Andrew W. Mellon: The Man and His Work

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Andrew W. Mellon is perhaps the only great public figure who has not been made the subject of a biography. Like most men, he did not realize his own importance. He refuses to believe that the story of his life is sufficiently interesting to merit placing it between the covers of a book. There is no more interesting man in America than Andrew Mellon. No rags to riches story as his, but he is well worth writing about and reading about. Just because he was born to fortune does not mean that his story is lacking in romance. It isn't. On the contrary, his life has been replete with romance - the romance of achievement!

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Andrew W. Mellon The Man and His Work
Philip H. Love
Manufacturer: F. Heath Coggins & Co.
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Andrew W. Mellon a Man and His Work

Manufacturer: F. Heath Coggins
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Very dry reading

Good but hardly definitive

Excellent resource for coaches!

Great introduction to Coaching

interesting; advanced level

Coaching : Evoking Excellence in Others
James Flaherty
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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ASIN: 0750679204
Release Date: 2005-07-01

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Praise for the first edition:
As interest in coaching grows, I think Flahertys book will come to stand out as a definitive work. Peter M. Senge
Coaching: Evoking Excellence in Others proposes rigorous methods of practice and self-observation in a relationship of mutual trust, respect and freedom of expression. It will probe you to rethink and possibly undo how you relate to your clients, your partner, your staff, your friends, and how you produce long-term excellent performance in yourself.
This 2nd edition includes new chapters on working with the body and what to do when we find ourselves stuck in our coaching efforts. These chapters, have been included to expand the coaches repertory and readiness to step into wider areas of engagement with clients. As with the previous edition these chapters have annotated bibliographies at their conclusion that will assist the reader in continuing their study. The appendix also has expanded list of self-observation exercises and practices as well as additional material that can be used in assessment.
This book will act as a learning guide for new coaches and master coaches who want to challenge their methods of partnering with clients. It is also applicable to managers intending to include coaching in their developmental roles with team members.
The author has led workshops in coaching, communication, leadership, and project management for more than 12,000 people. These have included participants from many Fortune 500 companies such as AT&T, FMC, Chrysler, Ernst & Young, Cargill, Levi Strauss and Coopers & Lybrand.

*New edition of a classic in the field of coaching-- 1st edition sold over 27,000 copies

*Presents the fundamentals of coaching and offers practical ways to implement coaching programs in any organization

*Revised and updated including new material on latest approaches, the effect of technology and other developments in the field

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Very dry reading.......2007-08-28

I must say that I was extremely disappointed by this book. Given all of reviews I saw/read before buying the book, I expected a very helpful tome. Instead, this turned out to be one of the driest books I've ever tried to read.

There are much better, and more helpful, books out there on coaching.

Good but hardly definitive .......2007-08-23

Mr. Flaherty's book reveals the wide and disparate meanings we apply to the word "coaching." My primary focus is in the area of managing and coaching professional technology salespeople. I found this book to be uneven and at times even irritating. Too many references to Heidegger and other philosophers, which struck me as irrelevant appeals to authority with little relevance to coaching. I like a good discussion of philosophy, the nature of being, etcetera, but in this context it seemed out of place. At other times, Flaherty's insights were brilliant.

Despite numerous references intended to persuade us of the foundations for the author's positions, Flaherty includes questionable material in this book which he acknowledges will be controversial. The section on body types is, in my view, ludicrous stereotyping. My field is medical technology, and when I read that "ectomorphs are tall, thin, long-limbed, long-necked folks... people of this body type often have complex and highly wrought nervous systems," I cringed. What is a highly wrought nervous system? Where is the scientific evidence to support this? Basing assumptions on people's "body type" is fraught with danger, not the least of which is being dead wrong. More importantly, what in the world does this have to do with coaching, unless perhaps if you are a fitness coach or physical therapist. It might then have some dubious merit, but Flaherty is suggesting that coaches, generally, consider these "factors." On the other hand, coaching awareness of one's physical body and its signals and responses to internal and external influences certainly has merit.

