Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
1. Challenge Assumptions
Challenge Those Assumptions
How Assumptions Hold Us Back
Assumptions Become Reality
Thinking for Success
Change Your Thoughts at Any Time
How to Challenge and Banish Assumptions
Tips for Success
Summary
2. Have a Higher Purpose
Why Purpose and Happiness Matter
What Is Your Mission?
It′s Not About the Soap
What Legacy Will You Leave Behind?
Finding Meaning in Work and Life
Leading Yourself and Others to Discover Their Higher Purpose
Finding Joy
Your Life′s Compass: Creating a Personal Mission Statement
A Word About Courage
Tips for Success
Summary
3. Awareness of Limiting Thoughts
What Are Limiting Thoughts?
Managing Limiting Thoughts and Beliefs
The Power of Choice
How to Change Limiting Thoughts to Expanding Thoughts
A Formula for Freedom
Direct Your Brain to Change
Tips for Success
Summary
4. Nix the Negatives and Naysayers
Be Wary of Your Words
How We Connect
Confronting Negatives and Naysayers
Be a Better Listener
Practical Ways to Nix the Negatives
Reframing: A Powerful Skill
When People Won′t Budge
Cultivating Optimism
Tips for Success
Summary
5. Gather a Group
Why Gather a Group?
An Inspiring Example
Asking for Help
How to Ask for Help
A Coaching Approach to Leading Groups: "I Have a Group. Now
What?"
How to Coach Groups
Two Group Coaching Models
Successful Group Coaching
Benefits of Group Coaching
Challenges
Tips for Success
Summary
6. Emotionally Connect to the Goal
How to Create an Emotional Connection to Your Goal
The Mind, Body, and Goal Connection
Tips for Success
Summary
7. Maintain Momentum
Coaching to Action
Resistance Ahead!
Shifting from Discussion to Action
Choosing Courageous Actions
Maintaining Organization Momentum
Tips for Success
Summary
8. Ask How Can I?
Become a Possibility Thinker
How to Develop a Possibility Thinking Mind-Set
Tips for Success
Summary
9. See Success Smiling
What the Research Says
Imagery and Visualization Techniques
Peak Performance Strategies
How and Why Visualization Is Effective
A Success Story
The Science Behind Imagery
Why Smile?
Why Seeing Success Smiling Works
Tips for Success
Summary
10. Turn Talk to the Future
The Future Is Now
Coach Approach
Attributes of a Future-Focused Leader
Self-Talk and Group Talk
Rationale
Turning Self-Talk to the Future
Turning Talk to the Future With Groups
Tips for Success
Summary
11. Expect and Welcome Discomfort
A Personal Example
Why Discomfort Is Good
Taking Charge of Discomfort
Managing Fear
Tips for Success
Summary
12. Remain Relentlessly Focused
Narrow the Focus
Meditation Helps Focus
Multitasking Is Out: Focus Is In
Why Stop Multitasking?
Saying No
Letting Go
Pay Attention to Your Attention
Tips for Success
Summary
13. Conclusion
Underlying Coaching Concepts
CHANGEMASTER Tools
Tool.01 Challenge Assumptions Tool
Tool.02 Have a Higher Purpose Tool 1: My Joyfinder
Tool.03 Have a Higher Purpose Tool 2: A Starter Set of
Questions
Tool.04 Have a Higher Purpose Tool 3: Creating a Personal Mission
Statement
Tool.05 Examining Limiting Thoughts Tool
Tool.06 Nix the Negatives and Naysayers Tool 1: A to Z Uplifting
Words
Tool.07 Nix the Negatives and Naysayers Tool 2: Noticing the
Negatives
Tool.08 Gather Your Group Tool
Tool.09 Emotionally Connect to Your Goal Tool 1
Tool.10 Emotionally Connect to Your Goal Tool 2: Words That Evoke
Positive Emotions
Tool.11 Maintain Momentum Tool
Tool.12 Ask How Can I? Becoming a Possibility Thinker Tool
Tool.13 See Success Smiling Tool
Tool.14 Turn Talk to the Future Tool
Tool.15 Expect and Welcome Discomfort Tool
Tool.16 Remain Relentlessly Focused Tool
Tool.17 Be a CHANGEMASTER Tool
References
Index
Learn more about Karla Reiss′ PD offerings
Karla Reiss is the award winning author of Leadership Coaching for
Educators; Bringing Out the Best in School Administrators. She
founded The Change Place, LLC in 2004, a coaching and consulting
firm dedicated to the continuous improvement of individuals, teams
and organizations after 30 years in education, publishing and
sales. She and her team of certified coaches offer several levels
of coaching training programs to leaders of school systems,
government and non-profit organizations, businesses and individuals
who wish to learn a coaching style of leadership, including
Powerful Coaching for Powerful Results™ certification program,
CKEY; Coaching Kids, Empowering Youth™ and various related
programs. The Change Place, LLC also provides executive and
leadership coaching services, workplace and leadership assessments
and products that support others to lead professional and personal
change. She is also a frequent speaker at national, state and local
conferences.
As a school administrator, Reiss worked with more than 50 school
districts in a variety of school improvement roles, the majority as
coordinator of professional development at Western Suffolk (NY)
Board of Cooperative Education Services. She has conducted numerous
professional development programs and school improvement
opportunities for K-12 staff and district leaders. She is certified
in strategic planning and served on the New York State Education
Department’s statewide steering committee for Comprehensive
District Education Planning. She was president of New York State
Staff Development Council and served on the Executive Board of the
Long Island Association for Curriculum and Staff Development.
Karla Reiss is a graduate from the Institute of Professional
Excellence in Coaching in 2002 and received additional coach
training at the College of Executive Coaching. She holds a bachelor
of science degree, a master’s degree in special education and a
professional diploma in school district administration. Her
professional and personal inspiration and transition into the world
of coaching was a result of the invitation to participate in Oxygen
TV’s program, The Life Makeover Project in 2002. She has applied
all of the coaching techniques and strategies described in this
book to her own life and now helps others courageously transition
their lives, leadership style and organizations to fulfill their
goals, hopes and dreams.
“Rarely have I seen a book about change theory written to address
the unique and problematic structure of public schools. This book
does it with style and is a wonderful addition to every
educator’s library!”
*Kay Teehan, Technology Resource Specialist*
“This book provides practical strategies for leading others down
the path of professional and personal change—a great journey!”
*Mary Ann Hartwick, Principal*
“The author explains how sometimes it is necessary to work with
individuals and with small groups. She is right on regarding every
aspect about how important this is."
*Alice Manus, Assistant Principal of Academics: Curriculum,
Instruction, Guidance, and Counseling*
"In Be a CHANGEMASTER: 12 Coaching Strategies for Leading
Professional and Personal Change, Karla Reiss examines the steps
and strategies involved in making effective and lasting personal
and professional change. Prior to founding Change Place, Reiss
served as a school administrator and experienced the change process
in a variety of educational settings. As Reiss explains early on,
the focus of the book is slightly different than many other books
written about the change process. ′The body of knowledge this book
is based on is derived from the field of professional coaching, and
not from research on brain function, not from years of formal
research into the change process.′ As indicated in the title, the
book reviews 12 strategies for change that range from challenging
current assumptions within your organization to maintaining forward
momentum and action once the change process is underway. Each
chapter ends with a very informative summary section and provides
the reader with a list of key concepts. Reiss also provides a
variety of templates and forms that could be easily used to promote
discussion within your group. Any school leader interested in
learning more about developing lasting change should find this book
useful."
*The School Administrator Magazine, September 2013*
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