50 Books like Executive Coaching for Results

The Extraordinary Coach

by John H. Zenger • 2010

A structured coaching conversation that unlocks your team's own answers instead of giving advice.

4.01

174

🏋️ Coaching Skills 🧭 Leadership Development ❓ Powerful Questions 👂 Active Listening 🔄 Feedback Delivery

The Extraordinary Coach 96%

A structured coaching conversation that unlocks your team's own answers instead of giving advice.

by John H. Zenger 2010

4.01

174 ratings

🏋️ Coaching Skills 🧭 Leadership Development ❓ Powerful Questions 👂 Active Listening 🔄 Feedback Delivery

COACHING SKILLS

by Rogers • 2016

How to coach: the trust, questions, and self-awareness that turn conversation into change.

4.5

143

🎯 Coaching Practice 💼 Executive Coaching 🌱 Life Coaching 🤝 Trust Building 🪞 Self-Awareness Tools

COACHING SKILLS 95%

How to coach: the trust, questions, and self-awareness that turn conversation into change.

by Rogers 2016

4.5

143 ratings

🎯 Coaching Practice 💼 Executive Coaching 🌱 Life Coaching 🤝 Trust Building 🪞 Self-Awareness Tools

The Coaching Mindset

by Chad Hall • 2015

Stop solving problems and unlock brilliance: eight mental shifts for leading through questions.

3.97

930

🎯 Coaching Methods 👔 Managerial Coaching ❓ Inquiry-Based Leadership 🧑 Client Centered Coaching 🔍 Curiosity In Leadership

The Coaching Mindset 95%

Stop solving problems and unlock brilliance: eight mental shifts for leading through questions.

by Chad Hall 2015

3.97

930 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 👔 Managerial Coaching ❓ Inquiry-Based Leadership 🧑 Client Centered Coaching 🔍 Curiosity In Leadership

The Tao Of Coaching

by Max Landsberg • 1997

Stop giving answers and start asking questions: a structured approach to coaching anyone at work.

3.75

895

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🧱 Coaching Frameworks ❓ Socratic Questioning 🔄 Feedback Culture 📈 Performance Coaching

The Tao Of Coaching 95%

Stop giving answers and start asking questions: a structured approach to coaching anyone at work.

by Max Landsberg 1997

3.75

895 ratings

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🧱 Coaching Frameworks ❓ Socratic Questioning 🔄 Feedback Culture 📈 Performance Coaching

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014

Stop giving advice. The manager's framework for asking questions that fuel real growth.

3.91

382

🎯 Coaching Employees 👔 People Managers 💬 Feedback Delivery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Trust Building

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees 95%

Stop giving advice. The manager's framework for asking questions that fuel real growth.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2014

3.91

382 ratings

🎯 Coaching Employees 👔 People Managers 💬 Feedback Delivery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Trust Building

Becoming a Life Coach

by Tom Chiarella • 2019

No license. No rules. Two billion dollars a year. What are life coaches actually selling?

3.43

118

🏢 Coaching Industry 🤝 Helping Professions 👤 Solopreneurship 🌱 Human Potential Movement 🔧 Coaching Techniques

Becoming a Life Coach 95%

No license. No rules. Two billion dollars a year. What are life coaches actually selling?

by Tom Chiarella 2019

3.43

118 ratings

🏢 Coaching Industry 🤝 Helping Professions 👤 Solopreneurship 🌱 Human Potential Movement 🔧 Coaching Techniques

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions

by Keith Rosen • 2008

Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.

3.90

532

📈 Sales Leadership 🎯 Sales Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Manager As Coach 🧩 Coaching Frameworks 📊 Performance Management

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions Summary

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions 95%

Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.

by Keith Rosen 2008

3.90

532 ratings

📈 Sales Leadership 🎯 Sales Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Manager As Coach 🧩 Coaching Frameworks 📊 Performance Management

Mentoring 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2008

Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.

4.09

1k+

🧑‍🏫 Mentoring Relationships 🌱 People Development 🤝 Trust Building 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🙏 Servant Leadership

Mentoring 101 95%

Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.

by John C. Maxwell 2008

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Mentoring Relationships 🌱 People Development 🤝 Trust Building 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🙏 Servant Leadership

Straight-Line Leadership

by Dusan Djukich • 2011

Your inner posture, not your workload, determines your results. The tools for fixing it.

