3. Edition - October 2008
43.90 Euro
2008. 432 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-470-29035-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-29035-4 - John Wiley & Sons






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For anyone who is a coach, considering becoming a coach, or curious about coaching, this book is a must read. In this completely revised edition of the bestseller, the author clearly distinguishes between a coach and a "Masterful Coach" - one that gets results. This new edition sharply focuses on what readers really want - guidance on how to be and what to do to become a Masterful Coach. This new edition shows people how to reinvent themselves as a Masterful Coach, how to market themselves as a coach, and how to develop and manage an expanding client network.

From the contents
Preface.

Introduction.

PART ONE: MAPPING THE TERRITORY OF COACHING.

1 Coaching Is an Idea Whose Time Has Come: The Masterful Coaching Vision, Mind-Set, and Method.

2 Wanted: Extreme Leaders: Extreme Leaders Want to Make a Difference.

3 The Four Waypoints: How Do You Know If You Are in the Masterful Coaching Zone?

PART TWO: THE JOURNEY TO MASTERFUL COACHING.

4 Becoming a Masterful Coach: Lead People to an Impossible Future and Change Their Lives.

5 Coaching Is a Way of Being, Not Just a Technique: Coaching Comes from the Heart, Not the Head.

6 Coaching Happens in Conversations: Speaking and Listening from a Stand Versus Moods, Reactions, and Attachments.

7 Masterful Coaching Is Transformational: Triple Loop Learning.

PART THREE: COACHING EXECUTIVES TO REALIZE AN IMPOSSIBLE FUTURE AND WIN IN THEIR BUSINESS: TWELVE MONTHS, TWELVE COACHING CONVERSATIONS.

8 Coaching Conversation 1: Create an Extraordinary Coaching Relationship: Thinking and Working Together.

9 Coaching Conversation 2: Declare an Impossible Future: One That Represents Winning at the Great Game of Business.

10 Coaching Conversation 3: 360-Degree Leadership Feedback: Go for an Alteration, Not Just an Assessment.

11 Coaching Conversation 4: Mount a Successful Change Insurgency: A Transformational Goal Requires Eating Radical Change for Breakfast.

12 Coaching Conversation 5: Create a Source Document or Winning Game Plan: A Blueprint for the Future.

13 Coaching Conversation 6: Build a Team of Talented A Players: Engage People in Playing the Big Game.

14 Coaching Conversation 7: Executive Time Management: Don't Add Before You Subtract.

15 Coaching Conversation 8: Execute Catalytic Breakthrough Projects: Spearhead a Breakthrough.

16 Coaching Conversation 9: Be a Coach and Mentor: The Leader as Coach.

17 Coaching Conversation 10: Make Great Decisions and Judgment Calls: Wisdom Versus Intelligence.

18 Coaching Conversation 11: Focus on the Scoreboard: Connect Coaching with ROI.

19 Coaching Conversation 12: Executive Life Coaching: Achieving Nonfi nancial Wealth.

PART FOUR: MASTER CLASSES WITH ROBERT HARGROVE.

20 Secrets of Great Groups: Become a Masterful Facilitator.

21 Creative Collaboration 3.0: How to Coach People to Deal with Strategic Dead Ends, the China Price, Customers Jumping Ship.

22 Jump on the Reinvention Roller Coaster: To Reinvent the Organization, First Reinvent Yourself.

23 From Defensiveness to Learning: How to Recognize and Disperse Defensive Routines with Individuals or Groups.

24 Provide Meaningful Feedback: How to Give Feedback That Rips the Blinders Off Without Making People Resent You.

25 Teaching New Skills and Capabilities: Move Between Performance and Practice Fields.

26 Creating a Coaching and Mentoring Culture: Look for Openings Rather Than the Big Bang.

27 Coaching Small Enterprises: Get People to Race Up the Value Chain and Wallop Wal-Mart.

28 Building a Super-Successful Coaching Practice: Lesson 1: How to Get Clients.

29 Get People to Bring Their Whole Selves to Work: Give Them an Opportunity to Make a Difference.

A Final Refl ection.

Notes.

About the Author.

Index