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Book SynopsisGrow yourself in order to grow your team.
Do you spend your days managing others only to find you’re still putting out fire after fire? What if there was a better way to get things done? There is—leadership coaching is disrupting the scattered management era of education in all the right ways.
Get the tools and strategies needed to transform how you think about school supervision that builds capacity, leadership, and learning. This book will help you:
- Learn to use neuroscience research productively
- Expand your use of communication skills
- Understand examples of leaders implementing coach-like behaviors into everyday practice to produce results
- Learn specific approaches to supervise and coach for growth
- Approach difficult conversations that impact thinking and change with confidence
At the crux of coaching culture is mindset—this book will teach you how to cultivate a growth mindset and strong emotional intelligence as you coach and grow capacity in others.
"RESULTS Coaching Next Steps invites leaders to function as coaches and clearly teaches them how to coach. It is truly transformational for those unfamiliar with coach leadership and for veteran coaches alike. This book transformed me as a school principal and continues to serve as a fundamental resource in training school leaders. It is without a doubt my top recommendation to anyone who asks how to learn coach-leader skills."
—Dr. Hank Staggs, ACC, Director
Governors Academy for School Leadership, Tennessee
"Finally! Another must-have for my professional library! RESULTS Coaching Next Steps speaks to education leaders who continue to focus on being a coach leader, no matter what their title or position. The book drives novice and experienced coaches to reconnect to the essentials and renews your commitment to never interact the same way again."
—Kim Richardson ACC
Teacher Development Coordinator, Hampton City Schools
Trade Review"RESULTS Coaching Next Steps invites leaders to function as coaches and clearly teaches them how to coach. It is truly transformational for those unfamiliar with coach leadership and for veteran coaches alike. This book transformed me as a school principal and continues to serve as a fundamental resource in training school leaders. It is without a doubt my top recommendation to anyone who asks how to learn coach-leader skills."
-- Dr. Hank Staggs, ACC, Director
"Results Coaching Next Steps: Leading for Growth and Change clearly sets the path for transformational leadership that creates a culture of trust and communication in which the effectiveness of the organization flourishes when freedom to explore and collaborate are not just promoted but valued. The authors artfully articulate and demonstrate the leadership coaching behaviors and skills that help leaders shift organizational mindsets from negatives to positives and behaviors from isolation to collaboration resulting in new and innovative thinking and learning. The the UAM School of Education faculty and staff have become fearless visionaries who work as a team to make yesterday′s challenges today′s successes."
-- Dr. Peggy Doss, Dean
"Finally! Another must-have for my professional library! RESULTS Coaching Next Steps speaks to education leaders who continue to focus on being a coach leader, no matter what their title or position. The book drives novice and experienced coaches to reconnect to the essentials and renews your commitment to never interact the same way again."
-- Kim Richardson, ACC, Teacher Development Coordinator
"Education is about change and growth in people. Results Coaching Global′s first book Results Coaching: The New Essential for School Leaders completely reframed educational leadership landscape. Now RESULTS Coaching Next Steps: Leading for Growth and Change brings out the details in the picture of leading learning systems. This book provides specific examples related to the mindset of the Coach Leader and thoroughly examines supervision vs. coaching. Everything you need to create a culture of coaching in your district is laid out beautifully. As a superintendent, I′ve seen firsthand the impact this work has had on principals, midlevel administrators and cabinet level leadership. The bottom line—the significant changes we are looking for come from changing educators from within. It is a journey and RESULTS Coaching Next Steps: Leading for Growth and Change is the guidebook."
-- David Curry, Superintendent
"Results Coaching Next Steps: Leading for Growth and Change equips the 21st century leader to move past old paradigms of supervision and into the realm of influence. Next Steps continues the journey of transformation and challenges administrators to become coach leaders. The need for a coaching culture to support leaders makes this book a valued resource. To truly impact school environments, Results Coaching Next Steps: Leading for Growth and Change is the first place to start!"
-- Lezley Lewis, Executive Director of Teacher Learning
"Results Coaching: The New Essential for School Leaders has served as the launchpad for authentic communication and academic success in our school district. The authors have developed an educator-friendly book that offers a practical approach, coupled with a dose of theory, to provide a solid balance for the ever-busy school teacher and leader. Results Coaching Next Steps offers a communication framework, a review of essential communication skills, and an especially helpful section for school leaders and supervisors. Results Coaching Next Steps builds upon its predecessor, and continues to support and guide for real change and results. For all of us who know that academic success is dependent on building relationships and communicating effectively, this book is a must read!"
-- Carl Dethloff, Ph.D., Superintendent
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Publisher’s Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction CHAPTER 1: Leadership for Today: The Essentials of Coach Leadership What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There! Why Change Is So Hard Coach Leaders First Lead Themselves Positivity Broadens Thinking Keep Calm and Carry On! A Story of Positivity and Resilience Know Thyself A Story of Making a Difference That Impacted Everything CHAPTER 2: Leading With the Brain in Mind The Call From Leaders Important Facts About the Brain Emotional Intelligence Emotional Reactions Response Regrets New Pathways The Power of Empathy When We Think We Can Practical Uses NeuroLeadership Institute Influences Practical Uses Positive Psychology CHAPTER 3: The Leader as Coach: Mindset and Skills The Seduction of Advising or Telling Essential Skills—Lessons Learned Essential Skill #1: The Power of Listening Essential Skill #2: Committed Listening and Paraphrasing Essential Skill #3: Presuming Positive Intent and Positive Presuppositions Essential Skill #4: Reflective Feedback CHAPTER 4: Supervision vs. Coaching: It’s Time for Change Supervision Is Coaching From Traditional Supervision to 21st Century Supervision Performance Research Matching Supervisory Style With Teacher Level of Development CHAPTER 5: The Power of the Conversation The Conversation Frame Difficult Conversation Frame CHAPTER 6: Creating a Coaching Culture Why Is a Coaching Culture of Critical Importance? What Are the Characteristics of a Coaching Culture? How Does One Create a Coaching Culture? How Individuals Are Creating Coaching Cultures Patterns and Themes for Transforming Culture RESOURCES Coaching Mindset and Skills—Skill Self-Assessment Coaching Standards: Core Competencies Supervision and Coaching: Glickman’s Model of Developmental Supervision Supervision Practice Scenarios RCG Coaching Conversation Frame RCG Difficult Conversation Frame RCG Guided Pathways for Success—GPS Index
