Coaching skills are becoming critical management competencies as organizations prepare a new generation of leaders, using fewer financial, human, and training resources. Employees at all levels can derive value from personalized, skilled help delivered in a structured, safe, one-on-one situation. This book is for anyone who want to initiate a formal coaching process with their employees, and who wants to infuse his or her day-to-day interactions in the workplace with a powerful new skill - development through coaching. The book also is for readers who understand that applying these skills will help them in their broader lives.