readers will learn to apply humanistic safety principles to any workplace where safety is valued. This book explores the realm of human-centric safety and its intricacies, unpacking topics such as the contradictions and dilemmas of workplace safety, the psychology of safety, the human condition and its contribution to the safety of work, and how safety leaders can synthesise the collective k

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Book SynopsisA Practical Guide to Group Facilitation introduces a unique threefold approach to facilitation, blending Person-Centered Practice, system knowledge, and method expertise together. It serves as a comprehensive resource for facilitators seeking to enhance their professional skills.The book delves into the significance of Person-Centered Practice as the cornerstone of facilitation, exploring personal facilitator qualities like congruence, empathic listening, and unconditional positive regard, inspired by the principles of Carl Rogers. It successfully integrates Jane Loevinger''s personal development theories with facilitator skill development, illustrating the symbiotic relationship between personal growth and effective facilitation. Additionally, the book incorporates Nonviolent Communication (NVC) into the facilitator''s toolkit, offering practical strategies for navigating challenging situations. It covers a spectrum of facilitation methods, from structured approaches

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Book SynopsisThis book presents hard facts, drawn from extensive research, to highlight our unsustainable consumption of the Earthâs resources and the limitations of the UKâs current management of waste and recycling.Setting out a bleak picture of a world in which we are literally consuming our planet, the book explores the psychological, economic and capitalist drivers behind this behaviour. Controversially, the book examines the drawbacks of the current approach adopted by many local authorities on the kerbside collection of recyclable materials, as well as the UK governmentsâ strategic approaches to household recycling, including the lack of UK- wide infrastructures for packaging reuse, and for product repair and recycling. It challenges the whole concept of waste, leading to a proposed new strategy for the management of household waste, including a simplified household collection system, the introduction of an incineration tax and the banning of all household waste exports. The author proposes reconceptualising waste as unwanted but valuable material and argues that the responsibility for facilitating reuse, repair and recycling, rests with manufacturers who must start designing with the end in mind.Given the current economic climate, and a dampening of the green agenda within UK politics, the book provides a much- needed call for critical discourse on how, and how much, we consume and sets out clear, practical solutions for change. The book will be of interest to manufacturers, retailers, consumers, local authorities, policy makers, students and professionals looking to reduce our impact on the environment.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

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Book SynopsisNeuro-based leadership is transforming the way we understand, interpret, manage and lead ourselves and others. This book provides practical neuroscientific approaches to leadership that promote far greater effectiveness at both a personal and team level.The authors, who are experts in the fields of neuroscience and leadership, distil and combine deep neuroscience knowledge with leadership coaching tools to present clear guidance, based on years of practice, to help develop more effective leadership in organizations. Using a clear structure throughout, each key element in how to improve self-awareness and how to work effectively as a team leader is presented. Topics covered include how to develop an achieving mindset and increase resilience by reducing stress and overwhelm, how to turn rumination into action, and, at a team level, how to promote psychological safety, perceive othersâ realities, and create metaphors that keep teams on message.With its clarity and practic

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Book SynopsisMoving beyond the terrain of introductory industrial-organizational psychology textbooks, this book examines the classic models, current theories, and contemporary issues affecting the 21st-century worker. It discusses errors at work, working times, human factors, job demands and resources, and sickness absence and return to work.Trade Review"The book is targeted at students of work and organisational psychology but it could certainly be of interest for advanced study in related fields. For a book of this quality the paperback version represents excellent value for money and would be a useful introductory text to anyone studying the psychology of work." (Occupational Health At Work, 1 August 2014)Table of ContentsAbout the Editors vii About the Contributors viii Part A Introduction 1 1 Introduction: People at Work 3Maria C. W. Peeters, Toon W. Taris and Jan de Jonge 2 Research Methods in Work Psychology 31E. Kevin Kelloway and Arla Day Part B Theoretical Perspectives on Work 61 3 The Models that Made Job Design 63Kevin Daniels, Pascale M. Le Blanc and Matthew Davis 4 Current Theoretical Perspectives in Work Psychology 89Jan de Jonge, Evangelia Demerouti and Christian Dormann Part C Demands 115 5 Quantitative Job Demands 117Marc van Veldhoven 6 Qualitative Demands at Work 144Dieter Zapf, Norbert K. Semmer and Sheena Johnson Part D Context 169 7 Job Control and Social Aspects of Work 171Norbert K. Semmer and Terry A. Beehr 8 Recovery from Demanding Work Hours 196Sabine A. E. Geurts, Debby G. J. Beckers and Philip Tucker 9 The Design and Use of Work Technologies 220Patrick Waterson Part E The Worker 241 10 Individual Characteristics and Work-related Outcomes 243Beatrice van der Heijden, Karen van Dam, Despoina Xanthopoulou and Annet H. de Lange 11 Work–Family Interaction 267Ulla Kinnunen, Johanna Rantanen, Saija Mauno and Maria C. W. Peeters Part F Outcomes 291 12 Burnout, Boredom and Engagement in the Workplace 293Wilmar B. Schaufeli and Marisa Salanova 13 Job Satisfaction, Motivation and Performance 321Nathan A. Bowling 14 Safety at Work 342Nik Chmiel and Toon W. Taris 15 Sickness Absence and Sickness Presence 367Rita Claes Part G Interventions 391 16 Managing Psychosocial Risks in the Workplace: Prevention and Intervention 393Silvia Pignata, Caroline Biron and Maureen F. Dollard 17 Job Crafting 414Evangelia Demerouti and Arnold B. Bakker 18 Teams at Work 434Amanda L. Thayer, Ramón Rico, Eduardo Salas and Shannon L. Marlow 19 Positive Interventions: From Prevention to Amplification 458Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan and Dale A. Sundermann Index 481

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Book SynopsisThis important new collection provides not only a comprehensive overview of how organizational interventions can improve health and well-being in the workplace - addressing its causes rather than the symptoms - but also the practical issues faced in their design, implementation and evaluation. Drawing on a range of case studies and empirical investigations, it is the first book to seriously examine each element of the intervention process, and to recognize the individual, group, leader and organizational factors that researchers should consider. The authors describe the various challenges to such collaborative processes, as well as the specific methods and tools that can be used in response. Each chapter offers practical, evidence-based guidance. Featuring a final section examining new directions and approaches in organizational intervention research, the book features contributions from some of the leading international researchers in the field. It will be essential rTable of ContentsIntroduction: Organizational interventions: Where we are, where we go from here? Karina Nielsen and Andrew NobletPart 1: Planning and implementing organizational interventions1. Using high-involvement Fishbone workshops to transform problem identification into tailor-made organizational interventions by Christine Ipsen, Ole Henning Sørensen, Signe Poulsen and Liv Gish2. Getting everyone on the same page: Cocreated program logic (COP) by Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Anne Richter and Henna Hasson3. Participatory interventions in call centres by Carolyn Axtell and David HolmanPart 2: Evaluating organizational interventions4. Valid and taken seriously? A new approach to evaluating Kaizen-inspired (and other) intervention tools by Christian Dyrlund Wåhlin-Jacobsen5. Evaluation of the Preparatory Phase of a Stress Intervention: A Case Study from the Australian Public Sector by Maureen F. Dollard and Amy Zadow6. Tricks of the trade: Practical advice from the PIPPI project for evaluating organizational interventions by Johan Simonsen AbildgaardPart 3: New directions7. Supporting participatory organizational interventions: New opportunities, roles and responsibilities for researchers and OSH professionals by Robert A. Henning, Michelle M. Robertson and Alicia G. Dugan 8. Applying an integrated approach to workplace mental health in SMEs: A case of the "too hard basket" or picking some easy wins? by Angela J. Martin and Anthony D. LaMontagne9. Supporting interventions: Enabling senior management to enhance the effectiveness of a training program for line managers by Henna Hasson, Caroline Lornudd, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz and Anne Richter10. Leadership and Team Development to improve organizational health by Georg F. Bauer & Gregor J. JennyEpilogue: Critical reflections and the way forward Andrew Noblet and Karina Nielsen

