Unleashed! The Leader As Coach

by Thompson, Gregg; Biro, Suzanne

• ISBN13: 9781590791134
• ISBN10: 1590791134
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-28
• Publisher: SelectBooks

Summary

Bluepoint Leadership Development has been designing and delivering world class leadership education, training and coaching programs for over 20 years. Now their incredible, business-transforming approach is available in this highly-accessible new book. "Unleashed" is certain to transform how managers, executives, human resource professionals and organizations approach and practice leadership. Readers of this inspirational work will discover how to: .Understand what High Performance Coaching is (and is not!) .Identify the qualities of an effective Leader Coach .Recognize their strengths as a coach and what is required in the coaching role .Better understand the coaching process .Identify their own self development work and personal growth curve .Better understand current leadership challenges .Search for opportunities to coach those they manage and lead for performance .Participate in the personal growth of others while developing high performance coaching skills Gregg Thompson's revolutionary approach incorporates the very best processes and practices employed by professional coaches and draws upon his extensive experience in experiential leadership development. Dare yourself and your employees to engage in bold new performance-changing relationships!

Author Biography

Gregg Thompson is President of Bluepoint Leadership Development. He has extensive experience as a business leader, operations manager, executive coach, trainer and management consultant. He holds a Master of Organizational Development degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.Susanne Biro is the Director of Coaching at Bluepoint Leadership Development. She lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Expecting Greatness	p. 1
The Leader as Coach	p. 5
The Power of Great Expectations	p. 13
The Great Expectations Model	p. 21
Earning the Right to Coach	p. 29
Authenticity	p. 33
Self-Esteem	p. 41
Noble Intention	p. 51
A Perfect Partnership	p. 59
Appreciation	p. 63
Confrontation	p. 69
Accountability	p. 83
Dangerous Conversations	p. 91
Conversations That Matter	p. 95
The Coaching Flow	p. 99
The Four Coaching Power Tools	p. 105
The Coaching Workspace	p. 119
The Coach's Voice	p. 127
Conclusion	p. 135
Afterwords	p. 137
Endnotes	p. 138
Index	p. 139
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