Book Title: Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed Author: Jakob Nielsen, Marie Tahir
Description: From Library Journal - Nielsen, dogmatic don of web usability, and his strategy director Tahir believe that a company needs a well-designed homepage to succeed online. They provide 113 brief usability guidelines that lead into a chapter on homepage statistics, giving readers an idea of conventions to follow or break. The homepages of 50 major web sites, from About.com to Yahoo.com, are then pictured and critiqued in terms of those recommendations and statistics. A useful resource for both novice and professional web designer. Value to IT Coaches:Whether you have a site or are just getting one started this is an excellent how to... Use it to define your web strategy or to challenge your web designer.
Description: This article summarizes the results of one of the few studies that have been done to evaluate the effectiveness of executive coaching. Value to IT Coaches: This is a good “leave behind” for companies where executive coaching is relatively new, and can provide some useful talking points when explaining the value of executive coaching. For more information: Contact Ron Paxton, RPaxton@strategiccoachingnetwork.com.
Description: This White Paper describes the needs of learning and development leaders and strategies deployed by organizations in addressing human capital development. Value to IT Coaches: This White Paper can assist IT Coaches in understanding the opportunities for coaching and leadership development services in public and private corporations. For more information: Contact Ron Paxton, RPaxton@strategiccoachingnetwork.com.
Description: This is a summary of a best selling leadership book, “First, Break All the Rules”, that presents the results of an intensive study of effective management. Value to IT Coaches: This is an extraordinary book on leadership that can assist new and experienced managers and executives improve their ability to create a more engaged and productive workforce. It can provide a useful roadmap for coaching managers and leaders. For more information: Contact Ron Paxton, RPaxton@strategiccoachingnetwork.com.
Description: This White Paper describes how organizations can achieve breakthrough results in a stage by stage progression, beginning with building trust, leading to improved levels of empowerment, collaboration, alignment, and breakthrough thinking. Value to IT Coaches: This White Paper provides a framework for assisting IT and other organizations achieve breakthrough results. The questions provided can assist coaches in assessing an organizations current state of trust, empowerment, collaboration, and alignment and identify opportunities for improvement. For more information: Contact Ron Paxton, RPaxton@strategiccoachingnetwork.com.
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