This powerful book documents--in images and words--the unsettling experience of a dozen men and women workers who lost their jobs in the steel mills of Buffalo, New York, and had to fashion new lives for themselves. A stunning collection of revealing narratives that bears witness to wrenching changes in the American economy. Photographs.

A detailed overview of performance management, showing how to set up an effective system and revise an existing one. Stresses the skills required to conduct a fair performance evaluation and avoid undesirable conflicts that may arise during an appraisal. Discusses problems that supervisors face working within an existing system and provides suggestions for resolving them. An appendix provides sample forms and discussions of relevant management theory, laws and regulations affecting personnel actions, and a section on performance evaluation of Federal employees.

Coaching Psychology offers a science-based approach for nurturing the personal and professional growth of leaders in organizations. This concise guide helps prepare psychologists to work with individuals in an organizational setting to develop their leadership skills. It offers a complete overview of coaching psychology, from initial contact to termination of the engagement and describes the tools (like assessment inventories and video recordings of the client) used to help evaluate current performance and areas for improvement. Research demonstrating the effectiveness of various coaching methods is provided, along with practical discussions of how psychologists can acquire the often subtle skills required to become effective coaches. Common ethical dilemmas such as how to handle multiple relationships are also examined, along with evidence-based strategies for addressing professional issues such as maintaining emotional resilience.