Praise for Anytime Coaching: Unleashing Employee Performance, Second Edition
“Expanded and updated with the latest research from the fields of neuroscience and mindfulness, this new edition of Anytime Coaching is a well-organized, easy-to-read roadmap for managers and leaders who want to unlock the potential of their team members through coaching. Once you read it, you’ll use it again and again as an essential reference on your leadership bookshelf.”
—SCOTT EBLIN, AUTHOR, THE NEXT LEVEL AND OVERWORKED AND OVERWHELMED
“Anytime Coaching is absolutely one of the most practical guides to effective coaching I have encountered in my 20 years as a certified coach. Cover-to-cover, the book is full of valuable tools. The integration of new findings from neuroscience and mindfulness helps leaders and coaches deepen their understanding not only of the ‘what’ and the ‘how,’ but also the ‘why,’ of effective coaching. Enthusiastically recommended for beginning and experienced coaches and managers alike. Well, well done!
—CHALMERS BROTHERS, AUTHOR, LANGUAGE AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
“Anytime Coaching provides a very useful blueprint for building a ‘coaching culture’ in any type of organization—large or small, private or government, profit or nonprofit—by focusing on the four most important underlying coaching skills. With its addition of the latest insights from the fields of neuroscience and mindfulness, I highly recommend Anytime Coaching for anyone seeking to make their organization a more humane and productive place to work.”
—ED MODELL, JD, PCC, PAST PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL COACH FEDERATION
“So much of being a leader is about knowing yourself, being present, and being ready to handle whatever comes your way. Teresa and Wendy, leaders in the executive coaching field, bring science, experience, and strategic thinking, together with practical recommendations, to handle just about any situation. Anytime Coaching enables readers to hone the leadership skills necessary to advance at any level.”
—BROOK COLANGELO, EVP AND CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
FORMER CIO OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND WHITE HOUSE
“The second edition is even more powerful than the original! It continues the original edition’s pragmatic and grounded approach to accelerating learning and growth in others. Losing nothing from the original edition, this one enlivens the content and increases its impact by skillfully weaving in recent breakthroughs in the fields of neuroscience and mindfulness in a way that is accessible and actionable. It has my strongest recommendation.”
—FRANK BALL, MCC, FACULTY MEMBER INSTITUTE FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
“Anytime Coaching is a leader’s go-to resource for achieving true individual and organizational success. I have underlined many sections to share with my team, family, and friends. Anytime Coaching keeps me grounded and focused at work and home; these models have helped me lead a better life professionally and personally.”
—LAURA FUENTES, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, HILTON INTERNATIONAL
“Kloster and Swire’s simple, elegant model will enable you to turn ‘coachable moments’ into powerful breakthroughs. Use this book if you are a leader who wants to motivate your employees, an executive coach working to help your clients achieve their goals, or even if you’re new to coaching. Put this book at the top of your coaching books—it has it all!”
—DR. CYNTHIA ROMAN, PCC, COAUTHOR, ORGANIZATIONAL COACHING RETIRED ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT, MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
“The book provides insightful knowledge and practical tools that enable managers and policymakers to become better at listening, asking, and empowering others to achieve greater results. Thank you, Teresa and Wendy, for reminding us once again that in order to move faster, we first need to slow down and listen.”
—LOURDES MELGAR DE LOPEZ PRESA, PHD MEXICO‘S DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY FOR HYDROCARBONS
“Whether you’re a first-time supervisor eager to build the foundational skills to ensure your effectiveness in the role, or a seasoned manager looking for ways to take your game to the next level, Anytime Coaching is your answer. Filled with straightforward and clear guidance on the skills and approaches necessary for effectively managing in today’s challenging work environments, this book couldn’t be more essential.”
—STEVE HELLER PROGRAM DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP COACHING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM INSTITUTE FOR TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
“This book, with its thoughtful and deliberate approach to leadership development, is a must read for anyone interested in growing as a leader. It provides valuable tools and actionable guidance that transform important concepts into real solutions.”
