Opening the Door to Coaching Conversations

Linda M. Gross Cheliotes - Coaching For Results, Inc.
Marceta F. Reilly - Reilly & Associates
Opening the Door to Coaching Conversations
May 2012 | 184 pages | Corwin
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What does coach leadership look like in action?

A leader doesn't have to solve every problem personally to be effective. In fact, helping others learn to resolve issues and implement their own solutions is the key to sustainable leadership and an empowered staff. This companion and follow-up book to Coaching Conversations brings the coaching style of leadership to life with stories from the experienced coaches on the Results Coaching team. Featuring examples of real people facing real problems who use coaching skills with great success, each chapter deals with a challenging leadership area and includes space for personal reflection, questions, and next steps. Topics include

  • Core values 
  • Building trust and community
  • High expectations 
  • School turnaround 
  • Garnering genuine buy-in 
  • Difficult conversations
  • Accountability 
  • Balancing personal and professional commitments

As you focus on developing those around you, you earn the trust and loyalty of your team. This book's examples demonstrate that coach leadership is not only possible, it is the smartest way to lead in the 21st century!

Contents

Foreword

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Preface

  • Matrix of Stories
  • 1. What is a Coaching Conversation?
  • Coach Leader Man—Feeding the Hunger! by Vicky Dearing
  • 2. Discovering and Using Your Core Values
  • From Terminator to Hope Builder by Marceta Reilly
  • A Yearning for More by Karen Anderson
  • Courage at the Core by Riva Korashan
  • Leading With Your Core Values by Dave Winans
  • 3. Building Trust and Community
  • Better Late Than Never by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Language Matters by Karen Anderson
  • The Safest Haven by Dave Winans
  • From Parent Intrusion to Parent Involvement by Diana Williams
  • 4. Holding Up High Expectations for All
  • Finding Your Leadership Voice by Marceta Reilly
  • Being Contagious Makes You Better by Karen Anderson
  • Turning Around a Failing School by Sandee Crowther
  • 5. Changing How We Change
  • I Want To…But by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • The Crucial “Aha” Moment by Gina Marx
  • Changing a Relationship Through Language by Kathy Kee
  • Acting out My Future—Life is Just a Performance by Joan Hearne
  • 6. Getting Genuine Buy-In: Framing Expectations to Support Change
  • Reflected Glory by Sue Kidd
  • Scoring With the Music Teacher by Kathy Kee
  • It’s In the Details by Bob Carter
  • Change Happens One By One by Joan Hearne
  • 7. Engaging in Difficult Conversations
  • Moving Staff Up or Out by Marceta Reilly
  • Reflection: A Closer Look by Joan Hearne
  • A Marginal Teacher Spurs the Evolution of a Coach Leader by Gina Marx
  • Facing Our Dragons by Kathy Kee
  • 8. Changing Blamers Into Believers
  • Softening Discipline At the Edges by Marceta Reilly
  • Caught In the Middle by Reba Schumacher
  • Nobody At This School Gets Me! by Frances Shuster
  • 9. Everyone is Accountable
  • Monkey Collector by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Whose Problem—Whose Solution? by Sandee Crowther
  • Just Call Me Mom by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Middle School Under Attack by Edna Harris
  • 10. Balancing Personal and Professional Commitments
  • Sitting on a Seesaw by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • The 180 Degree Turnaround by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Reframing Balance by Riva Korashan
  • Running In Circles by Marceta Reilly
  • 11. Navigating Successful Life Transitions
  • Rewiring by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • I Feel Like a Failure by Dayna Richardson
  • Investing In the Next Steps by Joan Hearne
  • 12. Summary

Appendix

Appendix

References

References

Index

Index

Resources

Description

What does coach leadership look like in action?