4.47

295

🧭 Executive Coaching 🚀 Personal Leadership 🧘 Inner Game 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚖️ Accountability

Straight-Line Leadership 95%

Your inner posture, not your workload, determines your results. The tools for fixing it.

by Dusan Djukich 2011

4.47

295 ratings

🧭 Executive Coaching 🚀 Personal Leadership 🧘 Inner Game 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚖️ Accountability

Coach the Person, Not the Problem

by Marcia Reynolds • 2020

The most powerful coaching tool isn't a question. It's a mirror.

4.38

802

🧑‍💼 Executive Coaching 🔄 Transformational Coaching 🪞 Reflective Practice 🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Coach the Person, Not the Problem Summary

Coach the Person, Not the Problem 95%

The most powerful coaching tool isn't a question. It's a mirror.

by Marcia Reynolds 2020

4.38

802 ratings

🧑‍💼 Executive Coaching 🔄 Transformational Coaching 🪞 Reflective Practice 🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Quiet Leadership

by David Rock • 2006

Why giving orders fails, and how to get better results by helping people think for themselves.

3.92

2k+

🧭 Coaching Leadership 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🚀 Self-Directed Learning 🎯 Solution-Focused Coaching 👍 Positive Reinforcement

Quiet Leadership 94%

Why giving orders fails, and how to get better results by helping people think for themselves.

by David Rock 2006

3.92

2k+ ratings

🧭 Coaching Leadership 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🚀 Self-Directed Learning 🎯 Solution-Focused Coaching 👍 Positive Reinforcement

Unlocking Potential

by Michael K. Simpson • 2014

The gap between your team's performance and its potential comes down to seven coaching skills.

3.72

1k+

🗣️ Coaching Frameworks 🏢 Org Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Goal Setting

Unlocking Potential 94%

The gap between your team's performance and its potential comes down to seven coaching skills.

by Michael K. Simpson 2014

3.72

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Coaching Frameworks 🏢 Org Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Goal Setting

The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching

by Marion Franklin • 2019

Go beyond surface coaching. Spot the hidden theme, ask the one question that reframes everything.

4.39

588

🚀 Transformational Coaching ❓ Coaching Questions 👂 Deep Listening 🔄 Behavioral Patterns 🔓 Limiting Beliefs

The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching Summary

The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching 94%

Go beyond surface coaching. Spot the hidden theme, ask the one question that reframes everything.

by Marion Franklin 2019

4.39

588 ratings

🚀 Transformational Coaching ❓ Coaching Questions 👂 Deep Listening 🔄 Behavioral Patterns 🔓 Limiting Beliefs

Helping People Change

by Richard E. Boyatzis • 2019

Coaching that fixes problems shuts the brain down. Coaching that asks about aspirations opens it up.

3.92

770

🎯 Coaching Methods 🏢 Executive Coaching 💙 Compassionate Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👁️ Personal Vision

Helping People Change 94%

Coaching that fixes problems shuts the brain down. Coaching that asks about aspirations opens it up.

by Richard E. Boyatzis 2019

3.92

770 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 🏢 Executive Coaching 💙 Compassionate Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👁️ Personal Vision

The Accidental Sales Manager

by Chris Lytle • 2011

Selling got you promoted. It is the trap. Coach talent, run real meetings, own the pipeline.

3.90

217

📊 Sales Management 🎯 Coaching Sales Teams 🌱 Talent Development 📋 Effective Meetings 📏 Performance Standards

The Accidental Sales Manager 94%

Selling got you promoted. It is the trap. Coach talent, run real meetings, own the pipeline.

by Chris Lytle 2011

3.90

217 ratings

📊 Sales Management 🎯 Coaching Sales Teams 🌱 Talent Development 📋 Effective Meetings 📏 Performance Standards

The Prosperous Coach

by Steve Chandler • 2013

Skip the marketing funnel. One powerful conversation creates more clients than any sales pitch.

4.32

2k+

🎯 Coaching Business 🤝 Client Acquisition ✨ Transformational Coaching 🌱 New Coaches 🗣️ Word Of Mouth

The Prosperous Coach 94%

Skip the marketing funnel. One powerful conversation creates more clients than any sales pitch.

by Steve Chandler 2013

4.32

2k+ ratings

🎯 Coaching Business 🤝 Client Acquisition ✨ Transformational Coaching 🌱 New Coaches 🗣️ Word Of Mouth

Conscious Coaching

by Brett Bartholomew • 2017

Athletes follow people before programs. The interpersonal side of coaching that most training skips.

