Be a changemaster : 12 coaching strategies for leading professional and personal change / Karla Reiss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reiss, Karla, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School personnel management.

Educational leadership.

Organizational change.

Self-actualization (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 187 pages)

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Be a Changemaster' is a practical guide for school and district leaders that provides 12 strategies for overcoming resistance to change. Unlike more theoretical books, this text shows how to adopt a coaching style of leadership as a systemic change strategy.

Contents:

""COVER""; ""BE A CHANGEMASTER""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Purpose""; ""Who Should Read This Book""; ""Background""; ""How to Use This Book""; ""Universal Application""; ""Three Main Reasons to Buy This Book""; ""Special Features""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Publisher�s Acknowledgments""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""The Coaching�Change Connection: The Inside-Out Approach""; ""A Coaching Approach""; ""What Comprises a Coaching Style of Leadership?""; ""Evidence of Coaching Effectiveness""; ""The Challenge of Change""; ""Become a CHANGEMASTER""

""CHAPTER 1: CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS""""Challenge Those Assumptions""; ""How Assumptions Hold Us Back""; ""Assumptions Become Reality""; ""Thinking for Success""; ""Change Your Thoughts at Any Time""; ""How to Challenge and Banish Assumptions""; ""Tips for Success""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 2: HAVE A HIGHER PURPOSE""; ""Why Purpose and Happiness Matter""; ""What Is Your Mission?""; ""It�s Not About the Soap""; ""What Legacy Will You Leave Behind?""; ""Finding Meaning in Work and Life""; ""Leading Yourself and Others to Discover Their Higher Purpose""; ""Finding Joy""

""Your Life�s Compass: Creating a Personal Mission Statement""""A Word About Courage""; ""Tips for Success""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 3: AWARENESS OF LIMITING THOUGHTS""; ""What Are Limiting Thoughts?""; ""Managing Limiting Thoughts and Beliefs""; ""The Power of Choice""; ""How to Change Limiting Thoughts to Expanding Thoughts""; ""Step 1: Creating Awareness of Limiting Thoughts""; ""Step 2: Notice the Frequency""; ""Step 3: Create a Turnaround Statement""; ""Step 4: Repeat Often""; ""A Formula for Freedom""; ""Direct Your Brain to Change""; ""Tips for Success""; ""Summary""

""CHAPTER 4: NIX THE NEGATIVES AND NAYSAYERS""""Be Wary of Your Words""; ""How We Connect""; ""Confronting Negatives and Naysayers""; ""Be a Better Listener""; ""Practical Ways to Nix the Negatives""; ""Reframing: A Powerful Skill""; ""When People Won�t Budge""; ""Cultivating Optimism""; ""Tips for Success""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 5: GATHER A GROUP""; ""Why Gather a Group?""; ""An Inspiring Example""; ""Asking for Help""; ""How to Ask for Help""; ""A Coaching Approach to Leading Groups: “I Have a Group. Now What?�""; ""How to Coach Groups""; ""Two Group Coaching Models""

""Many People, Common Goal""""Many People, Different Goals""; ""Successful Group Coaching""; ""Benefits of Group Coaching""; ""Challenges""; ""Tips for Success""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 6: EMOTIONALLY CONNECT TO THE GOAL""; ""How to Create an Emotional Connection to Your Goal""; ""Step 1: Become More Comfortable With Emotions""; ""Step 2: Shift From Head to Heart""; ""Step 3: Name Those Emotions""; ""Step 4: Surround Yourself With Encouragement (optional but helpful)""; ""The Mind, Body, and Goal Connection""; ""Tips for Success""; ""Summary""; ""CHAPTER 7: MAINTAIN MOMENTUM""

""Coaching to Action""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781452283678

1452283672

9781506335759

1506335756

9781452279770

1452279772

OCLC:

900732811