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Book SynopsisGlobal Leadership & Coaching: Flourishing Under Intense Pressure at Work is a unique and personal look at coaching, leading and working internationally, bringing together inspiring, original and dramatic stories of leadership from around the world. From war zones to refugee camps, prisons to hospitals, elite sport to supermarkets, each case study draws on psychoanalytic below the surface thinking to analyse, interpret and understand a leader's decisions, motivations and fears.Rachel Ellison's inter-cultural approach takes us to Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, Sudan, Somalia and the Central African Republic, to Honduras, the Czech Republic, the USA and the UK. Global Leadership & Coaching presents a series of individual case studies from Ellison's own experiences working with senior commercial, public and third sector leaders across 35 different countries, cultures and organisational contexts. Compellingly written, this book explores the a diverseTrade ReviewRachel’s deep and diverse insights are brilliantly brought to life through a number of fascinating case studies in this valuable contribution to the literature of leadership. Covering an extremely broad spectrum, from the deeply personal account of the experiences inside NICU to the powerful story of leading an NGO in a war zone, Rachel shows that whilst the situations may differ the fundamental challenges of leadership are universal. This book is a great resource for anyone wanting to explore leadership: accessibly written, thought-provoking and universally applicable. - Andrew Hodgson, Head of Finance Northern Europe, Uber.Every day leaders in all fields wrestle with stressful situations, but not many of us work in war zones or face life and death situations. This book draws vivid lessons from the experience of those courageous people who do. It analyses different responses to acute stress. It points the way to positive, life-enhancing solutions to extreme demands. I recommend the stories Rachel Ellison tells so well to anyone looking for inspiration for their own leadership role. - Alan Bookbinder, former Director, Sainsbury Family Charitable TrustsRachel Ellison's book speaks to everyone who has leadership responsibilities and teams to manage. Her meticulously researched case studies shed light on the issues leaders face across a fascinating range of organisations and cultures. By focussing on individuals and how they respond to very specific personal challenges in settings from prison to Paralympics, Rachel draws lessons which apply across large and small organisations. She shows how leaders grow through awareness of their own background and motives; and how important it is to engage honestly with others, respecting their culture and outlook. This book will be invaluable for everyone who wants to connect with those they lead, and to understand what real leadership means in a global context. - Sir Martin Donnelly, KCB, CMG, former Permanent Secretary for the Department for International Trade and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS).This highly accessible book challenges us in an understanding of leadership that extends far beyond the more commonly defined competencies of envisioning the future and inspiring followers. It invites us to explore the critical effect of the emotional labour of work on the individual, the group and the organisation. Through the range of evocative narratives, we are invited to tolerate, feel and think about deeper, usually covert, dynamics of organisational life. The book offers a gift of insight to leaders.- Wendy Harding, PhD, CEO and Director of Academic Programs, National Institute of Organisation Dynamics, Australia.From her position of trust coaching leaders in some of the most challenging situations and her own personal experience, Rachel Ellison offers a wealth of insight which is relevant to leaders in all walks of life. Her observations of the psychological importance of space and environment in a neonatal intensive care unit, mirror some of the challenges faced by businesses seeking to reconcile the spiralling costs of city based property and a desire felt by many employees to work more flexibly outside the office. In the supermarket chapter, we meet a World Foods buyer who is truly trying to embrace and harness the power of diversity (a word too often used to refer only to matters of gender or race) to create commercial as well as cultural successes, experiences that can be applied by us all. Packed with reflective learning, this is a book I keep going back to and every time I do, I find something new to think about. - Jenny Hearn, Director PWCDiversity is key to this engaging discussion of what leadership means. Ellison has a unique ability to plot psychological learning against a backdrop of real human theatre. The canvass moves from Afghanistan to Jerusalem, from cycling to salami, from the authenticity of leadership to the authenticity of gherkins. The world has needed someone to come out and say authoritatively that diversity will help your organisation thrive more successfully and do your job better. What Ellison is telling us is that diversity is not a tick box exercise but a vital tool and in fact a requirement of effective leadership.Ellison says you win trust by learning and listening, and she doesn’t shrink from the big questions, such as what leadership teaches us about ourselves and about those around us?I loved this book and the idea that leaders are leaders, all over the world and in every walk of life. Buy a copy of this book if you want to learn about diversity of teams, how women are empowered when they join together, and how commercial success and collaboration in business can be a shared cow. - Rebecca Hilsenrath, Chief Executive, Equality and Human Rights CommissionThis book presents us with diverse and deeply personal stories. It challenges us to embed the powerful lessons within them into our professional lives. As an educator, the text encouraged me to find vital learning about our work environment, space and boundaries, even from the most extreme and distressing circumstances. I was engrossed by the leader’s stories but really appreciated how the author summarised each chapter by directing the reader, to reflect on their own thinking and learning. Ellison’s insight, pace and clarity makes for a thought provoking read with lasting impact. - Niki Jackson, Director of Education NNLS / Youth Education Director.In the well populated field of Leadership Coaching books this one is different. It demonstrates how leadership takes many different guises but the qualities it requires are the same and the questions a Coach needs to explore are as relevant in times of cultural change as in active conflict zones as in board rooms. This thought provoking account of the writers experiences provides insights about how a Coach can enable the navigation of different leadership situations by considering the hidden story as well as the presenting facts. And a bonus for the reader is the stimulus questions at the end of each chapter - particularly valuable for Coach Supervision groups! - Liz Macann, former Head of Coaching, BBC.I often find it difficult to find a business book that stimulates my thinking and emotions. Rachel Ellison’s book clearly does this. I felt a personal connection and empathy with the leaders sharing their stories and could relate to the challenges they face. The real-life, non-corporate situations create powerful perspectives that are thought provoking and inspirational. It is a reminder to business leaders, sports coaches and parents of their responsibilities to care for their teams and families, as a collective of individuals with their own needs and to be a catalyst for each person to achieve their aspirations. The book challenges traditional ways of thinking with humility and in a non-arrogant style. - Geoff Ranson, Senior Director, Internal Audit Asda Wal-Mart.Rachel draws on the varied and fascinating experiences that coaching has exposed her to, creating a book that is colourful, thought-provoking and hard to put down. I especially liked the story of Fatima in Somalia and the near-impossible leadership choices she has to make. Rachel's analysis goes beyond the obvious and looks at upbringing, culture and personal drivers to help both leaders and coaches untangle complex issues at work. I loved it. / Deeply enjoyable. - Anthony Ryland, former Learning & Development Director, Samsung Electronics.We lead in a very different world today where so many rules are being rewritten in all organisations – private, public, NGO. Coaching is one essential tool which will allow us to lead effectively in such a changed world. Rachel Ellison’s fresh and provocative book challenges us in powerful ways as to how as leaders and coaches we must raise our game to remain relevant and excellent in this new world." - Alan Smith, Senior Executive at a global financial services organisation.This fascinating, insightful book takes the reader on a journey of others’ leadership experiences and coaching challenges, from the hot, dangerous war zones of Afghanistan and Syria to the mosaic tiled floors of the National Gallery, London. In each of its chapters, the author skilfully blends a personal human story with deeper more psychoanalytical insights, which can only leave us thinking harder about our leadership and interactions with colleagues. Equally skilfully the book draws out reflections for both leaders and coaches, the two complementary perspectives making it a particularly useful tool for each. - Tim Stew, British High Commissioner to Trinidad & Tobago, FCO.Rachel thoughtfully examines the essential importance of investing time in relationship building with your suppliers, and of really getting to know your team and nurture it. The international supermarket chapter skilfully raises questions about FMCG food retail in 21st century Britain, the deeper meaning and role of food in the lives of communities around the world, the type of food we buy and why. If only most consumers had the chance to read this chapter and build an understanding of the unique supply chains giving them access to wonderful produce. A must read for leaders, coaches and consumers. - Jane Steward, Managing Director, Eastgate LarderThis book provides a fascinating insight into both the art and the science of leadership coaching. The case studies are compelling and (sometimes uncomfortably) honest. The insight into how a coach picks up on signals, chooses what to name and how to frame questions will make me more self -ware as well as more observant of the unspoken, and perhaps even subconscious, cues from those who work with and for me. This book can help on the journey to becoming a transformational and not just a transactional leader. - Emma Squire, Director of Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.Rachel Ellison’s book about leadership and coaching is incomparably fresh. Instead of shop worn theories of coaching pummelled by tired ideas, we are brought into the life space of her clients as they live and breathe their leadership challenges and dilemmas. From a refugee camp to neonatal intensive care, to elite high performance para-sport, this is a book about leadership as it is lived in the raw and about a coach who meets her clients where their experience, intellect and emotions converge. You the reader are invited to inhabit Ellison’s world and to learn along with her what it is like to help leaders achieve programmatic and moral excellence. - Dr Larry Hirschhorn, Director, Centre for Applied Research, Philadelphia USA; Chair Bridger Memorial Award Committee, ISPSO Rachel Ellison is pioneering in relation to coaching a lovely tradition that has been highly valued in the field of psychotherapy – describing real cases in a personal way, complete with rich details and intricacies of coaching practice. The reader can follow the narrative of each case through the eyes of both the client and the coach, with additional insights provided by the psychoanalytically oriented supervision group. The stories offer a deep questioning of the ‘good practice’ imperatives of the field and challenge many traditional interpretations of how the coaching process should proceed. It is not a book with ‘how to’ strategies for being a coach or a coaching client. It offers something much more important – a glimpse into the real struggles and delights of the coaching encounter. - Tatiana Bachkirova, Professor of Coaching Psychology and Director of the International Centre for Coaching and Mentoring Studies at Oxford Brookes University, UK.Table of ContentsForeword: Dr Susan Kahn; Introduction: Rachel Ellison.Chapter 1: Leading where it's hot, dusty and dangerous: What commercial and public-sector leaders can learn about effective leadership from non-governmental development aid workers.Chapter 2: A hero is someone who wins a war, not loses a leg: How a Paralympic coach led his diversely disabled athletes to gold.Chapter 3: Stocking the World Foods aisle: The story of how a global supermarket manager had to relearn how to lead effectively, in a multi-ethnic context.Chapter 4: Cooking for Conflict Resolution: An exploration of difference. How unexpected collaborations can foster greater innovation, creativity and success.Chapter 5: Coaching across multiple cultures: Confronting stereotypes in the coach-leader relationship.Chapter 6: Leading behind bars: Insights from Inside. Leadership learning from a former prison governor who says in terms of crime, he could have 'gone either way'.Chapter 7: Location location location: How one client claims his leadership learning was transformed, because of the different places, buildings and environments his coaching conversations took place in.Chapter 8: Desires and Defences: Leadership in a Refugee Context.Chapter 9: Communism cripples character: The story of how transition from political oppression to free democracy and unleashed waves of innovation, capitalism, lies and laziness.Chapter 10: Comfort and containment: An exploration of the architectural and psychological 'spaces' associated with an experience of being in a neonatal intensive care unit.Chapter 11: Closing Thoughts.