3.95

1k+

🏋️ Athletic Coaching 🧠 Sports Psychology 💡 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Communication Skills 🔄 Situational Leadership

Conscious Coaching 94%

Athletes follow people before programs. The interpersonal side of coaching that most training skips.

by Brett Bartholomew 2017

3.95

1k+ ratings

🏋️ Athletic Coaching 🧠 Sports Psychology 💡 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Communication Skills 🔄 Situational Leadership

Getting to Us

by Seth Davis • 2018

Stars win games. Cohesion wins championships. What nine legendary coaches know about teams.

4.13

547

🏆 Sports Coaching 👥 Team Leadership 🤝 Team Cohesion 📚 Coaching Biographies 💎 Authentic Leadership

Getting to Us 94%

Stars win games. Cohesion wins championships. What nine legendary coaches know about teams.

by Seth Davis 2018

4.13

547 ratings

🏆 Sports Coaching 👥 Team Leadership 🤝 Team Cohesion 📚 Coaching Biographies 💎 Authentic Leadership

The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders

by John C. Maxwell • 2023

Your organization's ceiling is your leaders' ceiling. A systematic guide to raising it from within.

4.26

161

🔧 Leadership Development 🌱 Talent Development 🤝 Mentoring And Coaching 👥 Team Building 🔓 Empowerment

The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders Summary

The Ultimate Guide to Developing Leaders 94%

Your organization's ceiling is your leaders' ceiling. A systematic guide to raising it from within.

by John C. Maxwell 2023

4.26

161 ratings

🔧 Leadership Development 🌱 Talent Development 🤝 Mentoring And Coaching 👥 Team Building 🔓 Empowerment

Coaching Skills Training Course. Business and Life Coaching Techniques for Improving Performance Using Nlp and Goal Setting. Your Toolkit to Coaching International (US) E edition by Critchley, Kathryn (2010) Paperback

by Kathryn Critchley

A coaching toolkit: build rapport, ask questions that spark insight, and use NLP to change behavior.

🎯 Professional Coaching 👥 People Managers 🤝 Rapport Building 💪 Confidence Building 🔄 Behavioral Change

Coaching Skills Training Course. Business and Life Coaching Techniques for Improving Performance Using Nlp and Goal Setting. Your Toolkit to Coaching International (US) E edition by Critchley, Kathryn (2010) Paperback Summary

A coaching toolkit: build rapport, ask questions that spark insight, and use NLP to change behavior.

by Kathryn Critchley

🎯 Professional Coaching 👥 People Managers 🤝 Rapport Building 💪 Confidence Building 🔄 Behavioral Change

The Connector Manager

by Jaime Roca • 2019

Constant coaching degrades performance by 8 percent. The fix: connect employees to the right people.

3.79

218

🧠 Coaching Leadership 🧑‍🏫 Employee Development 🤝 Team Development 💪 Strengths-Based Feedback 🌐 Organizational Networks

The Connector Manager 94%

Constant coaching degrades performance by 8 percent. The fix: connect employees to the right people.

by Jaime Roca 2019

3.79

218 ratings

🧠 Coaching Leadership 🧑‍🏫 Employee Development 🤝 Team Development 💪 Strengths-Based Feedback 🌐 Organizational Networks

The 5 Levels of Leadership

by John C. Maxwell • 2011

From title-based authority to legacy-building influence: the five shifts every leader must make.

4.28

7k+

🧱 Leadership Development 🙏 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Coaching And Mentoring 🔄 Succession Planning

The 5 Levels of Leadership 94%

From title-based authority to legacy-building influence: the five shifts every leader must make.

by John C. Maxwell 2011

4.28

7k+ ratings

🧱 Leadership Development 🙏 Servant Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Coaching And Mentoring 🔄 Succession Planning

Know-How

by Ram Charan • 2007

Eight trainable skills, not personality or IQ, separate leaders who deliver from those who stall.

3.86

857

🏢 Executive Leadership 📋 General Management 🌱 Talent Development 🧱 Team Building 🎯 Priority Setting

Know-How 94%

Eight trainable skills, not personality or IQ, separate leaders who deliver from those who stall.

by Ram Charan 2007

3.86

857 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 📋 General Management 🌱 Talent Development 🧱 Team Building 🎯 Priority Setting

Executive Toughness

by Jason Selk • 2011

Two minutes a day: the sports-psychology system that turns executives into finishers.

