[.ca] Secrets of a CEO Coach: Your Personal Training Guide to ... (ISBN 0071360751)

outdated quick fix recipes for success:
I am amazed that this type of writing still gets interest. After reading really meaningful books on this subject, like Stephen Covey's 7 Habits or Tom Crane's The Heart of Coaching, I find no place for books that treat this topic with the recipe approach. After devouting a whole chapter to sell the idea of proffesional coaching, Benton goes on to cite herself incessantly on successful actions she did for herself. She tries to make her points through self refference and other minor examples and cases. Honestly, I think there are numerous books on this matter out there that really deserve attention. Not this one

Top Marks:
As I am putting together a reading list for our management team, this book stands out as one that will be of great value for all managers, old and new. So it's on my list. I give it top marks and highly suggest it.

Tips for the Coach too!:
I am an Executive Coach with clients in Fortune 50 companies and I've led development efforts both as an internal coach as well as an external consultant. Despite my own experience in coaching, I found Debra Benton's book "Secrets of a CEO Coach" personally insightful and rewarding. After trying several of Debra's questioning techniques with my clients, I could quickly see the value. In an age of speed, this book is well worth your time. It can add value to the coach as well as the client. Thanks Debra. Job well done!

One of the best:
i highly recommend this book, if you read it and act what is within is you will be for one year a CEO in your company. the language is very clear, and the cases make the book very understandable Thanks Benton for your book Sayed Omar AUC- Egypt

A Solid Effort!:
A coach is not just out on the athletic field praising your eight-year-old's big score. Today, coaches are common in executive offices, pumping up professional skills from public speaking to public relations. As a consultant to business leaders and politicians, Debra A. Benton shares her insights into business coaching to hone professional skills. She helps prepare you to hire and work with a professional coach. If you would rather save the money and the time by teaching yourself, you can follow her sections on self-coaching. In these chapters, she delves a little more deeply into both psychological motivation and professional technique. Her book is filled with wit and wisdom on a variety of topics, including attitude, mindset, discipline, achievement, perception, physical cues, and emotional energy. We \o...\c recommend this book to those who want a boost - whether hired by the hour or self-driven - in their work-related skills.