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Book SynopsisPositive Psychology Coaching in Practice provides a comprehensive overview of positive psychology coaching, bringing together the best of science and practice, highlighting current research, and emphasising the applicability of each element to coaching. With an international range of contributors, this book is a unique resource for those seeking to integrate positive psychology into their evidence-based coaching practice.Beginning with an overview of positive psychology coaching, the book includes an assessment of theories of wellbeing, an examination of mindfulness research, a guide to relevant neuroscience, and a review of a strengths-based approach. It also contains chapters which explore the application of ACT, the role of positive psychology in wellness and resilience coaching, positive leadership theory, and developmental psychological theories as they relate to coaching through significant life transitions. In each chapter, theory and research is thoroughly exTable of Contents Green & Palmer Introduction to Positive Psychology Coaching. 2. Green, Levendt & Palmer Research: The Current State of Play. 3. Green Positive Psychology for Well-Being: PERMA in Action. 4. Gyllensten & Palmer Positive Psychology Coaching for Resilience and Stress Reduction. 5. Levendt, Positive Psychology Coaching: Practitioner Wisdom. 6. Leach & Stainer, Strengths Based Approaches in Positive Psychology Coaching. 7. Van Nieuwerburgh Mental Toughness. 8. Ciarrochi, Applications of ACT in Positive Psychology Coaching. 9. Spence & O’Connor Positive Psychology Coaching with SDT in Mind. 10. McQuaid, Appreciated Inquiry Approaches in Positive Psychology Coaching. 11. Kemp, Positive Leadership Coaching. 12. Green & Palmer, Conclusion and Future Directions.

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Book SynopsisLeadership Across the Globe aims to serve a growing interest in how to lead in a global or cross-cultural environment. This book focuses on the corporate setting, with illustrations, theories, and evidence from various regions around the world. The book includes coverage of culture and diversity issues in leadership, as well as a comprehensive, detailed exploration of the comparative aspects of leadership.Generously illustrated with cases, boxed profiles, figures, and examples from a wide range of organizations, this is a relevant resource for anyone seeking a leadership career on a global scale, in multinational enterprises, or in a multi-cultural context. Table of Contents1. Introduction Part I: Theories and Approaches to Leadership 2. Understanding Theories of Leadership and Leadership Styles 3. Classical and Neo-classical Theories of Leadership 4. Impact-based Approaches 5. Distributed Approaches to Leadership 6. Ethics-Based Leadership Theories 7. Strategic Leadership Theories 8. Competency-Based Leadership Approaches Part II: Leadership in Practice and Action 9. Traits That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness 10. Skills That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness 11. Behaviors That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness Part III: Leadership Globally - Role of Culture and Diversity 12. Cultural Theories of Effective Leadership 13. Leadership in Different Cultural Regions 14. Women as Leaders in Different Cultural Regions 15. History and Theories of Leadership in Select Markets 16. Leadership Development and Evaluation

