This book provides evidence for coaching from psychology perspectives, aiming to inform academics, researchers and students of the efficacy of positive psychology coaching practice for both individuals and organizations. It integrates three areas of research, providing a multifaceted analysis of coaching from traditional psychology, positive psychology, and coaching research findings. Finally, it introduces a comprehensive new model of coaching (COACH) based on the psychological and educational foundations of coaching, explaining its effectiveness and adaptability across settings and individuals.

This book reports on an empirically-based, theoretical model of coaching culture development over four stages. This is the first model of coaching culture development that goes beyond the listing of stages and strategies in the academic literature based on pracademic experience. It is a dynamic, process model which informs practitioners of how to develop a coaching culture in organisations. Each stage is explained in terms of how coaching is conceptualised by organisational leaders, the motivation for introducing coaching into the organisation, the organisational members who are the recipients of coaching, and those who are involved in delivering the coaching at each stage. The model contributes to the academic literature and the growing calls for coaching to become a discipline in its own right.

This book provides evidence for coaching from psychology perspectives, aiming to inform academics, researchers and students of the efficacy of positive psychology coaching practice for both individuals and organizations. It integrates three areas of research, providing a multifaceted analysis of coaching from traditional psychology, positive psychology, and coaching research findings. Finally, it introduces a comprehensive new model of coaching (COACH) based on the psychological and educational foundations of coaching, explaining its effectiveness and adaptability across settings and individuals.

I have always enjoyed a good joke. Over a period of many years, I have been accumulating my favorites in a sort of informal way. I finally decided to compile a list of what I consider the best jokes in the collection. The result of this is what you now hold in your hand: "The five hundred funniest jokes I have ever heard or read." There are jokes of all kinds herein. I have included one-liners, quips, top-tens, detailed humorous stories, ethnic jokes and of course jokes covering marriage and the battle of the sexes. Being an avid golfer, I have included a section devoted to golf as well. Each chapter begins with an illustration depicting one of the jokes in that chapter. It is my sincere hope that contents of this book will bring you as much laughter and enjoyment as they have brought me in compiling them.