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These articles will be of
interest to leaders who are developing coaching skills.
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These materials were
co-developed in affiliation with The Adler School and are used here with
permission. (These documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and require the
free
Acrobat Reader to view them.)
- Delivered at the ICF European Coaching
Conference, May 2006
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Here are a few recent
books that provide valuable information on some aspect of optimal functioning
in the context of work and leadership.
- Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and
Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion, Boyatzis,
Richard E. & Annie McKee
How can leaders continue to stay effective
and maintain a state of well-being in the midst of the stressful conditions
they are operating in? Resonant Leadership provides research based, practical
ideas for how leaders can enhance their well-being, while being highly
effective from a leadership and business perspective. The key to blending
effectiveness and well-being, according to the authors, is to build three
personal qualities: mindfulness, hope, and compassion. A wonderful resources
for senior leaders in particular.
- The Feiner Points of Leadership: The 50 basic laws
that will make people want to perform better for you, Feiner,
Michael
This book is a practical "how to" guide to effective leadership.
New managers and leaders find this book very valuable as they develop their
leadership effectiveness, especially around relationships with bosses and
direct reports.
- The Emotionally Intelligent Manager: How to develop
and use the four key emotional skills of leadership, Caruso, David and
Peter Salovey
The basic premise of the book is that the integration of
rational and emotional styles is key to successful leadership - affecting
personal productivity, effective thinking, decision making, relating to others.
The book contains numerous concrete, practical processes and tools that leaders
can apply immediately. A great resource for new and seasoned managers
alike.
- Energize your workplace: How to create and sustain
high-quality connections at work, Dutton, Jane E.
The quality of
our connections with others is hugely important for performance, development,
and well-being. Based on solid research, this book is in fact a highly
practical guide to create a work environment that can leverage the power of
high-quality connections. A valuable read for managers and leaders, and indeed
anyone interested in enhancing the quality of the work
environment.
- Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of
Meaning, Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly
The basic question this book
addresses is: How do we conduct business that is both successful from an
economic perspective and humane in the sense that it contributes to human
well-being and happiness? Warren Bennis describes this book as "a unique
contribution that will certainly shape our worldview how human institutions can
achieve optimal results." And Peter Drucker called it "the foundation book for
the psychology of well-being and achievement". A thought-provoking and
inspiring read for leaders who are interested in doing "good business" from an
economic an well-being perspective.
- Contagious Success: Spreading High Performance
Throughout Your Organization, Annunzio, Susan Lucia
Based on
empirical data from a global sample, this book offers concrete and practical
ideas on how to "spread the secret" of high performing units in a knowledge
work environment more broadly. While the book's basic message about the factors
contributing to high performance is not anything new, the book has two valuable
features for managers and leaders. First, it provides empirical data that links
performance to the way people are treated in an organization. Second, it goes
beyond the general to offer specific, concrete guidelines on how put the
findings into practice. A good read for anyone interested in optimal
performance for teams.
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