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Book SynopsisThis book develops a new paradigm in the field of leadership studies, referred to as the leadership-as-practice (L-A-P) movement. Its essence is its conception of leadership as occurring as a practice rather than residing in the traits or behaviours of particular individuals. A practice is a coordinative effort among participants who choose through their own rules to achieve a distinctive outcome. It also tends to encompass routines as well as problem-solving or coping skills, often tacit, that are shared by a community. Accordingly, leadership-as-practice is less about what one person thinks or does and more about what people may accomplish together. It is thus concerned with how leadership emerges and unfolds through day-to-day experience. The social and material contingencies impacting the leadership constellation the people who are effecting leadership at any given time do not reside outside of leadership but are very much embedded within it. To find leadership, then, we must Trade Review"At last, a piercing and comprehensive account of the philosophical and methodological implications of seeing leadership as a collective accomplishment. Some of the most authoritative thinkers have contributed the fruits of their diverse researches, coordinated by Joe Raelin’s excellent editorial scene-setting; the whole adds up to what will surely be a land-mark text in leadership studies." –Jonathan Gosling, Professor Emeritus, University of Exeter"This book collects powerful statements from notable scholars in the emergent Leadership-as-Practice field, and confirms it as a rich alternative to the under-socialised accounts of leadership that prevail so widely. Leadership-as-Practice: Theory and Application will be an essential reference point for researchers in this and related fields." –Richard Whittington, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford"Leadership-as-Practice introduces the reader to a new paradigm that moves our field beyond the traditional views of leaders and how they can be developed. This interesting and well-researched book is authored by leading theorists from around the world and should be required reading for all scholars and students in the field of management. I highly recommend this book!" –Michael Marquardt, George Washington University"Leadership-as-practice is less about what one person thinks or does and more about what people may accomplish together. It is thus concerned with how leadership emerges and unfolds through day-to-day experience... Overall, the book provides a rich alternative to traditional views on leadership and leadership development." –Rick Holden, Liverpool John Moores University, UK"I highly recommend Raelin’s edited Leadership-as-Practice collection because of the range of contributors considering L-A-P from different perspectives. Each of the authors engages the reader through a series of critical questions, which are required to further develop and understand L-A-P more broadly both within and outside the Academy. The book is particularly useful for academics researching and teaching leadership, and for senior students, including Masters and Doctoral candidates researching leadership related topics." - Sarah I. Leberman, Massey University, New Zealand"Overall, ‘Leadership-as-practice’ is a significant contribution to the extant literature on leadership from which a more critically and reflexive form of management education (Clegg & Ross-Smith, 2003; Cuncliffe, 2002; 2004) will undoubtedly benefit. As such, we may not only wish to incorporate it into our students’ reading materials but also consider ways in which MBA, EMBA and other postgraduate students may be able to ‘experience’ the potential of L-A-P in and outside of the classroom: through raising awareness about leadership as an emergent social process; strengthening reflexivity about existing leadership practices; bringing in the learner’s contexts more explicitly; and taking into consideration the emotional and political dynamics of their organisational environments (Denyson & Turnbull, Chapter 13). The book deserves the attention of management educators and may indeed assist in informing much broader classroom discussions around current issues of social divisiveness, ethical decision-making, and corporate social responsibility." - H. Heizmann, University of Technology Sydney"Overall, I found this to be a most interesting book. A persuasive case is made for ‘leadership as practice’ as an emerging paradigm for research, theory and practice. The book has a strong theoretical basis and will appeal to academics concerned with the discursive and practice turn in the social sciences, leadership, action learning and action research. It will also be relevant to practitioners who have an interest in the theoretical underpinnings of action learning and research. Although this is not a ‘how to’ text, it gives many practice examples, illustrative of a range of L-A-P concerns. It is certainly a welcome contribution to ways of making sense of leadership and leadership practice which leave heroic and hierarchical perspectives behind and instead foreground it as more emergent, complex and socially constructed human interaction." - Jean Kellie, Hull University Business School, University of Hull"From a readership perspective, this book provides an interesting addition to the literature, and I would commend colleagues to add it to their collection. For me, the text is best suited to the postgraduate market and will provide an interesting read for many MBA and other postgraduate programmes with significant leadership content. In addition, strong undergraduate students will also be challenged by many of the ideas, and the book will be a useful addition to the reading list for my honours-level students." - Alan Johnston, York Business School, York St. John University, UK"To help close the gap, this book presents a collection of essays on leadership as practice (LAP), a "movement" (as Raelin calls it with an acknowledged wink) that seeks to refocus the camera lens from the foreground of the leader to the previously blurry background of the work context, including the menial, profoundly unsexy, and thankless tasks that the bulk of leaders engage with in the stark reality of Monday morning to Friday afternoon." - Tom Whelan, Director of Corporate Research Training Industry, Inc. Raleigh, NC Table of Contents1. Introduction Introduction to Leadership-as-Practice: Theory and Application Joseph A. Raelin Part 1: Background 2. Mapping the Leadership-as-Practice Terrain: Comparative Elements Lucia Crevani and Nada Endrissat 3. The Philosophical Basis of Leadership-as-Practice from a Hermeneutical Perspective Ann Cunliffe and Paul Hibbert 4. Democratic Roots: Feeding the Multiple Dimensions of Leadership-as-Practice Philip A. Woods Part 2: Embodied Nature 5. Leadership as Identity: A Practice-Based Exploration Brigid Carroll 6. Who’s Leading the Way: Investigating the Contributions of Materiality to Leadership-as-Practice Viviane Sergi 7. Turning Leadership Inside-Out and Back-to-Front: A Dialogical Hermeneutical Account John Shotter Part 3: Social Interactions 8. Where’s the Agency in Leadership-as-Practice? Barbara Simpson 9 Developing Leadership as Dialogic Practice Kenneth Gergen and Lone Hersted 10. Conversational Travel and the Identification of Leadership Phenomena Caroline Ramsey Part 4: Application 11. Gendered Relationships and the Problem of Diversity in Leadership-as-Practice Jackie Ford 12. Methodologies to Discover and Challenge Leadership-as-Practice Stephen Kempster, Ken Parry, and Brad Jackson 13. Doing Leadership-as-Practice Development David Denyer and Kim Turnbull James

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Book SynopsisIntroducing Leadership is a highly practical textbook which draws on robust research to present a clear picture of what leadership actually involves. It explores why leadership has become so important in recent years; the role leadership plays in achieving organisational success; the skills that effective leaders need; and the steps that anyone can take to become an effective leader.This second edition expands its coverage into ethical practice and emotional intelligence, and looks at the impact that our increasing understanding of the brain is having on leadership behaviour and performance. It also considers the importance of trust for effective leadership. Throughout the book there are boxes providing detailed exploration of key concepts, and case studies and review questions appear at the end of each chapter to stimulate critical thinking.Introducing Leadership is for people at all levels in organisations, particularly those aspiring to their Trade Review‘This book makes the complex subject of leadership accessible and understandable to the practising manager. David holds your hand and guides you through the key aspects that every leader needs to consider.’ - Pamela Heneberry, The Professional Development Centre‘Introducing Leadership delivers a wide and insightful sweep on this critical topic. From leadership's purpose and impact to the attributes required of leaders, it addresses the shifting requirements and challenges of leadership today. Contemporary and fresh, but never flavour of the month, this book explains well the humanity of leadership with a 'pragmatism with heart' that is rare in the management literature. An invaluable contribution to the leadership canon and a powerful learning asset for all those interested in the practice of leadership and management.’ - Penny de Valk, Managing Director, Penna Talent PracticeTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The New Leadership Challenge 2. What Leaders Do 3. Making Things Happen 4. Why Culture, Values and Trust Matter 5. Getting the Best Out of People 6. Creating and Leading Effective Teams 7. Communicating Effectively 8. When Things Go Bad 9.Developing a Coaching Style 10. The Insightful Leader 11. Leading with Integrity 12. The Emotionally Intelligent Leader 13. Becoming a Trusted Leader 14. Continuing to Learn and Improve

