The role of the sciences in sport, as a whole, has been disputed up until now, and its indirect proponents tied to performance optimisation. This is no more. The Secrets to Optimal Coaching Success brings forward the sciences as a whole and presents a cohesion of the often complex presented jargon into a simplified and refined format for the real-world, with coaches, players/athletes and parents at the forefront. Near refuted up until now, the diversification of the optimal performance spectrum begins to shed light on the facets that truly count in developing optimal performance parameters. The habitual characteristics of optimal coaching success is identified through the text, embedded inside each respective segment, a direct result of the latest scientific findings in the real-world. With established, and heightened significance to the sports coaching world, The Secrets to Optimal Coaching Success begins to unravel the road ahead and the expectations on the line to reach optimal success. Tied with direct and indirect relationships presented, and various coaching pedagogic traits, the secrets are progressively discussed with application and function at its core.
The coaching community is filled with an assortment of coaches, players and parents of varied experiences, levels and exposures to best practices. The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success is here to unravel the maze between the developmental player and the elite, and to discuss what separates the good from the great. What is holding back coaches from developing the elite is answered, whilst what is holding back developmental players from taking the next step towards elite status becomes evident throughout. The role of the parent and their integral role in player development and their journey towards optimal performance outcomes plays an important role in the discussions on how these three: coaches, players and parents contribute towards optimal performance success. Presented is a discussion for all involved in the sports coaching community, irrespective of where you or your player is on the developmental scale, allowing you to finally access The Secrets to Optimal Performance Success – as a coach, as a player, and as a parent.
"Coaching remains an underused leadership style. This book offers a usable, practice-led guide to developing the skills to broaden your leadership repertoire. Phil draws on his years of experience as both a leader and a coach to provide insight into coaching successfully, not just with individuals but also with teams. A welcome addition to the expanding coaching canon." Andy Firth, Senior Consultant, Roffey Park Institute, UK "Phil Hayes is one of the best team facilitators and coaches I have ever worked with. If you want to know his secrets and exactly what you should do to get the same results - then read this book." Jenny Rogers, Management Futures Ltd, UK "This is a rich collection of astute observations, case studies, practical tools and signposting to resources offered by a skilled practitioner who writes as a seasoned peer rather than a learned academic. It is likely to appeal to team coaches thinking of working with senior management teams, particularly those who have gained underlying theory and perhaps been licensed in specialised instruments elsewhere, and who want to know what coaching at this level is really like at the coalface." Siobhan Soraghan, Director, Active Insight Consulting Limited "I found this book an excellent introduction to team related issues- be that leading teams, coaching teams or designing and delivering team training interventions. I particularly liked the way it deals with essential themes and skills that will be needed, providing excellent summaries of key principles, and providing additional resources for further research should the reader so desire." Martin Hill, ILM Level 7 Programme Tutor & Coach; British School of Coaching; Coaching Supervisor If you are a manager, coach or team leader and want to build a strong performing team of your own, this book is the one for you! Successful management and leadership of teams is a top business priority. With over 20 years of hands-on experience leading and coaching teams, Phil Hayes offers you a practical guide to team development. Using case studies from practice, the book gives team leaders and coaches advice on: Joining teams and being a successful team player Leading teams to enhanced performance Understanding the role and skill set of the professional team coach Further developing high performing - and poorly performing - teams Understanding and working with organisational culture Practical design tips for team events This is a must-read for professional coaches, facilitators, consultants, HR professionals and trainers as well as for managers and leaders.
Hungry for a different kind of winning? In the game of life, effective "self-coaching" is the first step to success in your personal and professional relationships. Entrepreneur Tom Gegax should know; he thought he had it all until a three-ring wake-up call of divorce, cancer, and a business in crisis changed his game forever. But Gegax recovered and now enjoys a life rich with family, friends, peak health, and a thriving company. Winning in the Game of Life, Gegax's self-designed, revolutionary plan merges the lessons of home and work into lessons of life. This unified approach helps you identify your purpose in life--your guiding mission--and teaches you how to put it into play, including: The Seven Take-Action Steps--decide what you want and how you're going to get it.Winning strategies for effective communication, better organization, and time management.Self-coaching plans for wellness of body, intellect, and spirit.Ten important lessons to ensure a lifetime of learning.Integrating the best of Western business models, mind-body techniques, and spiritual wisdom, Gegax's comprehensive game plan will dismantle barriers to a fuller life, awaken your true potential, and keep you on a winning track.
Secrets of Success in Coaching will bring a breath of fresh air to a subject dominated by case-driven and model-based scenarios. It seeks to demystify and open up the coaching practise and provide tried, tested and solid ways for any coach to develop their skills. Packed full of essential core skills, plain facts and essential tips, tricks and advice all learnt from years of experience, it’s simple to follow, easy to understand and everything is delivered in a friendly and very accessible way. As a method of training, directing and developing people, coaching continues to increase in popularity and is one of the most common tools used to help people improve their professional and private lives. At last, here’s a book that strips away the usual complicated and unwieldy approaches and leaves just the golden nuggets, the insider knowledge and the real secrets of success; everything you really need to know to be the best coach you can be.
Internationally acclaimed business coach and consultant Kim George provides an easy-to-master process for coaches to bring out innate greatness and achieve peak performance. George introduces a new kind of intelligence quotient, Abundance Intelligence. AQ is the key to living into greatness, moving from a mentality of scarcity to one of abundance. Using her proven four-step process, you will learn to move your clients past their illusions to embrace the abundance aptitudes of self-worth, empathy, self-expression, surrender, actualization, significance, and inquiry. Personal examples, client case studies, and profiles of highly successful individuals demonstrate how the process works and how it helps individuals live into greatness.
Every year, thousands of people train to be a life, business or executive coach but struggle to make a living. Although attracted to the profession, they are forced to give up as they cannot find enough clients to pay the bills. Even great coaches can not create the business they crave without the skills to run it successfully. The Secrets of Successful Coaches is essential reading if you are struggling with setting up and marketing your business, attracting and converting fee-paying clients, raising the profile of your business and communicating the benefits of your service, getting motivated and increasing your self-belief and making enough money to run a successful business.You will find 10 easy-to-follow steps to develop a successful business, learning from 11 top performance coaches who share some of the mistakes they have made and learnt from. You’ll also benefit from the proven techniques they have developed to make their business a success and get outstanding results. Find out how to save time and money, learn the skills to run a successful business, develop a winning business mindset and turn your passion into profit.The Secrets of Successful Coaches is for new coaches who are in the first 12 months of running their business, and those who want to improve their business success. Karen is inspired by a large number of authors including Dawn Breslin, Hannah McNamara, Michael Neill and Gladeana McMahon, who were interviewed for this book. She also takes inspiration from Anthony Robbins, Brian Tracy and Stephen Covey.
"ADHD Secrets of Success, an update of Thom Hartmann's critically-acclaimed Focus Your Energy, will help ADHDers understand and overcome the symptoms of their condition that may hold them back, and take advantage of the traits marking them for success"--Page 4 of cover.
Even the best managers often view employee coaching and feedback as necessary evils. In this work, Allen provides managers with a simple yet powerful approach to revolutionizing feedback conversations and making them a regular and even welcome part of their duties.