The author also goes out of his way to demean the views of Ferdinand Fournies, whose book Coaching for Improved Work Performance he apparently views as competition to his own. He dismisses Fournies as a behaviorist and suggests his coaching advice belittles those being coached. Yet Flaherty frequently remarks that you must deal with observable behavior. What's more, he acknowledges that "when someone declines coaching," but you are still responsible for their results, "I recommend that you use traditional management procedures," with "clarity about outcomes and the consequences for not reaching those outcomes." In short, he says you should do what Fournies, much more eloquently and sensitively, advocates.

There is a great deal a reader on the subject might gain from Flaherty's book, but I would not recommend it in isolation. After reading it, I was surprised at the numerous glowing and uncritical reviews it received. Read it WITH Fournies' book - the two are not contradictory. But if you are only going to read one book on coaching, read John Whitmore's 3rd edition of Coaching for Performance, a brilliantly straightforward, unpretentious, and exceedingly pragmatic view of how we can help others realize their potential in most relationships. If by chance you are coaching salespeople, also read Managing Major Sales, by Neil Rackham and Richard Ruff.

Excellent resource for coaches!.......2007-07-14

I am a family and life coach, focusing mainly on parents and teens. I found Flaherty's book to have many useful and powerful tools that can be used with any client, including parents, kids, youth, teens, and families. Coaching leaves people feeling more competent and helps them learn how to self-correct. Teaching this to children and youth is powerful and can change the direction of their lives. Helping them feel more competent as a result of learning how to self-correct seems to me to be something that would be invaluable to clients both young and old. Children are like sponges and learn very quickly. They can achieve more balance in their own young lives when they are given the tools in which to do so. Parents can learn to be powerful coaches for their children through being coached themselves.

Because coaching is a relationship that is based on mutual respect, trust, and freedom of expression, it serves to support all clients. We have to remember that clients are in the middle of their lives and that includes kids. They may have developed some undesired behaviors and it will take some patience and caring to help walk them through the steps to change. We as coaches can observe and learn when something is not working for both parents and kids, then share with them the steps they can take toward positive change. I think it is extremely powerful for a child or teen to learn that he or she has the ability to make these changes and to determine the outcomes in their lives.

Flaherty teaches the importance of having a strong foundation that can act as an anchor in our coaching experience with our clients. Coaching is a way of working with people that leaves them more competent and fulfilled so that they are more able to contribute in any area of their life. It also helps clients to learn to self-correct. They know when things are going well and can see when things are not. They can learn to change behaviors that will help them in making the adjustments needed to correct it.

What's true is what works. Coaching is about practical outcomes and is a discipline that requires self-correction, freshness, and innovation. Our coaching has to be adapted to fit individuals who already have their own way of doing things. Language, observation, and assessment occur simultaneously. They never occur without the other. The coach must be very precise, consistent, and grounded in listening and speaking to the client. The coach must also have a general sense of the way the client is in and makes sense of the world.

Flaherty said: "The more profoundly and systematically we understand someone, the more effective and lasting our coaching can be."

I will use the tools in Flaherty's book for years to come. I found it to be very clear and concise and his illustrations and charts useful and practical. I will turn to his book whenever I feel it's time for me to re-assess.

Great introduction to Coaching.......2007-05-09

If you are interested in learning about coaching and partnering with clients to create change - this is a book for you! It is a must read!

interesting; advanced level.......2007-05-08

This book on coaching is considered a classic in its field, and I appreciate its depth. I think a beginner could take this book at "face value" and learn a lot about coaching, but an understanding of the theoretical basis makes it an even more valuable resource.

Coaching Mental Excellence: It Does Matter Whether You Win or Lose

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Good, concise read

Coaching Mental Excellence: It Does Matter Whether You Win or Lose
Ralph Vernacchia , Richard T. McGuire , and David Lamar Cook
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ASIN: 188634602X

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A highly readable survey of the major responsibilities, opportunities and challenges involved in coaching today's athlete. It emphasizes the mental techniques known through the latest research in sport psychology to enhance performance and enjoyment in sports.