A leader doesn't have to solve every problem personally to be effective. In fact, helping others learn to resolve issues and implement their own solutions is the key to sustainable leadership and an empowered staff. This companion and follow-up book to Coaching Conversations brings the coaching style of leadership to life with stories from the experienced coaches on the Results Coaching team. Featuring examples of real people facing real problems who use coaching skills with great success, each chapter deals with a challenging leadership area and includes space for personal reflection, questions, and next steps. Topics include

  • Core values 
  • Building trust and community
  • High expectations 
  • School turnaround 
  • Garnering genuine buy-in 
  • Difficult conversations
  • Accountability 
  • Balancing personal and professional commitments

As you focus on developing those around you, you earn the trust and loyalty of your team. This book's examples demonstrate that coach leadership is not only possible, it is the smartest way to lead in the 21st century!

Contents

Foreword

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Preface

  • Matrix of Stories
  • 1. What is a Coaching Conversation?
  • Coach Leader Man—Feeding the Hunger! by Vicky Dearing
  • 2. Discovering and Using Your Core Values
  • From Terminator to Hope Builder by Marceta Reilly
  • A Yearning for More by Karen Anderson
  • Courage at the Core by Riva Korashan
  • Leading With Your Core Values by Dave Winans
  • 3. Building Trust and Community
  • Better Late Than Never by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Language Matters by Karen Anderson
  • The Safest Haven by Dave Winans
  • From Parent Intrusion to Parent Involvement by Diana Williams
  • 4. Holding Up High Expectations for All
  • Finding Your Leadership Voice by Marceta Reilly
  • Being Contagious Makes You Better by Karen Anderson
  • Turning Around a Failing School by Sandee Crowther
  • 5. Changing How We Change
  • I Want To…But by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • The Crucial “Aha” Moment by Gina Marx
  • Changing a Relationship Through Language by Kathy Kee
  • Acting out My Future—Life is Just a Performance by Joan Hearne
  • 6. Getting Genuine Buy-In: Framing Expectations to Support Change
  • Reflected Glory by Sue Kidd
  • Scoring With the Music Teacher by Kathy Kee
  • It’s In the Details by Bob Carter
  • Change Happens One By One by Joan Hearne
  • 7. Engaging in Difficult Conversations
  • Moving Staff Up or Out by Marceta Reilly
  • Reflection: A Closer Look by Joan Hearne
  • A Marginal Teacher Spurs the Evolution of a Coach Leader by Gina Marx
  • Facing Our Dragons by Kathy Kee
  • 8. Changing Blamers Into Believers
  • Softening Discipline At the Edges by Marceta Reilly
  • Caught In the Middle by Reba Schumacher
  • Nobody At This School Gets Me! by Frances Shuster
  • 9. Everyone is Accountable
  • Monkey Collector by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Whose Problem—Whose Solution? by Sandee Crowther
  • Just Call Me Mom by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Middle School Under Attack by Edna Harris
  • 10. Balancing Personal and Professional Commitments
  • Sitting on a Seesaw by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • The 180 Degree Turnaround by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Reframing Balance by Riva Korashan
  • Running In Circles by Marceta Reilly
  • 11. Navigating Successful Life Transitions
  • Rewiring by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • I Feel Like a Failure by Dayna Richardson
  • Investing In the Next Steps by Joan Hearne
  • 12. Summary

Appendix

Appendix

References

References

Index

Index

Resources

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Opening the Door to Coaching Conversations


May 2012 | 184 pages | Corwin

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What does coach leadership look like in action?

A leader doesn't have to solve every problem personally to be effective. In fact, helping others learn to resolve issues and implement their own solutions is the key to sustainable leadership and an empowered staff. This companion and follow-up book to Coaching Conversations brings the coaching style of leadership to life with stories from the experienced coaches on the Results Coaching team. Featuring examples of real people facing real problems who use coaching skills with great success, each chapter deals with a challenging leadership area and includes space for personal reflection, questions, and next steps. Topics include

  • Core values 
  • Building trust and community
  • High expectations 
  • School turnaround 
  • Garnering genuine buy-in 
  • Difficult conversations
  • Accountability 
  • Balancing personal and professional commitments

As you focus on developing those around you, you earn the trust and loyalty of your team. This book's examples demonstrate that coach leadership is not only possible, it is the smartest way to lead in the 21st century!


