Completely revised edition of the bestseller, in which 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.
Praise for the prior editions of Masterful Coaching
"Robert Hargrove's Masterful Coaching sets the context of the coach as steward rather than mere teacher, a critical agent in transforming organizational cultures and developing the skills and capabilities necessary for new cultures to be sustained."
--Peter Senge, author, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
"Masterful Coaching will empower you to stand for an Impossible Future while acting boldly in the present to make it a reality."
--Richard W. Severance, president, Conoco, North American Downstream
"Masterful Coaching brings clarity, power, and velocity to producing extraordinary leaders and extraordinary results."
--Tom Kaiser, president, Zurich Financial Services
"The author's five-step 'transformational' coaching model has been field-tested by thousands of managers worldwide."
--Accounting Today
"Finally, a book that helps release people's collective aspirations--almost nonexistent in today's corporate environment--and links them to business goals. A treasure trove of 'take-action' tools!"
--Melanie Warren, vice-president, Fidelity Investments
"This is a great hands-on book . . . . Hargrove explains how to coach a person through one frame of reference (paradigm) to another or to coach groups of individuals into a cohesive, collaborative team."
--Net Results
"Masterful Coaching provides thorough descriptions of the characteristics of a coach and thoughtful insights about becoming an effective coach."
--Canadian HR Reporter
"If you are looking for some techniques to help your employees creatively meet your customers' needs, this is a must read."
--The Business Resource
Praise for the prior editions of Masterful Coaching
"Robert Hargrove's Masterful Coaching sets the context of the coach as steward rather than mere teacher, a critical agent in transforming organizational cultures and developing the skills and capabilities necessary for new cultures to be sustained."
--Peter Senge, author, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
"Masterful Coaching will empower you to stand for an Impossible Future while acting boldly in the present to make it a reality."
--Richard W. Severance, president, Conoco, North American Downstream
"Masterful Coaching brings clarity, power, and velocity to producing extraordinary leaders and extraordinary results."
--Tom Kaiser, president, Zurich Financial Services
"The author's five-step 'transformational' coaching model has been field-tested by thousands of managers worldwide."
--Accounting Today
"Finally, a book that helps release people's collective aspirations--almost nonexistent in today's corporate environment--and links them to business goals. A treasure trove of 'take-action' tools!"
--Melanie Warren, vice-president, Fidelity Investments
"This is a great hands-on book . . . . Hargrove explains how to coach a person through one frame of reference (paradigm) to another or to coach groups of individuals into a cohesive, collaborative team."
--Net Results
"Masterful Coaching provides thorough descriptions of the characteristics of a coach and thoughtful insights about becoming an effective coach."
--Canadian HR Reporter
"If you are looking for some techniques to help your employees creatively meet your customers' needs, this is a must read."
--The Business Resource