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Book SynopsisCollege Student Leadership Development introduces the idea that we all play a part in producing leadership and that learning how to participate in the process of leadership is something that all college students need to learn as part of their college academic experience. Rather than approaching leadership from the traditional model emphasizing specific skill sets, this book acquaints students with how to learn leadership using the ReAChS model of leadership development (Reflection, Assessment, Challenge, Support). It then encourages students to directly engage their own experiences to hone their leader identity and understanding of leadership as well as improve their leadership knowledge and skills. Step-by-step exercises lead students in reflecting on their experiences, assessing themselves, choosing challenges, creating support networks, and finally capturing and communicating to others what they have learned. Throughout, examples of student leaders' experiences provide rTrade Review'In working with college students, I believe the most important thing for them to understand is that everyone can be a leader. This book communicates that and helps students learn about themselves in a way that will assist them as they understand their own leadership. They’ll be able to see how their college experience helps them become better leaders and then consider how to use that beyond their campus into their professional lives'—Shelly Morris Mumma, Director of Leadership, Student Engagement & First Year Experience and Campus Center, St. Norbert College'This is not your typical leadership development book for college students. College Student Leadership Development so wonderfully addresses "how" students should learn leadership by drawing on Sessa’s vast experience and research. The book successfully accomplishes what every leadership educator and student hopes for: an insightful and rich model to give emerging leaders a process to learn about leadership.'—Matthew Sowcik, Assistant Professor of Leadership Education, University of FloridaTable of Contents1. Starting with You Part I: Fundamentals 2. All the Learning that Students Experience in College 3. Learning Leadership Part II: ReAChS Model 4. Reflection 5. Assessment: Prompting your Readiness to Learn 6. The Fires of Experience: Challenging Experiences 7. When Other People Matter: People who Significantly Impact your Leadership Learning 8. Leadership Courses and Formal Leadership Development Programs as Key Leadership Learning Events 9. Using Challenges that Life Throws Us: Hardships as Key Learning Events 10. Making the Most of your Key Experiences 11. Your Support Network for Leadership Development Part III: Capturing and Telling your Leadership Development Story 12. Bringing it All Together: Telling your Leadership Development Story

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Book SynopsisCreativity and coaching are two of the buzzwords of the twenty-first century and yet little is known about how to coach creativity. In business, education, health and many other fields there is an increasing acknowledgement of the importance of innovation and recognition of what is lost when creativity is lacking. In Coaching Creativity, Jen Gash explores the history, science and practice of creativity by artists, makers and creators, translating this into practical advice for coaches. The book investigates the concept of creativity and examines the theories surrounding it from psychological, neurological and biological perspectives. It then takes a more practical look at the doing of creativity and explores the use of creativity in therapeutic settings. A model of coaching creativity is presented which acknowledges its diverse and individual nature. The book also includes are tools, case studies and ideas for coaching creativity including contributions from a wide ranTrade Review‘For coaches wishing to work creatively, this is the book for you! Jen Gash offers coaches a new and exciting way to think about their work, freeing them from technocratic and skills-based coaching approaches. This book is rich and has real depth. It will change the way you coach!’ - Professor Simon Western, Adjunct Professor, University College Dublin‘Jen Gash is well equipped to explore and elucidate this subject as she is an artist and a coach. In this well researched and thoroughly referenced book she explores the history and development of our understanding of creativity. A series of real life case studies demonstrate how coaches might helpfully use creative processes in their work with clients. A useful text for coaches wanting to explore and expand their creativity and use it in their work.’ -Jenny Bird, MCC, co- author of The Art of Coaching (Routledge, 2016)‘Jen Gash’s book is a clever and comprehensive take on coaching and creativity, weaving together science and the arts. Its scope extends from the philosophical roots of creativity to coaching future innovation. It’s a fascinating read with lots of inspiration for applying the knowledge. I’m already using the ideas in my coaching practice and business.’ - Miriam Akhtar MAPP, positive psychologist, UK‘Jen Gash combines learning and laughter to write in a distinctive voice about creativity, psychology, neuroscience and coaching. Her thorough exploration, suggested model and practical examples will enhance coaches’ understanding and their ability to work with both paradox and flow.’ - Sarah Gornall, Coach Supervisor & Executive Coach ‘Many books on creativity promise to inspire us with the joy of the new while in reality bogging us down in programmatic constraints. Many books on coaching offer to transport us to fresh paradigms but somehow amid a rash of tools and techniques leave us firmly in the box we were trying to get out of in the first place. Jen Gash’s offering on the other hand pulls off the unusual feat of being intellectually provocative while at the same time inviting us to experiment with fresh coaching directions rather simply leaving us captive within the confines of functionalist thinking. I applaud the readability and sheer zest that runs through this book – thank you Jen.’ - Dr Daniel Doherty, FHEA FCIPD FRSA M.ED PhD; senior lecturer in Leadership Work and Organisation, Middlesex Business School‘For coaches wishing to work creatively, this is the book for you! Jen Gash offers coaches a new and exciting way to think about their work, freeing them from technocratic and skills-based coaching approaches. This book is rich and has real depth. It will change the way you coach!’ - Professor Simon Western, Adjunct Professor, University College Dublin‘Jen Gash is well equipped to explore and elucidate this subject as she is an artist and a coach. In this well researched and thoroughly referenced book she explores the history and development of our understanding of creativity. A series of real life case studies demonstrate how coaches might helpfully use creative processes in their work with clients. A useful text for coaches wanting to explore and expand their creativity and use it in their work.’ -Jenny Bird, MCC, co- author of The Art of Coaching (Routledge, 2016)‘Jen Gash’s book is a clever and comprehensive take on coaching and creativity, weaving together science and the arts. Its scope extends from the philosophical roots of creativity to coaching future innovation. It’s a fascinating read with lots of inspiration for applying the knowledge. I’m already using the ideas in my coaching practice and business.’ - Miriam Akhtar MAPP, positive psychologist, UK‘Many books on creativity promise to inspire us with the joy of the new while in reality bogging us down in programmatic constraints. Many books on coaching offer to transport us to fresh paradigms but somehow amid a rash of tools and techniques leave us firmly in the box we were trying to get out of in the first place. Jen Gash’s offering on the other hand pulls off the unusual feat of being intellectually provocative while at the same time inviting us to experiment with fresh coaching directions rather simply leaving us captive within the confines of functionalist thinking. I applaud the readability and sheer zest that runs through this book – thank you Jen.’ - Dr Daniel Doherty, FHEA FCIPD FRSA M.ED PhD; senior lecturer in Leadership Work and Organisation, Middlesex Business School‘Jen Gash combines learning and laughter to write in a distinctive voice about creativity, psychology, neuroscience and coaching. Her thorough exploration, suggested model and practical examples will enhance coaches’ understanding and their ability to work with both paradox and flow.’ - Sarah Gornall, Coach Supervisor & Executive Coach 'Having finished this book, I feel it is one I will want to read again and again. Above all, Jen invites us to be open to the magic that creativity can unlock, and inspires everyone to feel capable of accessing that magic.' - Angela Dunbar, The Clean Coaching CentreTable of ContentsPart 1 – This Crazy Thing Called Creativity 1: Buzzwords and Sexy Shortcuts 2: Time and Place: How we got to here 3: A Smidgen of History Part 2 – Creative Human 4: Creativity and the Psyche 5: Creativity, Neurology and the Physical body 6: Creativity and Human ‘doing’? Part 3 – Creativity as a Means and Also as an Ends 7: Creative Therapy 8: This Crazy Thing Called Coaching 9: Coaching as ‘Creative’ Process 10: Creative ‘doing’ as Part of Coaching 11: Coaching as Activating, Integrating and Supporting Creativity 12: Proposing a Model for Coaching Creativity Part 4 – Coaching Creativity 13: The Vessel Wall – Containing the Process 14: Enabling Expansion – Stretching and Filling the Space 15: Enabling Contraction and Integration 16: The Point of Creative Action 17: Reducing ‘blocks’ and Restrictions Part 5 – An Invitation to Coach in a Different Way 18: Writing: Journaling, Poetry and Story 19: Visual Processes 20: Humour and Provocation 21: Evocative Environments, Evocative Objects 22: Imagining, Being and Becoming 23: The ‘we’ of Creativity

