A powerful new approach to leadership tailor-made for the 21st century
In Coaching Power, a team of veteran executive coaches delivers a singularly insightful and original way of looking at leadership: as a form of coaching. The authors explain this new way of leading others and offer readers a set of tools, frameworks, and mindsets to take with them in their professions.
You'll discover how to succeed in a world that's evolving faster than ever, and how to navigate a workplace that can include as many as five unique generations, each of which demand a different style of leadership.
Coaching Power shows you:
- The fundamentals of coaching, including listening, questioning, and intuition
- How to create and enhance high performance teams, and how to have courageous conversations
- When it's time to bring in an external coach and what to look for to ensure the right fit
Perfect for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders, Coaching Power is also a can't-miss resource for entrepreneurs and founders seeking a powerful new way to lead others through challenging circumstances.
Table of Contents
Preface xv
Chapter 1 Let Us Introduce Ourselves 1
Chapter 2 Coaching Power 5
Chapter 3 Fundamentals First: Leadership in Combination with Coaching 13
Chapter 4 What People Want from Work 23
Chapter 5 Coaching Fundamentals 29
Chapter 6 The Magic of Storytelling: Emotional Leadership 45
Chapter 7 Beliefs and How They Influence Leadership Styles 57
Chapter 8 How Your Life Story IS Your Life Until Challenged 69
Chapter 9 Using Intuition as a Coach 79
Chapter 10 One-to-One Coaching 83
Chapter 11 The Art of Self-Determination: Deciding on My Way of Being 99
Chapter 12 The Power of Visualization 105
Chapter 13 The Importance of Values in Leadership and Coaching 113
Chapter 14 Personal Branding: Crafting Your Authentic Personal Brand 121
Chapter 15 Redefining Impostor Syndrome 127
Chapter 16 The Gray Zones: Coaching, Consulting, Mentoring, and Advice 131
Chapter 17 Coaching Teams 139
Chapter 18 Strategic Thinking 149
Chapter 19 Stakeholder Influencing 159
Chapter 20 The Power of Safe Feedback 165
Chapter 21 Coaching for Empowerment 173
Chapter 22 Great Team Meetings in Any Environment 181
Chapter 23 When to Get the Pros In: Hiring External Executive Coaches 185
Chapter 24 Want to Build a Coaching Culture? 199
Chapter 25 A Look into the Future: What Leaders Need to Be Future-Fit 215
Chapter 26 Artificial Intelligence: The Single Most Powerful Force Shaping the Future 233
Chapter 27 A Last Word on T.R.U.S.T 245
Notes and References 251
Acknowledgments 255
Index 257