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Good, concise read.......1999-12-16

This book covers quite a bit and isn't too technical. Many of the suggestions are doable with any level of sport.

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This handbook covers the essentials, models and issues of coaching. Aimed at coaching practitioners and students, this coaching handbook contains current thinking on best practice for workplace coaching with a wide breadth of perspective. It covers coaching ethics, supervision and organizational issues while providing practical information for running a coaching practice. It includes contributions from leading coaching professionals, including Graham Alexander, whose leadership methodologies played a large part in bringing executive coaching onto corporate agendas; Ian McDermott, a best-selling author; and Sir John Whitmore, chairman of the Institute for Human Development.

USA Wrestling Coach's Guide to Excellence, 2nd Edition (U.S.O.C. Sports Education Series)

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This completely revised and updated Coach's Guide, written by USA Wrestling coaches and expert staff, provides wrestling coaches at all levels the information they need to become an effective coach. USA Wrestling has more than 150,000 members. These include athletes of all ages, coaches, officials, parents, and fans striving together to strengthen the sport. The USA Wrestling Coach's Guide to Excellence is designed to facilitate the continued improvement and development of coaches at the grassroots level and beyond.

Building Your High School Football Program: In Pursuit of Excellence

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A blue print to your coaching career....

Building Your High School Football Program: In Pursuit of Excellence
Joseph G. Pacelli
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A blue print to your coaching career...........2001-05-22

At least it was for me. This book doesn't touch any x's and o's there are plenty of books that will do that for you. Instead Coach Pacelli acts as your personal mentor guiding you from that first interview with the AD to the first day of practice. There are tons of practical and useful tips. I'm not sure if the book will hold up over time (for example the first thing Coach Pacelli says you should do is hire a strength coach, to most coaches today strength training is a known essential, but back when I was reading this that was still pretty revolutionary) however I found the book more essential than any x's and o's book I ever read in my early years. Thank you Coach Pacelli!

The Power of Coaching...Engaging Excellence in Others!

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Unleashing Excellence
From Theory to Actual Process....Finally a book that gives me step by step directions.....thank you thank you!!
On The Money Advice, Tons of well laid out "action items". Very Impressive Structure and Ideas.

The Power of Coaching...Engaging Excellence in Others!
Machen MacDonald
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Release Date: 2007-03-15

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This powerful resource is full of success strategies, tools and methodologies showing leaders and managers how to coach the people they lead by engaging their excellence.

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Unleashing Excellence.......2007-06-14

Being a coach , it is a must have book! Great ideas, great tips, great insights.
It will change the way you look at the coaching profession.
Master Certified Coach and President of Dimension Coaching & Training

From Theory to Actual Process....Finally a book that gives me step by step directions.....thank you thank you!!.......2007-05-22

I am extremely pleased that the Authors of this book did such an awesome job of compiling there secrets and giving the reader actual steps to start creating action in their lives immediately. In the past I have seen books like this that over promised and underdelivered....this was quite the opposite. I found it easy to read and hard to put down at times....by taking copious notes while reading I have seen a remarkable jump in my energy and am enjoying many of the benefits that Mr. Macdonald promises in the introduction.

I am very impressed with the overall pinpointing each chapter has on subjects ranging from goal setting, eliminating willpower on your way to success.....to simple focus strategies and Leadership subjects that I will use as a resource for many presentations to come. There also plenty of information on eliminating blocks that stop peoples success and moving past dreaded procrastination. The subjects are too many to name here....there were truly no throw away topics at all. It was kind of like a cd that had no bad songs.

I would highly recommend The Power of Coaching to anyone that truly wants clear concise information on masterful coaching that gets right into the meat of the subject being adressed, and the recipe for its attainment. I loved it...I will be giving it away to many clients this year for sure.

On The Money Advice, Tons of well laid out "action items". Very Impressive Structure and Ideas........2007-04-28

This was exactly what I needed! Once I began reading The Power Of Coaching I felt like I was suddenly involved in one of the most effective "mastermind" sessions I may have ever witnessed! I can't remember a book that had me taking so many excellent notes to put into action.

