Leading Toward Efficacy: Why Cognitive Coaching Persists [Hardcover]

Leading Toward Efficacy: Why Cognitive Coaching Persistsis a collection supporting leaders in a variety of endeavors in today's workplace, such as health care, neurodiversity, and education. The principles of individual and collective efficacy needed in today's world are presented by numerous leaders lending their expertise in their respective fields. This book is based on the core values of Cognitive Coaching which started with a small group of educators and grew to encompass an international network of coaches. Leading Toward Efficacy expands the skills and values of Cognitive Coaching which can lead to a more compassionate world.This book is an updated, reinvigorated look at Cognitive Coaching for the modern era, implementing every learning style to reach maximum understanding  not only in the classroom, but elsewhere in life as well.

Arthur L Costais an Emeritus Professor of Education, California State University Sacramento. He has served as a teacher, curriculum consultant, assistant superintendent for instruction and Director of Educational Programs for N.A.S.A. A former president of ASCD, he has devoted his career to improving education through self-directed learning and thought-filled curriculum and instruction.

Robert J. Garmston, EdDis Emeritus Professor of Educational Administration at California State University, Sacramento and Co-Developer of Cognitive Coaching with Dr. Art Costa, Co-Developer of Adaptive Schools with Bruce Wellman. Served as a classroom teacher, resource teacher, principal, director of instruction and acting superintendent in Northern California Schools and principal in Saudi Arabia.

What is powerful about Cognitive Coaching is its effect on individual identity: who we think we are, and who we want to be in service to others. At its heart is deep, nonjudgmental listening that is so fully focused on understanding another and the meaning they are trying to convey that nothing else occupies us in thelc$