The Coach-Approach Leader
Questions, Not Answers, Make Great
Leaders
By
Steven Gladis
Read this book and become a better
coach
In
The Coach-Approach Leader, you’ll
learn that great leaders avoid the traditional “command and control” approach
to leadership. Instead, they focus on asking good questions – rather than
giving the right answers.
In
Part I, you’ll learn how to coach like a pro by asking simple questions around a
matrix. You’ll discover how to conduct quick, question-based coaching
discussions focused on good questions that:
•
Encourage people to stop, think and
reflect
•
Do not direct or assume a direction, but
are curious and exploratory
•
Are open-ended, rather than close-ended,
and keep people discovering
•
Come from listening and responding to
people – not waiting for your turn to talk and give advice
You
can use this easy-to-learn coaching process anywhere and at any time on direct
reports, peers, teams, your boss and clients. Your job will be less stressful
because you’ll no longer bear the pressure of having all the answers. And your
questions will help others grow and become independent.
In
Part II, the author shares a leadership fable that is a fictionalized case
study of how the coach-approach leadership technique works. It is presented in
a narrative form that everyone in your company – from stockroom to boardroom –
can read and be inspired by.
133
pp