Carol Wilson Knihy

Effective performance coaching can help individuals and organizations achieve their maximum potential, tackle challenges and reach specific goals. It leads to personal and professional development, improves productivity, performance and motivation, and helps to create a work/life balance. Best Practice in Performance Coaching is both an introduction for anyone thinking of becoming or hiring a coach - whether private or corporate - and a reference guide for experienced coaches. A practical guide to the 'what' and the 'how' of performance coaching, it covers a broad range of topics from the personal and executive angle and explains the structure of a coaching relationship. The book contains extensive guidance on coaching techniques and the best-known and emerging models and tools as well as advice on how to train as a coach, how to run a coaching practice and how to structure coaching sessions. Complete with worksheets and exercises, evaluations and international case studies, this is a thorough guide to performance coaching.Forewords by Sir John Whitmore and Sir Richard Branson.

This one-stop guide to successful preserving offers 60 delicious recipes for jams, jellies, bottled fruits, chutneys, pickles, and more.

This book celebrates Scotland's culinary heritage, featuring seasonal ingredients and over 60 recipes. It includes breakfasts like Creamy Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Salmon, broths such as Leek and Potato Soup, main courses like Dundee Beef Stew, and a variety of desserts and baked treats.

Celebrate the culinary heritage of Scotland in this delightful collection of 30 recipes ranging from the iconic haggis, celebrated in verse by national poet Robert Burns, to the finest shortbreads, bannocks and buns.

A detailed guide to traditional Scottish ingredients followed by classic recipes, beautifully photographed throughout.

The book explores the pervasive fear of kidnapping among free blacks in pre-Civil War America, detailing how societal racism and state laws facilitated these abductions. Victims faced severe challenges in reclaiming their freedom due to a biased legal system that presumed all blacks were enslaved. The narrative highlights the motivations behind kidnappings, including greed and the internal slave trade, while showcasing the resilience of the black community in organizing for protection, often with support from abolitionists. Through various historical documents, the author enriches the understanding of free black life during this tumultuous period.

Performance Coaching offers a guide to the fundamentals of coaching with an overview of all the key principles, tools and case studies you need to develop more advanced knowledge. Whether you're thinking about becoming a coach, already running a professional coaching practice or thinking about how you can embed a coaching culture in your organization, Carol Wilson illustrates how to develop a best practice approach. Using practical tools throughout and with international case studies to illustrate the various cultural challenges coaches and managers can face, Performance Coaching is a complete resource for developing coaching in any organization. This new edition of Performance Coaching has been completely updated to offer a greater focus on building a coaching culture in organizations and the challenges that leaders face in understanding and developing a coaching approach.

This wonderfully photographed volume brings together everything you will ever need to know to enjoy the experience of cooking classic Scottish food with success - the ingredients, the culinary traditions, and the techniques. It is the perfect book for those who wish to experience good, wholesome food, offering inspiration and fabulous recipes for every occasion.

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