4.21

719

🧠 Executive Coaching 🏋️ Mental Workouts 🎯 Process Goals 💡 Solution-Focused Thinking 🏅 Sports Psychology

Executive Toughness 94%

Two minutes a day: the sports-psychology system that turns executives into finishers.

by Jason Selk 2011

4.21

719 ratings

🧠 Executive Coaching 🏋️ Mental Workouts 🎯 Process Goals 💡 Solution-Focused Thinking 🏅 Sports Psychology

Clean Language

by Wendy Sullivan • 2008

Using only a person's own words and metaphors to unlock change, without giving any advice.

4.11

226

🧭 Coaching Methods ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Metaphor Work 👂 Active Listening 🧩 Symbolic Modeling

Clean Language 94%

Using only a person's own words and metaphors to unlock change, without giving any advice.

by Wendy Sullivan 2008

4.11

226 ratings

🧭 Coaching Methods ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Metaphor Work 👂 Active Listening 🧩 Symbolic Modeling

Trillion Dollar Coach

by Eric Schmidt • 2019

From the coach behind Apple and Google: a people-first playbook for building teams that outperform.

3.98

17k+

🎯 Executive Coaching 👥 People Management 🏗️ Team Building 💬 Trust And Candor 🌱 Coaching Culture

Trillion Dollar Coach 94%

From the coach behind Apple and Google: a people-first playbook for building teams that outperform.

by Eric Schmidt 2019

3.98

17k+ ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 👥 People Management 🏗️ Team Building 💬 Trust And Candor 🌱 Coaching Culture

The Art of Coaching

by Elena Aguilar • 2013

A coaching playbook for changing teacher practice by reaching the person behind it.

4.28

2k+

📚 Instructional Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Teacher Development 📈 School Improvement 🧑‍🎓 Adult Learning 🤝 Trust Building

The Art of Coaching 94%

A coaching playbook for changing teacher practice by reaching the person behind it.

by Elena Aguilar 2013

4.28

2k+ ratings

📚 Instructional Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Teacher Development 📈 School Improvement 🧑‍🎓 Adult Learning 🤝 Trust Building

Leadership Conversations

by Alan S. Berson • 2012

Promoted on skill, then stalled. Four conversation types your old job never demanded.

4.12

🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Management Transitions 💬 Leadership Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching And Mentoring 🗣️ Open Communication

Leadership Conversations 94%

Promoted on skill, then stalled. Four conversation types your old job never demanded.

by Alan S. Berson 2012

4.12

92 ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 🔄 Management Transitions 💬 Leadership Conversations 🧑‍🏫 Coaching And Mentoring 🗣️ Open Communication

What Got You Here Won't Get You There

by Marshall Goldsmith • 2006

Already successful? The habits that got you here are now blocking the next level.

3.95

32k+

🎯 Executive Coaching 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 🔄 Behavioral Change 💬 Feedback Culture 🪞 Self-Awareness

What Got You Here Won't Get You There Summary

What Got You Here Won't Get You There 94%

Already successful? The habits that got you here are now blocking the next level.

by Marshall Goldsmith 2006

3.95

32k+ ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 🤝 Interpersonal Skills 🔄 Behavioral Change 💬 Feedback Culture 🪞 Self-Awareness

The Dan Sullivan Question

by Dan Sullivan • 2010

Ask where they want to be in three years. The answer maps threats, openings, and strengths.

4.13

239

🧭 Entrepreneurial Coaching 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🤝 Client Relationships 🔭 Future Visioning 🎯 Goal Setting Frameworks

The Dan Sullivan Question 94%

Ask where they want to be in three years. The answer maps threats, openings, and strengths.

by Dan Sullivan 2010

4.13

239 ratings

🧭 Entrepreneurial Coaching 🗺️ Strategic Planning 🤝 Client Relationships 🔭 Future Visioning 🎯 Goal Setting Frameworks

A CEO Only Does Three Things

by Trey Taylor • 2020

Only three priorities deserve a CEO's attention. Everything else is a distraction with a salary.

4.08

479

👔 Executive Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 👥 Talent Management 📊 Business Metrics 💎 Values Leadership

A CEO Only Does Three Things 94%

Only three priorities deserve a CEO's attention. Everything else is a distraction with a salary.

by Trey Taylor 2020

4.08

479 ratings

👔 Executive Leadership 🏢 Company Culture 👥 Talent Management 📊 Business Metrics 💎 Values Leadership

The Work of Leaders

by Julie Straw • 2013

Leadership is three jobs: craft the vision, earn the buy-in, and drive the follow-through.

