Accelerating Your Development as a Leader

Dr. Barner has had 25 years of experience in the fields of leadership and professional development, including several corporate executive positions. He currently holds the position of Associate Director of Executive Education within the Southern Methodist University's Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development. He is also the owner of Plano Executive Advisory Services, a management consultancy specializing in the areas of executive coaching and leadership development (www.robert.barner@planoadvisory.com)Dr. Barner is a prolific writer whose writing contributions include six books on the subjects of career counseling and leadership development with translations into German, Norwegian, and Estonian. He has also been a contributor to several university texts, has written over 40 articles for academic journals, and has been a reviewer for both the Journal of Organizational Change Management and the Journal of Management Development.Dr. Barner has presented to several international symposia and conferences, including the American Society for Training and Development, The Society for Human Resource Management, The World Future Society, and the National OD Network. His articles on the subjects of career planning, executive coaching, executive development, and team building have appeared in such publications as The Wall Street Journal’s National Business Employment Weekly, The OD Practitioner, Career Development International, Team Performance Management, The Journal of Organizational Change Management, HR Magazine, and Training & Development.Dr Barner holds a Masters and Doctorate in Organization Development from Fielding Graduate University, a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Nova Southeastern, and Bachelors degrees in Education and Psychology from Florida Atlantic University.He can be reached at robert.barner@planoadvisory.com

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• PART I: PARTICIPANT’S GUIDE 1Participant’s Preface 31 Managing a Company of One 72 Closing the Gap 173 Building Your Plan 384 Leveraging Developmental Assignments 585 Accelerating Your Learning 856 Managing Your Personal Brand 122PART II: LEADER’S GUIDE 161Leader’s Preface 1631 The What and the Why of Managerial Coaching 1652 How to Implement Coaching 1753 Helping Others to Identify Developmental Gaps 1884 Helping Others Build Their Plans 1965 Helping Others Leverage Developmental Assignments 2056 Helping Others Accelerate On-the-Job Learning 2177 Coaching Others on Brand Management 231About the Author 240Index 243