Coaching Leaders Guiding People Who Guide Others pdf

[...]... theory Coaching Leaders uses several well-established theoretical models as springboards that lead to application in cases This approach helps make the translation between a theory of how behavioral change might happen—and a practice of coaching that can help behavioral change become a reality Coaching Leaders spends equal time on the two words of the title— coaching and leaders. ” Some texts on coaching. .. title— coaching and leaders. ” Some texts on coaching get so preoccupied with the coaching process that they seem to forget why the coaching is occurring—to help leaders become more effective! It is hard to help leaders become more effective without having a good grasp of what effective leadership is Ultimately coaching is about change Over time leaders need to change and coaches need to change We live in a world... Preface | xix My Own Growth as a Coach Before I began coaching, I believed that my ideas and values were correct, and those of people who disagreed with me were incorrect I would even argue with others in an attempt to prove that my way was right Coaching taught me the futility and arrogance of that stance I learned to respect and appreciate the people whose worldviews and mind-sets were radically different... generic leadership skills Leadership seemed more like marriage and less like changing spark plugs Because I was still a training director, I filed that thought away and returned to my job of training a thousand people But the thought stayed with me, and over the ensuing years, it guided my evolution into a leadership coach A few years later, I was offered an opportunity to provide career counseling to people. .. obvious Executive coaching would combine the intensive and personal aspects of individual coaching with the skills and knowledge of developing leaders I could help leaders become more effective and enable them to create organizations that were both successful and fulfilling places in which to work I started telling people that I was an executive coach and within a year received my first paid coaching assignment... lives of the great people on my team It was not about the coach It was about the people being coached!” His next comment helped me understand why he is one of the greatest leaders that I have ever met He modestly chuckled and said, “I have been given the honor of leading 40,000 people Every day when I come to work I tell myself, ‘This is not about me, it is all about them.’” Coaching Leaders can do a... First, there are several people who helped me learn the art and science of coaching They include David Rottman of JPMorgan Chase, Sandy Bowers of Citibank, and the members of the Senior Coach Group: Steve Axelrod, Bruce Hammer, Peggy McMahon, Karen Metzger, Linda Smith, Bob Swanton, and Christine Wilson Next are the people who helped by believing in me and hiring me to coach leaders in their organizations... Page 4 Coaching Leaders can be inspiring, neutral, or demoralizing They can stimulate learning and innovation or foster stagnant adherence to the status quo They serve as moral exemplars who encourage either ethical or corrupt business practices They serve as role models for many people who emulate their actions and attitudes, whatever they may be Because of the tremendous impact inherent in leadership... building a realistic optimism about what is possible Benefits to the Coach Coaching can be a very rewarding profession It appeals to people on at least four different fronts First, it is a people- oriented profession that involves helping, teaching, and working closely c01.qxd 10/12/05 6 10:35 AM | Page 6 Coaching Leaders with others It is also an investigative profession, in which the coach learns,... both concrete behavioral change by the client and the client’s discernible impact on stakeholders Coaching can measure results to ascertain the client’s degree of change For people who are energized by influencing people and achieving visible results, coaching can be a very satisfying profession Dangers of Coaching to the Coach Facilitating change also has a dark side Coaches dig into the problems that