Powerful Leadership Through Coaching

Praise for Powerful Leadership Through CoachingMichael Simpson is unquestionably one of the world's top coaches to executive leaders and teams in business, government, and educational organizations. He has distilled his finest work and thinking in Powerful Leadership Through Coaching. This fabulous book is a game changer as Michael blends insightful principles with practical applications and tools, enabling any leader or manager to become a truly great coach. As you read and apply this book, it will change the way you lead, coach, build trust, and elicit your and others' highest contributions. -Stephen M. R. Covey, Keynote Speaker, Global Trust and Culture Thought Leader, New York Times and # 1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Speed of TrustLearn how great coaching and ongoing development can be a game changer for all employees!Are your team members empowered to reach their highest potential and to expand their roles and influence? Do you struggle leading employees whose careers don't inspire them or help them leverage their natural gifts, strengths, and talents? It's always difficult when people on your team aren't given the tools to succeed-and even worse when they don't even realize it. By building effective leaders and managers as coaches, you and your organization can build a supportive coaching framework, tools, and skills that will help you assign the right roles, improve employee performance, unleash team talents, and uncover career opportunities that best leverage the strengths of any team or individual.This must-have book will help you develop the strengths and talents of your team, deal with the issues and challenges that are holding them back and set them up for achievement and success. Each chapter features expert coaching advice, simple models, practical examples, and a series of powerful and provocative coaching questions for any leader or manager to use immediately in the workplace.