Several students I worked with in the Leadership Coaching class at Stanford this year raised the question of how to "self-coach" after graduation--how to continue the process of personal development without the resources of a graduate program at their disposal.
Much of the writing I've done here over the past 5 years has been aimed at helping people do just that, so I thought it would be useful to create "Self-Coaching Guides" on several key topics. Links to the first three--on Communication, Leadership and Motivation--are below.
I don't intend these brief guides to provide the definitive word on such expansive subjects, but hopefully they'll allow anyone with an interest in a given topic to do some focused reading and to learn about additional thinkers and resources.
(Note that the files linked to below are PDFs, which require Adobe reader, and they're fairly large, so access them over a fast connection.)
Self-Coaching Guide #1: Communication (PDF, 452 KB)
Self-Coaching Guide #2: Leadership (PDF, 301 KB)
Self-Coaching Guide #3: Motivation (PDF, 378 KB)
I'm planning at least two more--on Change and Learning--so any suggestions for improvement are welcome.
Photo by Nesher Guy. Yay Flickr and Creative Commons.
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