28 Books like Straight-Line Leadership

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 96%

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

Personal Agility

by Maria Matarelli • 2022

Six questions, one visual board: agile principles that rescue real priorities from the daily noise.

4.3

🏃 Agile Methodology 📋 Visual Management 🔄 Weekly Reflection ❓ Coaching Questions 🎯 Priority Setting

Personal Agility 96%

Six questions, one visual board: agile principles that rescue real priorities from the daily noise.

by Maria Matarelli 2022

4.3

10 ratings

🏃 Agile Methodology 📋 Visual Management 🔄 Weekly Reflection ❓ Coaching Questions 🎯 Priority Setting

Triggers

by Marshall Goldsmith • 2015

You make great plans you never execute. More willpower won't help; a daily self-review will.

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10k+

👔 Executive Coaching 🧭 Environmental Triggers 🎯 Execution Gap 📓 Daily Questioning 🔋 Ego Depletion

Triggers 96%

You make great plans you never execute. More willpower won't help; a daily self-review will.

by Marshall Goldsmith 2015

3.91

10k+ ratings

👔 Executive Coaching 🧭 Environmental Triggers 🎯 Execution Gap 📓 Daily Questioning 🔋 Ego Depletion

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 96%

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

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

🎯 Executive Coaching 🛡️ Authentic Leadership ⚡ Energy Management 📖 Leadership Storytelling 🎯 Purpose Driven

Leadership from the Inside Out 96%

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

by Kevin Cashman 2008

3.95

617 ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 🛡️ Authentic Leadership ⚡ Energy Management 📖 Leadership Storytelling 🎯 Purpose Driven

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 95%

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

Man Up

by Bedros Keuilian • 2018

An immigrant's tough-love playbook: fix the leader in the mirror, and the business fixes itself.

4.18

889

🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Small Business Growth 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧱 Self-Sabotage ⚡ Decisive Action

Man Up 95%

An immigrant's tough-love playbook: fix the leader in the mirror, and the business fixes itself.

by Bedros Keuilian 2018

4.18

889 ratings

🧠 Entrepreneurial Mindset 📈 Small Business Growth 🎯 Personal Accountability 🧱 Self-Sabotage ⚡ Decisive Action

Unlocking Potential

by Michael K. Simpson • 2014

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

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1k+

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

Unlocking Potential 95%

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

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 95%

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

How to Begin

by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2022

Your next big goal: thrilling to you, useful to the world, and just frightening enough.

3.65

880

🎯 Meaningful Goals 🧭 Coaching Methods 🛡️ Overcoming Resistance 🧪 Small Experiments 🪞 Self-Coaching

How to Begin 95%

Your next big goal: thrilling to you, useful to the world, and just frightening enough.

by Michael Bungay Stanier 2022

3.65

880 ratings

🎯 Meaningful Goals 🧭 Coaching Methods 🛡️ Overcoming Resistance 🧪 Small Experiments 🪞 Self-Coaching

The Leader Habit

by Martin Lanik • 2018

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

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253

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

The Leader Habit 95%

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

Reboot

by Jerry Colonna • 2019

The hardest person you'll ever lead is yourself. Start there, and real leadership begins.

3.89

2k+

🎯 Executive Coaching 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🪞 Inner Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💗 Self-Compassion

Reboot 95%

The hardest person you'll ever lead is yourself. Start there, and real leadership begins.

by Jerry Colonna 2019

3.89

2k+ ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 🧘 Conscious Leadership 🪞 Inner Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💗 Self-Compassion

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 95%

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 Three Laws of Performance

by Steve Zaffron • 2009

An unspoken future already runs your team. Change the language, change the outcome.

4.04

1k+

🔄 Organizational Change 🔓 Self-Limiting Beliefs 🗣️ Ontological Coaching 🌟 Transformational Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness

The Three Laws of Performance 95%

An unspoken future already runs your team. Change the language, change the outcome.

by Steve Zaffron 2009

4.04

1k+ ratings

🔄 Organizational Change 🔓 Self-Limiting Beliefs 🗣️ Ontological Coaching 🌟 Transformational Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness

Agility Shift

by Pamela Meyer • 2015

Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.

3.34

143

🏃 Organizational Agility 🧭 Agile Leadership 🌊 VUCA Readiness 🎭 Improv In Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

Agility Shift 95%

Business is improv now. The playbook for leading without a script, starting with your network.

by Pamela Meyer 2015

3.34

143 ratings

🏃 Organizational Agility 🧭 Agile Leadership 🌊 VUCA Readiness 🎭 Improv In Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

The Prosperous Coach

by Steve Chandler • 2013

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

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2k+

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

The Prosperous Coach 95%

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

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 95%

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

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

Strategic Doing

by Edward Morrison • 2019

When you can't command, collaborate. Ten skills for getting networked groups from talk to action.

3.90

268

🏃 Agile Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🕸️ Networked Teams 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 🔁 Learning By Doing

Strategic Doing 95%

When you can't command, collaborate. Ten skills for getting networked groups from talk to action.

by Edward Morrison 2019

3.90

268 ratings

🏃 Agile Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🕸️ Networked Teams 🤝 Collaborative Strategy 🔁 Learning By Doing

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.

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588

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

The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching Summary

The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching 95%

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

The Power of Vulnerability

by Barry Kaplan • 2018

How to turn coworkers into a team of leaders by leading with vulnerability, not authority.

4.07

🧠 Psychological Safety 🔓 Vulnerable Leadership 🧘 Inner Work ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🏆 High-Performing Teams

The Power of Vulnerability 95%

How to turn coworkers into a team of leaders by leading with vulnerability, not authority.

by Barry Kaplan 2018

4.07

42 ratings

🧠 Psychological Safety 🔓 Vulnerable Leadership 🧘 Inner Work ⚖️ Conflict Resolution 🏆 High-Performing Teams

The Motive

by Patrick Lencioni • 2020

Strategies fail and teams check out because most leaders never wanted the job, just the title.

4.24

5k+

🏢 Executive Leadership 👥 Team Management 🧭 Leadership Motivation 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📋 Meeting Culture

The Motive 95%

Strategies fail and teams check out because most leaders never wanted the job, just the title.

by Patrick Lencioni 2020

4.24

5k+ ratings

🏢 Executive Leadership 👥 Team Management 🧭 Leadership Motivation 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 📋 Meeting Culture

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

Centered Leadership

by Joanna Barsh • 2014

Most leadership advice skips the fuel gauge. Here's how purpose, mindset, and renewal fill the tank.

3.72

109

🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 👔 Executive Presence ⚡ Energy Management 🧠 Mindset Reframing 🤝 Trust Building

Centered Leadership 95%

Most leadership advice skips the fuel gauge. Here's how purpose, mindset, and renewal fill the tank.

by Joanna Barsh 2014

3.72

109 ratings

🎯 Purpose-Driven Leadership 👔 Executive Presence ⚡ Energy Management 🧠 Mindset Reframing 🤝 Trust Building

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

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 95%

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

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