Table Of Contents:

  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Preface
  • Matrix of Stories
  • 1. What is a Coaching Conversation?
  • Coach Leader Man—Feeding the Hunger! by Vicky Dearing
  • 2. Discovering and Using Your Core Values
  • From Terminator to Hope Builder by Marceta Reilly
  • A Yearning for More by Karen Anderson
  • Courage at the Core by Riva Korashan
  • Leading With Your Core Values by Dave Winans
  • 3. Building Trust and Community
  • Better Late Than Never by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Language Matters by Karen Anderson
  • The Safest Haven by Dave Winans
  • From Parent Intrusion to Parent Involvement by Diana Williams
  • 4. Holding Up High Expectations for All
  • Finding Your Leadership Voice by Marceta Reilly
  • Being Contagious Makes You Better by Karen Anderson
  • Turning Around a Failing School by Sandee Crowther
  • 5. Changing How We Change
  • I Want To…But by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • The Crucial “Aha” Moment by Gina Marx
  • Changing a Relationship Through Language by Kathy Kee
  • Acting out My Future—Life is Just a Performance by Joan Hearne
  • 6. Getting Genuine Buy-In: Framing Expectations to Support Change
  • Reflected Glory by Sue Kidd
  • Scoring With the Music Teacher by Kathy Kee
  • It’s In the Details by Bob Carter
  • Change Happens One By One by Joan Hearne
  • 7. Engaging in Difficult Conversations
  • Moving Staff Up or Out by Marceta Reilly
  • Reflection: A Closer Look by Joan Hearne
  • A Marginal Teacher Spurs the Evolution of a Coach Leader by Gina Marx
  • Facing Our Dragons by Kathy Kee
  • 8. Changing Blamers Into Believers
  • Softening Discipline At the Edges by Marceta Reilly
  • Caught In the Middle by Reba Schumacher
  • Nobody At This School Gets Me! by Frances Shuster
  • 9. Everyone is Accountable
  • Monkey Collector by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Whose Problem—Whose Solution? by Sandee Crowther
  • Just Call Me Mom by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Middle School Under Attack by Edna Harris
  • 10. Balancing Personal and Professional Commitments
  • Sitting on a Seesaw by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • The 180 Degree Turnaround by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • Reframing Balance by Riva Korashan
  • Running In Circles by Marceta Reilly
  • 11. Navigating Successful Life Transitions
  • Rewiring by Linda Gross Cheliotes
  • I Feel Like a Failure by Dayna Richardson
  • Investing In the Next Steps by Joan Hearne
  • 12. Summary
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

“An indispensable practical coach-leader’s guide into how to transform a simple conversation into an intentional and productive dialogue in which the coach-leader engages their staff to take action and achieve the desired results."
The International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching, December 2012
If you are looking for straight talk about real educational conversations that matter …without the sugar coating and jargon that many educational books contain…pick this one up. It is the real deal; it will make a difference in your mentoring and coaching practice!
Bonnie Tryon, Past President, School Administrators Association of New York
Where was a book like this when I first became a school principal? If I had read a book like this while I was a new principal, I know for certain that I would not have had so many difficult challenges during my first year. This book will be extremely beneficial for all those aspiring to be school leaders and those who are currently serving in a school leadership role. I loved the book and would definitely recommend it to any leadership training academy.
Patricia Bowman, Academic Coordinator, University of California, Los Angeles
Opening the Door to Coaching Conversations is beneficial and has some strong recommendations for school leaders to effect change and school improvement. Much has been written on the need to build relationships in the school setting. Coaching staff to excellence is a concept that many leaders can utilize to become more effective leaders.
Rosemarie Young, Principal, Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY
Opening the Door to Coaching Conversations represents a collection of leadership behaviors, stories, conversations, and practices from which one can select to reflect on his or her own unique interests. It expands confidence and capacity to support change through coaching.
Mark Turner, Adjunct Professor, Educational Consultant, & Mentor Coach, School Administrators Association of New York State, Latham, NY

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