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I Fundamentals 1 Chapter 1 Introduction 3 Chapter 2 A Languishing World 9 Chapter 3 What Is Intention? 15 Chapter 4 Becoming Main Characters 21 Chapter 5 Intention Is Trainable 29 Part II Willpower 35 Chapter 6 The Surprising Impact of Willpower Attitude 37 Chapter 7 High Performers Have Nonlimited Willpower 45 Chapter 8 Physical Ingredients to Willpower 53 Chapter 9 How to Train the Experience of Willpower 63 Chapter 10 Willpower as a Team Sport 73 Part III Curiosity 79 Chapter 11 High Performers Are Curious 81 Chapter 12 Don’t Stop (Re)believing 89 Chapter 13 How to Change Your Mind 95 Chapter 14 Believing Together 101 Part IV Integrity 111 Chapter 15 Living Our Values 113 Chapter 16 How to Uncover Your Values 121 Chapter 17 When Values Conflict 131 Chapter 18 Know Thy Team 141 Part V Attention 151 Chapter 19 High Performers Are Focused on the Right Things 153 Chapter 20 Directing the Spotlight 159 Chapter 21 Spotlights at Work 165 Chapter 22 Intentional Wandering 171 Chapter 23 Not All Flow Is Created Equal 177 Chapter 24 Focusing Teams 185 Part VI Habits 191 Chapter 25 The Roots of High Performance 193 Chapter 26 Taking Control of Unconscious Actions 197 Chapter 27 Finding the Power Within 207 Chapter 28 The Importance of Workplace Rituals 219 Part VII Closing 225 Chapter 29 Intention in Our Relationships 227 Chapter 30 The Garden of Intention 237 Notes 243 Index 267

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Book Synopsis 2020 NAGC Book of the Year Award Winner —?Finalist in the 2020 PROSE AwardsThis volume explores how early potential develops into high performance in five domains: sport (specifically golf and team sports), the professions (medicine, software engineering, and professional teams), academics (mathematics and psychology), the performing arts (dance and acting), and the producing arts (culinary arts and drawing/painting). The chapters address many questions: What does “raw” potential in a specific domain looks like? How can those abilities be nurtured and grown, and what psychosocial skills are necessary for this development? The Psychology of High Performance examines similarities and differences within and between domains and includes several personal interviews with “gatekeepers”—experts in a field whose professional judgment determines whether individuals’ developed abilities are good investmentTrade Review2020 NAGC Book of the Year Award WinnerFinalist in the 2020 PROSE Awards “This book is wonderfully interdisciplinary.” —ChoiceThis book is wonderfully interdisciplinary. * Choice *Table of ContentsContributors Acknowledgments IntroductionRena F. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank C. Worrell Chapter 1: High Performance: The Central Psychological Mechanism for Talent DevelopmentRena F. Subotnik, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Frank C. WorrellPart I: SportSteven T. Portenga Chapter 2: High-Performance Talent Development in GolfSteven T. Portenga Gatekeeper Interview: Jay Hogue, Assistant Gymnastics Coach, University of DenverSteven T. Portenga Chapter 3: Talent Identification and Development in Game SportsJob Fransen and Arne Güllich Chapter 4: Reflections on Talent Development in SportSteven T. PortengaPart II: The ProfessionsEduardo Salas and Steven E. Knotek Chapter 5: Talent Development in Medicine and Software EngineeringMelissa A. McWilliams, Emily Z. Holding, and Steven E. Knotek Gatekeeper Interview: Michael Reed, Software Engineer and Site Lead, Google Chapel HillSteven E. Knotek Chapter 6: What Makes a Team of Experts an Expert Team?Denise L. Reyes and Eduardo Salas Chapter 7: Reflections on Talent Development in the ProfessionsSteven E. Knotek and Eduardo SalasPart III: AcademiaPaula Olszewski-Kubilius, Rena F. Subotnik, Frank C. Worrell, and Megan Foley-Nicpon Chapter 8: Developing Mathematical Talent in School Children: Who, What, and How?Roza Leikin Gatekeeper Interview: Avi Berman, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, the TechnionIsrael Institute of TechnologyRoza Leikin Chapter 9: Talent Development in the Domain of Academic PsychologyDean Keith Simonton Gatekeeper Interview: Robert J. Sternberg, Professor of Human Development, Cornell UniversityDean Keith Simonton Chapter 10: Reflections on Talent Development in AcademicsPaula Olszewski-Kubilius, Frank C. Worrell, Rena F. Subotnik, and Megan Foley-NicponIV. Performing ArtsAaron Kozbelt Chapter 11: The Development of Acting Talent: Possibilities and ApproachesTony Noice and Helga Noice Gatekeeper Interview: David Black, Producer, Director, Actor, TeacherAaron Kozbelt Chapter 12: Talent Development in Dance: Perspectives from Gatekeepers in Hong Kong and FinlandJoey Chua Gatekeeper Interview: Stephen Pier, Professor of Dance and Division Director, The Hartt School, University of HartfordAaron Kozbelt Chapter 13: Reflections on Talent Development in Performing Arts: Concluding CommentsAaron KozbeltPart V: Producing ArtsLinda Jarvin Chapter 14: Talent and Ability in Drawing and Visual ArtsAaron Kozbelt and Andrea Kantrowitz Gatekeeper Interview: Talent and Ability in Drawing: An Account From the FieldLinda Jarvin Chapter 15: Culinary Arts: Talent and Their DevelopmentLaurent Aron, Marion Botella, and Todd Lubart Chapter 16: Reflections on Talent Development in Arts ProductionLinda JarvinPart VI: Conclusion Chapter 17: The Psychology of High Performance: Overarching ThemesFrank C. Worrell, Paula Olszewski-Kubilius, and Rena F. Subotnik Index About the Editors

