Masterful Coaching, 3rd EditionISBN: 978-0-470-29035-4
Hardcover
432 pages
October 2008, Pfeiffer
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Preface ix
Introduction xi
Part One: Mapping the Territory of Coaching 1
1 Coaching is an Idea Whose Time Has Come: The Masterful Coaching Vision, Mind-Set, and Method 3
2 Wanted: Extreme Leaders: Extreme Leaders Want to Make a Difference 27
3 The Four Waypoints: How Do You Know If You Are in the Masterful Coaching Zone? 41
Part Two: The Journey to Masterful Coaching 59
4 Becoming a Masterful Coach: Lead People to an Impossible Future and Change Their Lives 61
5 Coaching is a Way of Being, Not Just a Technique: Coaching Comes from the Heart, Not the Head 75
6 Coaching Happens in Conversations: Speaking and Listening from a Stand Versus Moods, Reactions, and Attachments 91
7 Masterful Coaching is Transformational: Triple Loop Learning 110
Part Three: Coaching Executives to Realize an Impossible Future and Win in Their Business: Twelve Months, Twelve Coaching Conversations 131
8 Coaching Conversation 1: Create an Extraordinary Coaching Relationship: Thinking and Working Together 135
9 Coaching Conversation 2: Declare an Impossible Future: One That Represents Winning at the Great Game of Business 148
10 Coaching Conversation 3: 360-Degree Leadership Feedback: Go for an Alteration, Not Just an Assessment 158
11 Coaching Conversation 4: Mount a Successful Change Insurgency: A Transformational Goal Requires Eating Radical Change for Breakfast 172
12 Coaching Conversation 5: Create a Source Document or Winning Game Plan: A Blueprint for the Future 184
13 Coaching Conversation 6: Build a Team of Talented A Players: Engage People in Playing the Big Game 194
14 Coaching Conversation 7: Executive Time Management: Don’t Add Before You Subtract 205
15 Coaching Conversation 8: Execute Catalytic Breakthrough Projects: Spearhead a Breakthrough 213
16 Coaching Conversation 9: Be a Coach and Mentor: The Leader as Coach 221
17 Coaching Conversation 10: Make Great Decisions and Judgment Calls: Wisdom Versus Intelligence 231
18 Coaching Conversation 11: Focus on the Scoreboard: Connect Coaching with ROI 239
19 Coaching Conversation 12: Executive Life Coaching: Achieving Nonfi nancial Wealth 245
Part Four: Master Classes With Robert Hargrove 255
20 Secrets of Great Groups: Become a Masterful Facilitator 259
21 Creative Collaboration 3.0: How to Coach People to Deal with Strategic Dead Ends, the China Price, Customers Jumping Ship 273
22 Jump on the Reinvention Roller Coaster: To Reinvent the Organization, First Reinvent Yourself 291
23 From Defensiveness to Learning: How to Recognize and Disperse Defensive Routines with Individuals or Groups 301
24 Provide Meaningful Feedback: How to Give Feedback That Rips the Blinders Off Without Making People Resent You 314
25 Teaching New Skills and Capabilities: Move Between Performance and Practice Fields 330
26 Creating a Coaching and Mentoring Culture: Look for Openings Rather Than the Big Bang 343
27 Coaching Small Enterprises: Get People to Race Up the Value Chain and Wallop Wal-Mart 352
28 Building a Super-Successful Coaching Practice: Lesson 1: How to Get Clients 361
29 Get People to Bring Their Whole Selves to Work: Give Them an Opportunity to Make a Difference 367
A Final Reflection 377
Notes 379
About the Author 385
Index 387