50 Books like The Extraordinary Coach

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014

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

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382

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

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees 97%

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

The Tao Of Coaching

by Max Landsberg • 1997

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

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895

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

The Tao Of Coaching 97%

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

The Advice Trap

by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2020

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

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2k+

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

The Advice Trap 97%

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 SKILLS

by Rogers • 2016

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

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143

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

COACHING SKILLS 97%

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 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 97%

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 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 97%

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

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 97%

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

Ask Powerful Questions

by Will Wise • 2017

The difference between a question that connects and one that corners: it starts before you speak.

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487

🗣️ Communication Skills 🧭 Facilitation Skills ❓ Questioning Techniques 👂 Active Listening 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics

Ask Powerful Questions 97%

The difference between a question that connects and one that corners: it starts before you speak.

by Will Wise 2017

3.96

487 ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 🧭 Facilitation Skills ❓ Questioning Techniques 👂 Active Listening 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics

Coaching for Breakthrough Success

by Jack Canfield • 2012

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

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129

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

Coaching for Breakthrough Success Summary

Coaching for Breakthrough Success 97%

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

Leading With Questions

by Michael J. Marquardt • 2005

Replace advice with inquiry: a leadership shift that turns dependent teams into problem solvers.

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747

🧱 Questioning Cultures 🗣️ Coaching Questions 📚 Action Learning 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Leading With Questions 96%

Replace advice with inquiry: a leadership shift that turns dependent teams into problem solvers.

by Michael J. Marquardt 2005

3.50

747 ratings

🧱 Questioning Cultures 🗣️ Coaching Questions 📚 Action Learning 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Discomfort Zone

by Marcia Reynolds • 2014

The moment of uncertainty is when people actually change. How to lead that conversation.

3.54

357

💬 Difficult Conversations 🧭 Leadership Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Discomfort Zone 96%

The moment of uncertainty is when people actually change. How to lead that conversation.

by Marcia Reynolds 2014

3.54

357 ratings

💬 Difficult Conversations 🧭 Leadership Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

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 96%

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

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

Power Questions - Build Relationships, Win New Business and Influence Others

by Andrew C. Sobel • 2012

What to ask when the relationship, the sale, or the career depends on your next sentence.

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2k+

🗣️ Business Communication 🎯 Strategic Questioning 🤝 Client Relationships 💼 Consultative Selling 👂 Active Listening

Power Questions - Build Relationships, Win New Business and Influence Others Summary

Power Questions - Build Relationships, Win New Business and Influence Others 96%

What to ask when the relationship, the sale, or the career depends on your next sentence.

by Andrew C. Sobel 2012

3.83

2k+ ratings

🗣️ Business Communication 🎯 Strategic Questioning 🤝 Client Relationships 💼 Consultative Selling 👂 Active Listening

Better Conversations

by Jim Knight • 2015

Why most workplace conversations fail, and the eight skills that fix them.

3.97

582

🗣️ Communication Skills 👂 Active Listening ❓ Questioning Techniques 🤝 Trust Building 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Better Conversations 96%

Why most workplace conversations fail, and the eight skills that fix them.

by Jim Knight 2015

3.97

582 ratings

🗣️ Communication Skills 👂 Active Listening ❓ Questioning Techniques 🤝 Trust Building 🧘 Emotional Regulation

Mentoring 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2008

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

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1k+

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

Mentoring 101 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

Quiet Leadership

by David Rock • 2006

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

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2k+

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

Quiet Leadership 96%

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

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

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

People Follow You

by Jeb Blount • 2011

You depend on your team more than they depend on you. Lead accordingly.

4.17

232

🧑‍💼 People Management 🙏 Servant Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 👂 Active Listening 🎯 Employee Coaching

People Follow You 95%

You depend on your team more than they depend on you. Lead accordingly.

by Jeb Blount 2011

4.17

232 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🙏 Servant Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 👂 Active Listening 🎯 Employee Coaching

Good Authority

by Jonathan Raymond • 2016

Lead like a mentor, not a fixer. Five escalating steps to accountability and real growth.