Machen MacDonald has created an amazing collection of spot-on, effective ideas with list after list of action steps and breakthrough thinking from some of the most qualified people you can find! This book can help anyone understand the process, mindset, and methods to get out of overwhelm and into action!

I really love this book and I have already shared many of the concepts and ideas I found in it with my clients and family members... and I've only had the book for two weeks. It's that obvious once you begin reading it, that you are really holding a masterpiece of wisdom and some of the most creative solutions for whatever has been holding you back.

To keep all of this as practical and believable as possible I should share that for me it was about "doing"! -- I actually did many of the suggestions, and I wrote down several of the lists that are provided so I could have multiple exposures to these brilliant ideas, in essence I did the things Machen suggests and my conclusion is that he really got it right! Somebody "Hi Five" this man!(Am I showing my age?)

I believe that there is just no-way you could fail if you really "do" the things this book reveals! A passive reading won't do much because knowing it won't get it done, you've got to "do" it!

It's one of those all-to-rare collections of brilliant expert after expert all sharing from the heart and connecting on a very personal level for those of us "who are ready" to move into action. I hope you take this to the next step and dig-in to receive this solid information!

Also, one of the most amazing things is that this book is only 181 pages long. I read it so fast and got so many nuggets that I just had to share this review. This is exactly what we all hope for when we invest in a book,... That It's promise is delivered!

The Power Of Coaching is an impressive list of some the world's best expert coaches and leaders who don't hold back and try to make us buy all their programs to get to the good stuff. This book is full of the "good stuff" that I know - like me - you are really hoping for! Just do what it suggests and you're going to be as thrilled as I am. - "Now get outta here, give yourself this gift, and do something powerful with your life!"

Achieving Excellence in your Coaching Practice: How to Run a Highly Successful Coaching Buisness (Essential Coaching Skills & Knowledge)

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Gladeana Mcmahon , Stephen Palmer , and Christine Wilding
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What are the essential skills needed to set up and run a successful coaching practice?
Coaching is the new growth industry in the UK and coaching as a profession is increasingly becoming an attractive option for motivated professionals.
Achieving Excellence in Your Coaching Practice provides a practical and accessible guide to the business skills needed to succeed as a self-employed coach. It focuses on every aspect of setting up and developing a professional and successful coaching practice, including discussion of how to: market your business, manage your resources, assess risk, and promote a professional image.
Assuming no prior knowledge or experience of running a business, this book provides an invaluable guide to the major financial, legal and practical issues involved in setting up a coaching practice. It will be welcomed by all coaches, whatever their level of experience.

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Coaches Guide to Excellence
B. Penager
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This is USA Wrestling's official coach's manual for beginning and intermediate level wrestling coaches. Covers all areas important to wrestling coaches including risk management, effective coaching methods, program developmnet, coaching psychology, skill development, sports medicine, training and nutrition.

The Rainbow Circle of Excellence: Lessons from a Championship Season

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A great book for ball players and fans

The Rainbow Circle of Excellence: Lessons from a Championship Season
Riley Wallace , and Michael D'Andrea
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In this fascinating sports/motivational title, University of Hawaii head basketball coach Riley Wallace recounts how a multicultural group of college players from all over the world earned a bid to the NCAA Championship Tournament. Co-written with team psychologists Michael D'Andrea and Judy Daniels, The Rainbow Circle of Excellence shows how lessons learned on the court can help members of any group lead successful, more satisfying lives.

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A great book for ball players and fans.......2003-05-09

Riley Wallace, the long-time head basketbal coach at the University of Hawai'i, is one of college basketball's best. What's more, Wallace is one of the true class acts in sports.

This book is a reflection of all that Wallace is, what he stands for and how he coaches. It is a very valuable tool for communicating to the young ballplayer (middle school and high school players should read this over and over), as well as provides insight for the basketball fan.

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