{"product_id":"coaching-for-performance-improvement-9780761828051","title":"Coaching for Performance Improvement","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmericans are fascinated by sports. It''s not uncommon for businessmen and businesswomen, or anyone for that matter, to read the sports news before turning to the business pages. Sports terminology has even found a place in the vernacular of the business world with commonly used terms such as strike-out, time-out, and throw a curve.  In Coaching for Performance Improvement, authors Jack Ramsay and Jim Lynch link successful coaching in the athletic arena to effective business management. In sports, as in business, the management of people is crucial. The authors have put together an outline for becoming an exceptional leader through their more than twenty years of experience gained coaching in the National Basketball Association, as well as in academic and corporate environments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack and Jim have put together a solid expression of how to lead regardless of the role you are playing. They have used the theories of others and blended that with life lessons and experiences to make it meaningful to all of us. -- Sean Covey, Author of The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, 1998) * From The Foreword *\u003cbr\u003eJack and Jim have put together a solid expression of how to lead regardless of the role you are playing. They have used the theories of others and blended that with life lessons and experiences to make it meaningful to all of us. -- Sean Covey, Author of \u003ci\u003eThe 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Teens\u003ci\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, 1998) * From The Foreword *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Making the Connection Chapter 4 So You Want To Be a Leader: What To Do To Be Successful; Achievement; Knowledge; Talent; Leadership Qualities; Success vs. Failure Chapter 5 How To Make a Winning Team: Motivating for Improvement; Vision; Game Plan; Personnel; Selection; Development; Establishment of Goals; Playing the Game; Evaluation; The Future Chapter 6 Goal Setting: Setting Up the Plan; Goal Setting; Types of Goals; Examples of Goal Setting Chapter 7 Feedback: Effective Timeouts; Making Adjustments; Conducting Meetings; Feedback; Offering Criticism; Personalization; Style Chapter 8 The Team: The Final Result; Teamwork; Establishing Teamwork; Health vs. Unhealthy; Evaluation of Teamwork Chapter 9 What's Next?: What To Do in the Off Season; Control Theory; Satisfaction of Needs; Self Evaluation; Servant Leadership; Stress Management; Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Chapter 10 Appendix: The Core of Leadership Chapter 11 Afterword Chapter 12 Tao of Leadership Chapter 13 Bibliography Chapter 14 About the Authors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037780476247,"sku":"9780761828051","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761828051.jpg?v=1750937278","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/coaching-for-performance-improvement-9780761828051","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}