4.05

854

🧱 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 People Management 💬 Vulnerable Leadership 📋 Accountability At Work 🧠 Coaching Mindset

Good Authority 95%

Lead like a mentor, not a fixer. Five escalating steps to accountability and real growth.

by Jonathan Raymond 2016

4.05

854 ratings

🧱 Leadership Development 🧑‍💼 People Management 💬 Vulnerable Leadership 📋 Accountability At Work 🧠 Coaching Mindset

The Connector Manager

by Jaime Roca • 2019

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

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218

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

The Connector Manager 95%

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

Growing Great Employees

by Erika Andersen • 2006

How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.

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5k+

🪴 Employee Development 👂 Active Listening 🔍 Hiring And Onboarding 🎯 Coaching Employees 💬 Giving Feedback

Growing Great Employees 95%

How to hire for fit, coach for growth, delegate for development, and fire with dignity.

by Erika Andersen 2006

4.00

5k+ ratings

🪴 Employee Development 👂 Active Listening 🔍 Hiring And Onboarding 🎯 Coaching Employees 💬 Giving Feedback

Art of Asking, The

by Terry J. Fadem • 2008

Answers are everywhere. The skill that separates effective managers is knowing what to ask.

3.61

701

💬 Managerial Communication 🔍 Inquiry Techniques 👂 Active Listening 🗣️ Difficult Conversations ⚡ Workplace Power

Art of Asking, The 95%

Answers are everywhere. The skill that separates effective managers is knowing what to ask.

by Terry J. Fadem 2008

3.61

701 ratings

💬 Managerial Communication 🔍 Inquiry Techniques 👂 Active Listening 🗣️ Difficult Conversations ⚡ Workplace Power

Let's Talk

by Therese Huston • 2021

Feedback without the fight: the collaborative method that makes tough conversations work.

4.28

421

💬 Workplace Feedback 🛡️ Psychological Safety 👁️ Bias Awareness 🎯 Coaching Skills 🗣️ Difficult Conversations

Let's Talk 95%

Feedback without the fight: the collaborative method that makes tough conversations work.

by Therese Huston 2021

4.28

421 ratings

💬 Workplace Feedback 🛡️ Psychological Safety 👁️ Bias Awareness 🎯 Coaching Skills 🗣️ Difficult Conversations

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions

by John C. Maxwell • 2014

The best leaders talk last: what they ask, how they listen, and why influence follows.

4.07

5k+

🫡 Servant Leadership 💫 Influence 🔍 Self-Leadership 👂 Active Listening 📈 Leadership Development

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions Summary

Good Leaders Ask Great Questions 95%

The best leaders talk last: what they ask, how they listen, and why influence follows.

by John C. Maxwell 2014

4.07

5k+ ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership 💫 Influence 🔍 Self-Leadership 👂 Active Listening 📈 Leadership Development

Becoming a Professional Life Coach

by Patrick Williams • 2007

The listening and questioning toolkit of a professional life coach: go beyond friendly advice.

4.04

317

💼 Life Coaching 🌱 New Coaches 👂 Deep Listening ❓ Coaching Questions 🧭 Values Alignment

Becoming a Professional Life Coach Summary

Becoming a Professional Life Coach 95%

The listening and questioning toolkit of a professional life coach: go beyond friendly advice.

by Patrick Williams 2007

4.04

317 ratings

💼 Life Coaching 🌱 New Coaches 👂 Deep Listening ❓ Coaching Questions 🧭 Values Alignment

Stop Asking Questions

by Andrew Warner • 2021

A therapist's secret tools for getting anyone to open up, from first hello to final reveal.

4.13

187

🎙️ Interviewing 👂 Active Listening ❓ Strategic Questioning 🤝 Trust Building 📖 Storytelling Frameworks

Stop Asking Questions 95%

A therapist's secret tools for getting anyone to open up, from first hello to final reveal.

by Andrew Warner 2021

4.13

187 ratings

🎙️ Interviewing 👂 Active Listening ❓ Strategic Questioning 🤝 Trust Building 📖 Storytelling Frameworks

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 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

The Coach Model for Christian Leaders

by Keith E. Webb • 2012

Develop people through questions, not answers: a coaching framework for Christian leaders.

4.30

659

⛪ Christian Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Methodology ❓ Powerful Questioning 👂 Active Listening 💬 Conversation Skills

The Coach Model for Christian Leaders Summary

The Coach Model for Christian Leaders 95%

Develop people through questions, not answers: a coaching framework for Christian leaders.

by Keith E. Webb 2012

4.30

659 ratings

⛪ Christian Leadership 🗣️ Coaching Methodology ❓ Powerful Questioning 👂 Active Listening 💬 Conversation Skills

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

The Leap to Leader

by Adam Bryant • 2023

The leadership leap toolkit: hard calls, honest feedback, and a personal playbook that earns trust.