3.98

193

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧱 Leadership Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 Team Alignment 🚀 Strategy Execution

The Work of Leaders 94%

Leadership is three jobs: craft the vision, earn the buy-in, and drive the follow-through.

by Julie Straw 2013

3.98

193 ratings

🏢 Organizational Leadership 🧱 Leadership Frameworks 🔭 Vision And Strategy 🤝 Team Alignment 🚀 Strategy Execution

Coach Builder

by Donald Miller • 2024

Turn your expertise into a coaching business: clear products, a sales funnel, a path to scale.

4.24

327

🏢 Coaching Business 💼 Solopreneurship 📦 Productizing Services 🎯 Client Acquisition 📖 Story-Based Marketing

Coach Builder 94%

Turn your expertise into a coaching business: clear products, a sales funnel, a path to scale.

by Donald Miller 2024

4.24

327 ratings

🏢 Coaching Business 💼 Solopreneurship 📦 Productizing Services 🎯 Client Acquisition 📖 Story-Based Marketing

Becoming a Professional Life Coach

by Patrick Williams • 2023

A life coach's job is to design futures, not fix the past. The method that makes that possible.

4.32

🎯 Life Coaching 🧠 Coaching Psychology ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🧘 Somatic Coaching 🧭 Values-Based Coaching

Becoming a Professional Life Coach Summary

Becoming a Professional Life Coach 94%

A life coach's job is to design futures, not fix the past. The method that makes that possible.

by Patrick Williams 2023

4.32

19 ratings

🎯 Life Coaching 🧠 Coaching Psychology ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🧘 Somatic Coaching 🧭 Values-Based Coaching

SUPERBOSSES

by Sydney Finkelstein • 2016

What separates leaders who produce talent from those who manage it: the answer is teachable.

3.58

1k+

🌱 Talent Development 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Mentorship 🔍 Unconventional Hiring 🛠️ Apprenticeship Model

SUPERBOSSES 94%

What separates leaders who produce talent from those who manage it: the answer is teachable.

by Sydney Finkelstein 2016

3.58

1k+ ratings

🌱 Talent Development 👔 Executive Leadership 🤝 Mentorship 🔍 Unconventional Hiring 🛠️ Apprenticeship Model

The Agile Culture

by Pollyanna Pixton • 2014

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

3.88

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment

The Agile Culture 93%

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

by Pollyanna Pixton 2014

3.88

58 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment

Change Your Questions, Change Your Life

by Marilee G. Adams • 2004

Your inner questions decide your results. Twelve tools for switching from critic to constructive.

3.85

4k+

🧑‍🏫 Leadership Coaching 💼 Executive Coaching ❓ Questioning Techniques 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔍 Self-Inquiry

Change Your Questions, Change Your Life Summary

Change Your Questions, Change Your Life 93%

Your inner questions decide your results. Twelve tools for switching from critic to constructive.

by Marilee G. Adams 2004

3.85

4k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Leadership Coaching 💼 Executive Coaching ❓ Questioning Techniques 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔍 Self-Inquiry

Coaching for Breakthrough Success

by Jack Canfield • 2012

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

4.27

129

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Coaching for Breakthrough Success Summary

Coaching for Breakthrough Success 93%

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

by Jack Canfield 2012

4.27

129 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Welcome to Management

by Ryan Hawk • 2020

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

4.00

494

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Welcome to Management 93%

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

by Ryan Hawk 2020

4.00

494 ratings

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

A Game Plan for Life

by John Wooden • 2009

John Wooden's playbook for finding mentors in unexpected places and passing on what matters most.

4.35

739

🤝 Mentoring Relationships 🏀 Coaching Philosophy ⚖️ Values-Based Leadership 🏗️ Character Development 🌱 Lifelong Learning

A Game Plan for Life 93%

John Wooden's playbook for finding mentors in unexpected places and passing on what matters most.

by John Wooden 2009

4.35

739 ratings

🤝 Mentoring Relationships 🏀 Coaching Philosophy ⚖️ Values-Based Leadership 🏗️ Character Development 🌱 Lifelong Learning

Mojo

by Marshall Goldsmith • 2009

Your best self at work vanished. The cause is misalignment, not burnout. Four questions restore it.

3.89

2k+

🎯 Executive Coaching 💼 Meaning At Work ⚡ Overcoming Inertia 😊 Positive Psychology 🏆 Reputation Building

Mojo 93%

Your best self at work vanished. The cause is misalignment, not burnout. Four questions restore it.

by Marshall Goldsmith 2009

3.89

2k+ ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 💼 Meaning At Work ⚡ Overcoming Inertia 😊 Positive Psychology 🏆 Reputation Building

Coaching for Transformation

by Martha Lasley • 2016

Beyond asking questions: presence, shadow work, and unlocking a client's deepest potential.