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Book SynopsisCoaching Psychologybrings evidence-based methods and models to the practice of leadership coaching for professional and personal growth.The authors apply these tools with the aim of developing and improving the skills clients need to assume and/or be more effective in leadership positions in organizations. This concise guide offers psychologists a comprehensive overview of coaching psychology, from initial client contact to the conclusion of the engagement. It describes the assortment of tools coaching psychologists use, including models to guide the process; didactic exercises and other homework that requires self-reflection, video clips, journaling, and assessment inventories; and key stakeholder feedback for identifying the individual’s great strengths (their platform for achieving their best Leader self) and suggested areas for improvement. As the authors describe, the primary tool for facilitating learning is the coach’s self. RTable of ContentsSeries Editor's ForewordRodney L. Lowman Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Coaching Psychology: Individualized Leader Development 2. A Closer Look: The Coaching Psychology Engagement 3. Coaching Psychology Tools, Methods, Techniques 4. How Effective Is Executive Coaching? 5. How Psychologists Can Prepare for Coaching Leaders 6. Ethical and Professional Issues in Coaching Psychology Epilogue References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThe Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS for Adults) is an empirically based tool for evaluating dimensions of adult executive functioning in daily life. Evidence indicates that the BDEFS is far more predictive of impairments in major life activities than more time-consuming and costly traditional EF tests. The BDEFS offers an ecologically valid snapshot of the capacities involved in time management, organization and problem solving, self-restraint, self-motivation, and self-regulation of emotions. It comprises both self- and other-reports in a long form (15-20 minutes) and a short form (4-5 minutes). Special features include an adult ADHD risk index in the long form. Complete instructions for scoring and interpreting the scale are provided.QUICK VIEWWhat does it do?: Provides an ecologically valid assessment of executive functioning deficits in daily life activities.Age Range: 18-81Administration Time: Long Form: 15-20 minutes. Short Form: 4-5 minutes.Format: Self-report plus other-report (for example, spouse, parent, or sibling) rating scales.Cost of Additional Forms: No cost--purchasers get permission to reproduce the forms and score sheets for repeated use.See also the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale--Children and Adolescents (BDEFS-CA) and Barkley's authoritative book on EF development and deficits, Executive Functions. Also available: Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale--IV (BAARS-IV) and Barkley Functional Impairment Scale (BFIS for Adults).Includes Permission to PhotocopyEnhancing the convenience and value of the BDEFS, the limited photocopy license allows purchasers to reproduce the forms and score sheets and yields considerable cost savings over other available scales. The large format and sturdy wire binding facilitate photocopying.Age Range: 18-81Forms and Score Sheets:BDEFS-LF: Self-ReportBDEFS-LF: Other-ReportBDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 18-34, Males Only)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 18-34, Females Only)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 18-34, Males and Females Combined)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 35-49, Males Only)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 35-49, Females Only)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 35-49, Males and Females Combined)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 50-64, Males Only)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 50-64, Females Only)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 50-64, Males and Females Combined)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 65-81, Males Only)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 65-81, Females Only)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 65-81, Males and Females Combined)BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Total EF Symptom Counts (All Ages and Both Sexes)BDEFS-SF: Self-ReportBDEFS-SF: Other-ReportBDEFS-SF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Total EF Summary Scores and EF Symptom Counts (All Ages and Both Sexes)BDEFS-SF Clinical Interview: Self-ReportTrade Review"The BDEFS is a much-needed, clinically relevant tool. This exceptionally well-written manual includes a detailed description of the scale's development, psychometric properties and norms, scoring, and clinical interpretation, as well as the forms themselves. The limited photocopy license clearly enhances the clinical utility of the BDEFS. All professionals responsible for assessing and understanding adults suffering the burden of executive dysfunction will find this scale highly useful and beneficial."--Rosemary Tannock, PhD, Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; and Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada"Barkley has created a rating scale that is quick and easy to administer and score. The BDEFS provides valuable information regarding specific executive functioning deficits, including those found in ADHD. This scale does what a good assessment instrument should: not only does it answer questions regarding diagnosis, but it also helps clinicians identify target skills and behaviors for intervention."--Peg Dawson, EdD, Center for Learning and Attention Disorders, Portsmouth, New Hampshire "The BDEFS ushers in an era of more specific and comprehensive behavioral assessment of executive functioning difficulties encountered by adults during major functional activities. The scales are well designed to be both clinician and patient friendly. The content is broader than other available scales and the normative observations are carefully derived and extensive. Behavioral items are focused around common daily activities rather than clinical symptoms, and thus can be applied in a variety of settings. The combination of self- and other-report forms, as well as long and short forms, provides depth and flexibility. This scale is a powerful complement to traditional executive function tests."--Paul J. Eslinger, PhD, Professor of Neurology, Neural and Behavioral Sciences, and Radiology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine-Reliable, empirically based, and convenient to use for clinicians. Allow[s] a doctor to quantify behaviors that can't be readily observed in the clinic.--ADDitude Magazine, 02/03/2011Table of Contents1. Executive Functioning 2. Development of the BDEFS 3. Normative Sample 4. Factor Analysis, Scale Construction, and Item Frequencies 5. Relationship of BDEFS Scores to Demographic Factors in the Normative Sample 6. Reliability 7. Validity 8. Scoring and Interpretation of the BDEFS Forms Appendix. BDEFS Forms and Score Sheets · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report · BDEFS-LF: Other-Report · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 18–34, Males Only) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 18–34, Females Only) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 18–34, Males and Females Combined) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 35–49, Males Only) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 35–49, Females Only) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 35–49, Males and Females Combined) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 50–64, Males Only) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 50–64, Females Only) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 50–64, Males and Females Combined) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 65–81, Males Only) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 65–81, Females Only) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Raw Scores (Ages 65–81, Males and Females Combined) · BDEFS-LF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Total EF Symptom Counts (All Ages and Both Sexes) · BDEFS-SF: Self-Report · BDEFS-SF: Other-Report · BDEFS-SF: Self-Report Score Sheet for Total EF Summary Scores and EF Symptom Counts (All Ages and Both Sexes) · BDEFS-SF Clinical Interview: Self-Report

