title: Coaching Clues: Real Stories, Powerful Solutions, Practical Tools (People Skills for Professionals)
author: Marian J. Their
description: Very compelling??I found myself wanting to get to the end of the stories to see how things turned out! Marian??s humor is very effective as is her ability to model how a good coach supports others. Coaching CLUES will make a real contribution to the field with its practical and creative suggestions that OD professionals can use in their work.<br /><br />Marian??s techniques are creative and innovative and can be put to use immediately. The real life stories, with accompanying coaching techniques, mix human quality with practical application... Coaching CLUES will be immensely valuable to coaches as well as executives.<br /><br />Marian??s extensive coaching experience and knowledge has made her truly a leader in this field. Her creative approach consistently stretched the thinking of our executives and upper level managers as she coached them to new leadership excellence. I am confident her book will provide others with the same ability to stretch.<br /><br />Hands-on, timely, and authentic... An insightful blend of business principles and objectives with the psychology of human behavior, motivation, and cognition. Coaching CLUES offers practical information in an engaging, personal style and fills a void as a very useful tool in any MBA setting.<br /><br />Psychological therapy will probably improve your personal life but if you think you don??t need coaching to improve in your professional life, think again. Marian??s incredible insight and her years of experience and observation??which she has packed into this book??has given me the confidence and weapons I??ve needed to face the ever more demanding workplace environment. Coaching CLUES, with its powerful tool kit, should be on everyone??s list of must-reads.<br /><br />With remarkable insight, Marian transforms theory to practice and concepts become realities as she paints a picture of possibility that is hard to resist. In her hands even the ingrained cynic (I was one) is inspired to try new tools and embrace the daunting challenge of changing personal behaviors.<br /><br />A valuable learning tool, these stories will resonate with both new as well as highly-seasoned coaches. A great asset in any educational setting or to certify professional coaches, Coaching CLUES will help coaches see themselves and will open up different interpretations of situations they are in or have been in.<br /><br />Engaging, thought provoking and very attuned to my individual developmental quest, Marian??s coaching program was one of the most rewarding and productive experiences in my career. The readers of Coaching CLUES will definitely be equally enriched.<b>Stuart Sklar, Group Vice-President of Marketing, Avon Products Inc.</b><br /><br />Coaching CLUES takes coaching and brings it to reality. These stories reflect the fact that people can change, if they want to change, and if they have the right guidance in doing so... I am confident that Coaching CLUES will appeal to executives as well as coaches.<br /><br />A virtual coach for everyone who wishes to enhance their effectiveness in working with clients, Coaching CLUES offers deep wisdom from one who is herself a true master. This is a ??must have?? addition to your library.<b>Richard Whiteley, author of The Customer-Driven Company and The Corporate Shaman</b>
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  Copyright 2010 by Joseph Kane Carroll
  
  All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
  a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,
  mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written
  permission of Joseph Kane Carroll.
  
  Manufactured in the United States of America
  
  ISBN: 0-9664386-4-7  
  ISBN-13: 9780966438642  
  eBook ISBN: 978-0-9664386-2-8  
  Library of Congress Control Number: 2010936749
  
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  Email Joe Carroll at Joekane@aol.com  
  Web site: [www.career-coach-now.com](http://www.career-coach-now.com)
  
  **CONTENTS**
  
  Title Page
  
  Copyright Page
  
  Acknowledgments
  
  Introduction
  
  1\. Find Your Passion: Getting the Gold Requires a Little Digging
  
  2\. Your Preferences Will Keep You on the Right Path
  
  3\. Your Talent is the Key to Unlocking Y