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“When it comes to mentoring, peer coaching is an undervalued workhorse. It’s effective, inexpensive, widely applicable, and relatively easy to implement. Many coaches consider it to be the next wave in professional development. Peer Coaching at Work draws on research and practice to deliver a hands-on guide to this powerful relational learning technique.

The authors―all leaders in the field―present a rigorously tested three-part model for facilitating peer coaching relationships in one-on-one settings and in larger groups. With lively case studies, they define peer coaching as a focused relationship between equals who supportively learn from, actively listen to, and judiciously question each other, which leads to breakthroughs that may otherwise lie dormant in one’s career. A fundamental guide for anyone with an interest in mentoring and transformational learning, this book is a must-have for the talent management bookshelf.”

“Communicating Possibilities: A Brief Introduction to the Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) provides a simple and accessible description of how to apply the concepts and tools of CMM. Communicating Possibilities exemplifies what it means to live one’s life in conversation, noticing details in moments of communication that matter and acting into them to enhance the chances of more desirable outcomes.”

Communicating Possibilities introduces the theory of Coordinated Management of Meaning, encouraging readers to consider how their interactions construct their social worlds and open possibilities of alternative outcomes. This book offers a vital framework that can help us better understand how we shape our lives so we may strengthen the quality of our communities at all levels.

Retirement, as a major life transition, can be both thrilling and challenging in unexpected ways. Written by acclaimed authors in the fields of business leadership, careers, and work, this book goes beyond the typical financial and health-related advice on retirement, providing insights to guide you in broader areas of your life – identity issues, relationship challenges, and questions about creating a new retirement life structure that works for you.

This book is for you if you are seeking deep, nuanced insight into – and practical guidance on – the psychological, social, and life-restructuring aspects of retirement that can make all the difference for life satisfaction. It is also for you if you are a family member or friend of such a person, a helping professional, or an organizational leader who cares about your older workers and the value they bring to your organization even as they depart