4.04

261

📈 Leadership Transitions 🆕 New Managers 🪞 Self-Awareness 💬 Feedback Culture 👥 Team Development

The Leap to Leader 95%

The leadership leap toolkit: hard calls, honest feedback, and a personal playbook that earns trust.

by Adam Bryant 2023

4.04

261 ratings

📈 Leadership Transitions 🆕 New Managers 🪞 Self-Awareness 💬 Feedback Culture 👥 Team Development

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

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 95%

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

The First-Time Manager

by Loren B. Belker • 1978

The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.

3.82

3k+

👶 New Managers 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening 📋 Performance Feedback ⏰ Time Management

The First-Time Manager 95%

The promotion came with no manual. Real rules for hiring, delegating, and admitting you were wrong.

by Loren B. Belker 1978

3.82

3k+ ratings

👶 New Managers 👥 People Management 👂 Active Listening 📋 Performance Feedback ⏰ Time Management

The Trusted Advisor

by David H. Maister • 2021

The formula that turns experts into advisors clients call first, pay without haggling, never leave.

3.81

5k+

🏢 Professional Services 🤝 Client Relationships 🧱 Trust Building 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👂 Active Listening

The Trusted Advisor 95%

The formula that turns experts into advisors clients call first, pay without haggling, never leave.

by David H. Maister 2021

3.81

5k+ ratings

🏢 Professional Services 🤝 Client Relationships 🧱 Trust Building 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👂 Active Listening

Communicate with Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition

by Dianna Booher • 1994

The listening, trust, and feedback skills that make people want to hear what you say next.

3.83

134

🏢 Workplace Communication 👂 Active Listening 📝 Giving Feedback 💬 Difficult Conversations 🤝 Credibility And Trust

Communicate with Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition Summary

Communicate with Confidence, Revised and Expanded Edition 95%

The listening, trust, and feedback skills that make people want to hear what you say next.

by Dianna Booher 1994

3.83

134 ratings

🏢 Workplace Communication 👂 Active Listening 📝 Giving Feedback 💬 Difficult Conversations 🤝 Credibility And Trust

Changing on the Job

by Jennifer Garvey Berger • 2011

Leaders operate from hidden developmental stages. Growing a mind matters more than adding a skill.

4.19

397

🧭 Leadership Development 🌱 Adult Development 🏢 Organizational Culture 👁️ Perspective Taking 🕸️ Systems Thinking

Changing on the Job 95%

Leaders operate from hidden developmental stages. Growing a mind matters more than adding a skill.

by Jennifer Garvey Berger 2011

4.19

397 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🌱 Adult Development 🏢 Organizational Culture 👁️ Perspective Taking 🕸️ Systems Thinking

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 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

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 95%

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

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 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 95%

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

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

Own the Room

by Amy Jen Su • 2013

A four-quadrant map of leadership presence, and the tools to find your voice under pressure.

3.74

941

🎤 Executive Presence 🗣️ Leadership Communication 📢 Self-Advocacy 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment 💪 Confidence Building

Own the Room 95%

A four-quadrant map of leadership presence, and the tools to find your voice under pressure.

by Amy Jen Su 2013

3.74

941 ratings

🎤 Executive Presence 🗣️ Leadership Communication 📢 Self-Advocacy 🤝 Stakeholder Alignment 💪 Confidence 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 95%

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

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 95%

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

Leaders Leap

by Rob Bier • 2024

Growth forces a false choice between results and morale. The companies that refuse it win.

4.74

📈 Organizational Scaling 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Difficult Conversations 🔄 Ritual Design 👥 Manager Development

Leaders Leap 95%

Growth forces a false choice between results and morale. The companies that refuse it win.

by Rob Bier 2024

4.74

72 ratings

📈 Organizational Scaling 🤝 Trust Building 💬 Difficult Conversations 🔄 Ritual Design 👥 Manager Development

Coaching for Transformation

by Martha Lasley • 2016

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

4.52

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

by Martha Lasley 2016

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

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