Masterful Coaching [Hardcover]

"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)

"Finally, a book that helps release people′s collective aspirations—almost non–existent 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 text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

"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 ′transformationa′ coaching model has been field–tested by thousands of managers worldwide."
— Accounting Today

"Finally, a book that helps release people′s collective aspirations— almost non–existent 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

In this thoroughly updated edition of his classic book, Hargrove introduces you to Masterful Coaching, the method, Hargrove draws on his in–depth experience of coaching leaders at all levels gained since writing the first edition. The book provides guiding ideas, tools, and methods that will empower you on your own journey to Masterful Coaching. You will learn to empower people to transform who they are as leaders and at the same time their ability to produce results that were previously considered impossible by applying triple loop learning. This is about ripping the blinders off so that people see that who they are, the goals they set, and the plans they make, and actions they take are often part of historical winning strategies that are the source of their past success but that limit them from achieving what′s possible or playing a much bigger game.

When his groundbreaking book, Masterful Coaching, was first published in 1995, Robert Hargrove presented his profound insights into the journey to becoming a masterful coach. Says Hargrove, Masterful Coaching is about standing to people′s greatness and engaging them in creating and extraordinary future for themselves and their organization. The focus is on producing business breakthroughs, and as a byproduct of that leadership breakthroughs. It takes place in the domain of accomplishment not therapy.
In this thoroughly updated edition of his classic book, Hargrove introduces you to Masterful Coaching, the method, Hargrove draws on his in–depth experience of coaching leaders at all levels gained since writing the first edition. The book provides guiding ideas, tools, and methods that will empower you on your own journey to Masterful Coaching.
You will learn to empower people to transform who they are as leaders and at the same time their ability to produce results that were previously considered impossible by applying triple loop learning. This is about ripping the blinders off so that people see that who they are, the goals they set, and the plans they make, and actions they take are often part of historical winning strategies that are the source of their past success but that limit them from achieving what′s possible or playing a much bigger game.
Masterful Coaching outlines specific strategies for transforming you into a generative leader, coach, and mentor and offers a wealth of illustrative examples. In addition, this new edition offers the information you need to

• Coach executives to be a ′source′ in creating an ′impossible′ future for their organization.
• Understand the difference between transformational learning and transactional learning.
• Use Hargrove′s popular and refined Triple Loop learning process.
• Incorporate the five–step Masterful Coaching method in your own workplace.
• Powerfully coach people in groups based on an Action Learning approach.

"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 non–existent 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

Robert Hargrove is the founder of Masterful Coaching Inc . He is an internationally–acclaimed speaker on the topics of sourcing a powerful future, mastering the art of creative collaboration, and masterful coaching. Hargrove′s presentations, laced with wisdom, compassion, and humor, are the backbone of the executive coaching programs he provides for executives from such companies as Fidelity Investments, Adidas, and Ciba Geigy, Conoco, Philips Electronics, Lockheed Martin, Microcell Communications.