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The effectiveness of a coaching program within a multinational manufacturer of household and personal care products
Outlines how the HR Directorate of a multinational manufacturer of leading label household and personal care products worked with Ruth to attain initial Senior Management buy-in and support for initiating a coaching program designed to facilitate organizational growth. It also outlines some of the findings of the evaluation performed by Ruth at the end of the initial pilot program.
Coaching for Organizational Success within a fast-paced food manufacturing organization
Outlines how one HR Director understood and began working with Ruth Garrett to create a coaching culture within the organization. As well as creating a culture where employees, including management, took a more pro-active approach to eliminating the threat of Health and Safety litigation.
Realizing Major Educational Reforms through Coaching and Action Learning
A 2008 program evaluation showed Coaching and Action Learning were the main contributors to the successful implementation of a key governmental educational reform.
E-Mentoring-Coaching SMEs: A Case Study
E-mentoring/coaching now stands in its own right as a different kind of development process from face-to-face mentoring/coaching. This trend will continue as more programs will use it, not as a poor relation, but for its advantages such as: of being time and space independent, offering the time for reflection for both the mentee/coachee and the mentor/coach; being a vehicle for creating a more level playing field with respect to power and retaining a permanent electronic record for subsequent analysis and reflection.
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Articles – Professional growth and development
Thriving: Leadership in Unprecedented Times
We are living in what some call unprecedented times. However, that doesn’t mean that what characterizes great leadership is unprecedented. There is a great plethora of advice on how to survive in the current economic climate. However, whether the economy is progressing, recessing or trundling along at zero percent growth effective leadership and management should look, feel and sound the same.
Getting to Yes
A key to successfully attaining our professional and personal outcomes and goals is to remember that: Realizing our own desired outcomes and goals, while creating and sustaining strong relationships, comes from considering the views of everyone involved and through the creation of mutually acceptable and beneficial outcomes and goals for all concerned.
Creating the life we want
Presents a view on why and how to set and achieve goals, and creating what you want in life. It also talks about some of the barriers to success and how to overcome them.
Roots, Purpose and ROI of Coaching
A recent study shows that there is a correlation between coaching and attaining organizational goals. It also expresses the need for clarity of purpose and evaluating any and all coaching initiatives.
Articles – Personal growth and development
Thriving post divorce – four essential reflections
The latest figures available from Statistics Canada (2005) which don’t include the breakdown of cohabitating couples put the risk of divorce by the 30th wedding anniversary at 38% for the country as a whole—ranging from 17% in Newfoundland and 50% in Quebec. If we were to include the breakdown of long-term cohabitation relationships that figure would probably be closer to the 50% figure that gets bandied about.
