Coaching, Counseling & Mentoring S e c o n d Ed i t i o n
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Coaching, Counseling & Mentoring How to Choose & Use the Right Technique to Boost Employee Performance S e c o n d Ed i t i o n
Florence M. Stone
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Contents Introduction: Three Ways to Develop High-Performance Employees
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Section I: Coaching
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Chapter 1. Your Role as Coach
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Chapter 2. Coaching as an Ongoing Responsibility
30
Chapter 3. Let’s Talk: ‘‘Should I Say That?’’
44
Chapter 4. Coaching Traps and Problems
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Section II: Counseling
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Chapter 5. Why Counsel Troublesome People?
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Chapter 6. How to Turn Around Problem Employees and Employees with Problems
92
Chapter 7. Let’s Talk: Specific Counseling Sessions
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Chapter 8. Counseling Dilemmas: Traps and Pitfalls to Avoid
132
Section III: Mentoring
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Chapter 9. What Mentoring Can Do to Help High Achievers—and You v
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