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Book SynopsisThis books arises from the observation that mainstream psychology, especially work and organisational psychology (WOP), suffers from critical limitations in its attempts to deal with the complexities of work as a cultural phenomenon. We can only mention a few examples here. In the WOP field, especially in Anglo- Saxon tradition, work experiences are seen through the lenses of traditional behavioural approaches, whereas culture is seen as a `software of the mind’, to use a popular definition found in this field (based on cross-cultural mainstream psychology). `Competences’, to take another example, are thought of as something that do or do not people have inside them. Suffering, like stress (a common work-based problem of our times), is considered to be dependent on a person’s personality, perceptions or as a set of behaviours triggered by facing an `objective’ environment. Even meaning-making process can be found to be defined from a WOP mainstream point of view: meanings are `social cognitions’ shared by people by means of unidirectional socialisation processes.Therefore, the goal of this book is to deliver to the reader a new and challenging theoretical and methodological tool box, inspired by insights developed from a broad cultural psychological perspective. Its focus is on the consideration of work and organisations based on core concepts developed inside cultural psychology. Therefore, it is designed to discuss potential extensions of these concepts to work psychology.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an approach to business and executive coaching that properly aligns the practice in the culture of business through the use of a relational "coaching axis" that helps to manage the complexity of the organisation and the individual as dual clients.Business and executive coaching occurs within an organisational context with the goal of promoting success at all levels of the organisation by affecting the actions of those being coached (Worldwide Association of Business Coaches, 2007). This form of coaching is distinct from other types in two ways, firstly it is focused on achieving business outcomes, and secondly, both the individual being coached and the sponsoring organization are simultaneously the client. This book explains how a coach manages the complexity of helping these two clients by acting as a narrative bridge between their stories. It offers a relational approach which resists remedial or curative notions born from coaching's human science roots and instead aligns to workplace realities. Chapters 1 -3 explore three interlocking paradigms for coaching that culturally align to the context of business. Firstly, in working with the complexity of client, systems theory is explored. Secondly, in working with the complexity of organisational culture, the notion of culture is unpacked. Thirdly, in exploring the complexity of theory, an eclectic and integrative theoretical approach is unpacked and the notion of the scientist-practitioner is explored. The remainder of the book explains the "Coaching on the Axis" approach. This approach captures the way coaching interfaces with business across three systemic dimensions situated on a hypothetical "axis." It further outlines a method to track themes, elicit insights and test actions systemically along this axis using a narrative methodology. Finally, a case study is provided. Ultimately, the book aims to assist coaches in properly aligning their practice with business, honouring the culture from which this work derives its legitimacy and sanction, and significantly increasing its likelihood of success.Trade Review'At last, a sophisticated and business-savvy account of business and executive coaching. Marc Kahn's book represents an important shift in how we understand the world of business coaching. His examination of complexity theory, psychology, and business challenges many of the hidden (and not-so-hidden) assumptions imported into business coaching from counselling. This is a welcome and important contribution in the field. It should be on every coach's bookshelf and inform every coach's practice.'-Dr Michael Cavanagh, Deputy Director, Coaching Psychology Unit, Sydney University, Australia'In this exceptional book, Marc Kahn succeeds in planting the emerging service of coaching firmly in the modern business context. This is a work that will, in my opinion, deservedly take its place in the business canons of the twenty-first century.'- Peter Frampton, President of Accounting Comes Alive International and co-author of Accounting Comes Alive and Color Accounting, Geneva, Switzerland'In this masterful contribution to business coaching. Marc Kahn has instigated a paradigm shift. Grappling with the indefatigable concerns of business, this work offers a new approach, aligning multiple and complex perspectives. This book is a must-have, not only for every coach's library, but also for every leader's.'- Dr Sunny Stout-Rostron, Founding Fellow, Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate, South Africa'This is a brilliant book that powerfully articulates the focal "axis" of attention for business coaches, and ultimately defines the most important factors for success.'- Dr Paddy Pampalis, Executive Director, Centre for Integral Business and Leadership, Cape Town, South Africa'I welcome this sage and authentic book, and encourage all HR practitioners, leaders, and coaches to read, and heed, its important messages.'-Bev Cunningham, Vice President, Group Human Resources, Ricoh Europe PLC, London, UK'One of the most insightful books on business coaching I have ever read.'- Allon Raiz, CEO, Raizcorp and bestselling author of Lose the Business Plan and What to Do When You Want to Give Up, South Africa'This work will become essential reading for anyone in the field.'-Dr Jacqui Farrants, Consultant Psychologist, City University, London, UK'I was riveted. I simply couldn't put it down.'- Marc Feitelberg, clinical psychologist, executive coach, and founder of The South African College of Applied Psychology'A must-read for those who are serious about being professional and ethical business coaches.'- Wendy Johnson, President and CEO, Worldwide Association of Business Coaches WABC,Vancouver, Canada'Regardless of the modality you prefer as a coach, this text will add depth and understanding to your practice. An undeniable contribution.'- Craig Bloomstrand, international coach and mentor, author of Wise Men Look and Every Story Casts a Shadow, Minneapolis, USA'This is a fantastic read, providing a really good sense of the amazing benefits business coaching can bring to an executive when it is delivered properly - on the "axis".'-Brett Morris, Group CEO, FCB South AfricaTable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Foreword , Introduction , The complexity of client , The complexity of culture , The complexity of theory , Introduction to the Coaching on the Axis framework , The environmental dimension , The individual dimension , The coaching relationship , Coaching on the Axis: technique , Case study , Professional Coaching Series , Endorsements

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Book SynopsisAdvances in Group Processes publishes theoretical analyses, reviews and theory based empirical chapters on group phenomena. This includes work on topics such as status, power, exchange, justice, influence, altruism, decision making, intergroup relations and social networks. Contributors have included scholars from diverse fields including sociology, psychology, political science, economics, biology, philosophy, mathematics and organizational behaviour. Volume 38 brings together papers related to a variety of topics in small groups and organizational research. The volume includes papers that address theoretical and empirical issues related to occupational deference structures, emotions generated by social identities, racial threat, sticky expectations, status and response latency, race and moral expectations in employment, comparison processes and competition and models of intergroup association. Overall, the volume includes papers that reflect a wide range of theoretical approaches from leading scholars who work in the general area of group processes.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Emotional Implications Of Occupational Deference Structures; Emily Maloney And Lynn Smith-Lovin Chapter 2. Separate And Unequal: Predicting Intergroup Behavior And Emotions From Social Identity Meanings; Kimberly B. Rogers Chapter 3. The Multi-Dimensionality Of Racial Threat: A Consideration Of Its Affective Dimension; Ashley V. Reichelmann and Matthew O. Hunt Chapter 4. Sticky Expectations; Daniel Burrill Chapter 5. Are They High Status Or Just Assertive? Response Latency In Task Groups; Kayla Pierce Chapter 6. The Double Disadvantage: Using Status And Stigma Processes To Understand Race, Criminal Record, And Moral Expectations In Employment; Jessica Pfaffendorf Chapter 7. Comparing And Being Compared: A Dual Process Framework Of Competition; Patricia Chen, Stephen M. Garcia, Valentino E. Chai, and Richard Gonzalez Chapter 8. The Big Tent: Integrating Macro Models For Intergroup Association With Experimental Data On Exchange Relations In A Minimal Group Setting; Zbigniew Karpiński, John Skvoretz, Adam Kęska, and Dariusz Przybysz

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Book SynopsisA fascinating new look at Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Not the 1943 version quoted by trainers, coaches and business psychologists, but the completed hierarchy only published as a paper just before his untimely death in 1970. This book redresses the balance.

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Book SynopsisAlexander L. George was one of the most productive and respected political scientistsof the late twentieth century. He and his wife, Juliette George, wrote one of the firstpsychobiographies, and Professor George went on to write seminal articles and booksfocusing on political psychology, the operational code, foreign policy decisionmaking,case study methodology, deterrence, coercive diplomacy, policy legitimacy, and bridgingthe gap between the academic and policymaking communities. This book is the firstand only one to contain examples of the works across these fields written by AlexanderGeorge and several of his collaborators.• This is a collection of Alexander L. George's works from the major fields to whichhe contributed.• There are biographical essays by his wife and co-author (Juliette L. George), daughter(Mary George Douglass), former student (Dan Caldwell), and professional colleague(Janice Gross Stein).• There are 25 photographs of Alexander L. George and his family which have notpreviously been published.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Biographical Essays about Alexander George by Juliette L. George, Mary George Douglass, Janice Gross Stein, and Dan Caldwell.- Chapter 2. Articles and Excerpts from Books Focusing on: Propaganda Analysis, Psychobiography, the Operational Code, Foreign Policy Decisionmaking, Crisis Management, Deterrence, Coercive Diplomacy, Policy Legitimacy, and Policy Relevant Theory.

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