—DOUG MORAN AUTHOR, IF YOU WILL LEAD: ENDURING Wisdom for 21st Century LEADERS
“Few leadership qualities have surfaced in the past several years as important as the ability to enhance performance and drive business results through coaching. Whether you work internally to an organization or as an external coach/consultant, Anytime Coaching is a practical guide to improving performance. I recommend it to anyone who is serious about improving their coaching skills.”
—MARSHA KING, PHD, ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT, SKILLPOINT CONSULTING, INC.
“As a relatively new manager, I have been searching for resources that contain tips for communicating and leading. I especially enjoyed the discussions about the practices of inquiring and extreme listening and have already seen the benefits of putting what I learned into action.”
—MELISSA FEUER, JD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OFFICE FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY‘S COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
“Kloster and Swire’s new edition is a useful and practical guide for busy managers who want to integrate some of the new neuroscience and mindfulness findings into their performance coaching of their people. The tools and approaches form a helpful guide to the sometimes elusive territory of holding real coaching conversations.”
—DOUG SILSBEE, AUTHOR, PRESENCE-BASED COACHING
“This book is an exceptional guide for how to become an impactful and empowered manager and leader of others. This new edition’s focus on neuroscience and mindfulness connects managers and leaders to the most essential element of success—emotional intelligence—and shows them how to grow and use it.”
—LAVERNE WEBB, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO, ENCOMPASS LLC
“Anytime Coaching is a thought-provoking and easy-to-follow practical guide to improving one’s management style, written in a way that compels the reader to practice its principles. As a government manager with over 25 years’ experience managing diverse teams, I wish I had had such a guide available years ago.”
—RICHARD. WILBUR, RETIRED LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, US NAVY FORMER STATE DEPARTMENT FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER
“Part common sense, part higher level thinking, part introspection, Anytime Coaching is a must read for anyone, whether in a managerial position or working on the front lines. It’s a wonderful book about developing healthy practices, not only on the job but in our day-to-day lives. I endorse this book without reservation.”
—DR. STEPHEN. HELLMAN, M.D.
“At a time when leaders at all levels are expected to coach, this new edition of a classic work provides a simple yet powerful framework for bringing out the best in people. The tools and techniques these masterful coaches share can work with anyone, anywhere, anytime.”
—CAROL GOLDSMITH, PCC, NLPT PAST PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL COACH FEDERATION METRO DC CHARTER CHAPTER
“Every day I face a myriad of decisions, each of varying complexity and priority. The framework of Anytime Coaching provides me with a clear methodology to integrate into my interactions in the workplace to achieve focus and results. The approach is set out in clear and practical terms to ensure results.”
—JONATHAN GORDON, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WELLESLEY INFORMATION SERVICES
“In today’s business place, every manager is a coach. Anytime Coaching gives them the practical tools they need to be effective coaches—drawing out the best in their employees by observing, inquiring, listening, and responding as an important and valued part of their leadership. Any company that depends on strong leadership to build a strong business should have this book on every manager’s shelf!”
—JOELLE K. JAY, PHD, MCC AUTHOR, THE INNER EDGE: THE 10 PRACTICES OF PERSONAL LEADERSHIP
“A must read for managers who want to bring out the best in the workforce. The coaching practices of nonjudgmental observing, insightful inquiring, extreme listening, and intentional responding form the backbone of the coaching approach in this timely book. The addition of neuroscience and mindfulness practices in this edition further informs the reader about being present and focused.”
—PAT MATHEWS, MCC
FORMER CO-DIRECTOR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP COACHING PROGRAM
“I highly recommend Anytime Coaching, especially to those executives who would benefit from taming their fast results gene. The book sets out a compelling and easy-to-use roadmap for observing, listening, inquiring, and responding. It is a must read for those who truly want to develop a high-performing team.”
—GARY D. LECLAIR, ESQ
CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN, LECLAIRRYAN
“Based on proven approaches and new advances in neuroscience, Anytime Coaching is a must-have guide for any manager seeking to increase employee productivity and satisfaction.”
—DENISE ZANNINO, PHD NEUROSCIENTIST, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL