Moran, Megan T., 1956-

Evoking greatness : coaching to bring out the best in educational leaders / Megan Tschannen-Moran, Bob Tschannen-Moran. - xviii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Introduction-The promise and practice of Coaching -- The Five Concerns of Coaching -- The Dynamic Dance Of Evocative Coaching -- Why Evocative Coaching Works -- Chapter 2 Coaching Presence -- Evocative Coaching as a way of Being -- The Mindful Coach -- Holding the Coaching Space -- Conveying Coaching Presence -- Creative Energy Check-in -- Coaching Presence in Lateral and Vertical Relationships -- The First Coaching Session -- Interlude: Loop I : The no-Fault Turn-Chapter 3 Listening For Stories --The Story of Principal A and Principal B -- The Power of Story -- Evoking Coachable Stories -- Attentive Listening -- Imaginative in this Chapter - Chapter 4 Expressing Empathy --Understanding Empathy -- Leading With Heart -- The Language of Compassion -- The Golden Sigh -- Interlude : Loop II : The Strengths-Building Turn - Chapter 5 Appreciative Inquiry -- The Principles of Appreciative Inquiry -- Soar: Illuminating the Best of What Is and What Might Be -- Soaring into the Future - Chapter 6 Design Thinking -- Designing SMARTER Experiments -- Choreographing the Coaching Dance - Chapter 7 The Dynamic Flow Of Chance -- Getting into Flow -- Rolling with Resistance -- Honoring Ambivalence -- Getting out of the Way -- Coaching as a Catalyst for Systems Change - Chapter 8 The Reflective Coach -- Coaching the Self -- Hearing Our Own Story -- Self-Empathy -- Inquring into our Own Professional Practice -- Designing Our Own Smarter Experiments -- Professional Coaching Code of Ethics

Centered on evocative coaching, a person-centered, no-fault, strengths-based coaching model, this book will equip those who coach educational leaders to host engaging and productive coaching conversations. Coaches who read this book will learn to LEAD: Listen, Empathize, Appreciate, and Design, as well as to discover: guidance nce for coaching leaders with specific questions, things to listen for, and ways to generate new ideas and motivation; research-based theories that ground the strategies presented in each chapter; real-life vignettes that illustrate the evocative coaching model in action; reflection and discussion questions, templates, and other materials to scaffold the learning of coaches as they innovate their way forward. -- Provided by publisher.

Junior High School


Text in English

9781506377803 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2017012440


Educational leadership.
School management and organization.
School administrators--In-service training.

LB2806 / .T82 2018

371.2 M793 2018