4.52

🏛️ Coaching Methodology 👂 Active Listening 🧩 Parts Work 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work

Coaching for Transformation 93%

Beyond asking questions: presence, shadow work, and unlocking a client's deepest potential.

by Martha Lasley 2016

4.52

23 ratings

🏛️ Coaching Methodology 👂 Active Listening 🧩 Parts Work 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🌑 Shadow Work

Scaling Leadership

by Bob Anderson • 2019

Your habits often undercut you. Learn to break the pattern and develop leaders at scale.

4.15

192

🏢 Organizational Development 🧑‍💼 Leadership Development 🔗 Leadership Pipeline ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🧩 Systems Thinking

Scaling Leadership 93%

Your habits often undercut you. Learn to break the pattern and develop leaders at scale.

by Bob Anderson 2019

4.15

192 ratings

🏢 Organizational Development 🧑‍💼 Leadership Development 🔗 Leadership Pipeline ❤️ Emotional Intelligence 🧩 Systems Thinking

A Year with Peter Drucker

by Joseph A. Maciariello • 2014

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

3.70

143

🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work 🗂️ Self-Management 🎯 Customer Focus

A Year with Peter Drucker 93%

52 weeks of Drucker: lead with integrity, create customers, and build a lasting organization.

by Joseph A. Maciariello 2014

3.70

143 ratings

🏛️ Management Philosophy 📋 Executive Coaching 🧠 Knowledge Work 🗂️ Self-Management 🎯 Customer Focus

The Leader Habit

by Martin Lanik • 2018

Leadership is 70% learned. Five minutes a day of micro-behavior practice makes it automatic.

3.83

253

🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Formation 🐣 Tiny Habits 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧠 Behavioral Psychology

The Leader Habit 93%

Leadership is 70% learned. Five minutes a day of micro-behavior practice makes it automatic.

by Martin Lanik 2018

3.83

253 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Formation 🐣 Tiny Habits 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧠 Behavioral Psychology

The Advice Trap

by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2020

Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.

4.10

2k+

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🌱 Leadership Development 🔄 Behavior Change ❓ Asking Better Questions 👂 Active Listening

The Advice Trap 93%

Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.

by Michael Bungay Stanier 2020

4.10

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🌱 Leadership Development 🔄 Behavior Change ❓ Asking Better Questions 👂 Active Listening

Coaching Agile Teams

by Lyssa Adkins • 2010

Beyond the stand-up: the coaching craft that turns agile compliance into high performance.

4.22

2k+

🌀 Agile Methodology 📋 Scrum 🤝 Team Coaching 🙇 Servant Leadership ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Coaching Agile Teams 93%

Beyond the stand-up: the coaching craft that turns agile compliance into high performance.

by Lyssa Adkins 2010

4.22

2k+ ratings

🌀 Agile Methodology 📋 Scrum 🤝 Team Coaching 🙇 Servant Leadership ⚡ Conflict Resolution

The Western Illusion of Human Nature

by Marshall Sahlins • 2008

Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.

4.12

329

💼 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 👥 Frontline Management 📊 Performance Management 🎯 Coaching At Work

The Western Illusion of Human Nature Summary

The Western Illusion of Human Nature 93%

Turnover costs $43,000 per employee. The frontline leader's playbook for keeping your best people.

by Marshall Sahlins 2008

4.12

329 ratings

💼 Employee Engagement 🏢 Workplace Culture 👥 Frontline Management 📊 Performance Management 🎯 Coaching At Work

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive

by Patrick Lencioni • 2000

Four disciplines of leadership that outperform strategy, and why most executives never learn them.

4.12

7k+

🫀 Organizational Health 🏛️ Executive Leadership 🤝 Workplace Trust 📖 Leadership Fables ⚡ Conflict Resolution

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive Summary

The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive 93%

Four disciplines of leadership that outperform strategy, and why most executives never learn them.

by Patrick Lencioni 2000

4.12

7k+ ratings

🫀 Organizational Health 🏛️ Executive Leadership 🤝 Workplace Trust 📖 Leadership Fables ⚡ Conflict Resolution

Leadership from the Inside Out

by Kevin Cashman • 2008

Time management won't make you a better leader; mastering your energy will.

3.95

617

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Time management won't make you a better leader; mastering your energy will.

by Kevin Cashman 2008

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