The Master Coach: Leading with Character, Building Connections, and Engaging in Extraordinary Conversations (Bluepoint Leadership Series) - Hardcover

Thompson, Gregg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590794192 ISBN 13: 9781590794197

Publisher: SelectBooks, 2017

Synopsis

Unlock your team's potential with the definitive guide to masterful coaching. In today's workplace, coaching is essential for unlocking talent and driving engagement. The Master Coach, by Gregg Thompson, provides leaders with a proven framework for building a coaching culture and achieving exceptional results. Discover how to lead with character, build strong connections, and engage in transformative conversations.

This book is for leaders at all levels who want to elevate their coaching skills and create a positive work environment. Learn to:

• Lead with Authenticity: Build trust and inspire your team.
• Connect on a Deeper Level: Foster meaningful relationships.
• Drive Performance: Unlock hidden potential and achieve breakthrough results.

Transform your leadership style and make a lasting impact on your team's success. The Master Coach is your guide to becoming a leader who empowers, motivates, and inspires.

About this title

About the Author

Gregg Thompson is a leadership development facilitator, coach, author, and speaker with a passion for developing the greatness in individuals and organizations. He holds a Master of Science degree in Organization Development from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Other popular books by Gregg include Unleashed! Expecting Greatness and Other Secrets of Coaching for Exceptional Performance and The Leadership Experience: From Individual Success to Organization Significance (co-author).


Gregg is the President of Bluepoint Leadership Development, a global force in the training, development and consulting arena. The firm is known for crafting and executing exceptional developmental experiences that transform how organizations approach and practice leadership.

From the Back Cover

The Master Coach will take yourleadership impact to a whole new level.
Do you want your team or organizationto be more innovative, more agile, more enterprising? Do you want others totake more personal accountability and step up to the challenges of today'scomplex, ever-changing markets? The Master Coach is written for leaderswho understand that most great leadership happens one conversation at a timeand that they can help others dramatically increase their performance bybecoming an expert at engaging in these conversations.
Drawing on the wealth of experiencethat has made Gregg Thompson and Bluepoint Leadership Development the choice ofnumerous Fortune 100 companies, The Master Coach illuminates the essenceof what it takes to make great coaching the key to your success.

From the Inside Flap

Coaching expertise has become an essential competency for leaders atall organization levels. Effectively engaging in conversations that inspirehigh performance is at the top of many leaders' professional development lists.Increasingly, organizations are recognizing that great coaching need not belimited to a handful of external experts, but can be an integral part of theirculture. Essentially, they are realizing that becoming a great coach is withinthe reach of all members of the organization and that every member of theorganization can coach every other member.
The Master Coach is a profound yet practical guide for the leaderseeking to excel as a coach. Drawing on the wealth of experience that has madeGregg Thompson and Bluepoint Leadership Development the choice of numerousFortune 100 companies, it illuminates the essence of what it takes to be agreat coach. The Master Coach will appeal to progressive leaders who areprepared to make significant shifts in their attitudes, values, and behaviorsin order to be catalysts for change in the work, careers, and lives of others.
The Master Coach is based on the timeless 3C CoachingModel, a powerful leadership process that asserts that to master the art ofcoaching one must have an exemplary Character that invites the trust ofothers, be able to form rapid Connections with others at a deeplypersonal level, and have the ability to initiate and guide intense,attitude-changing Conversations. At every step, Thompson challengesreaders with the premise that coaching is not merely about what the coach saysor does; it is about who he or she is.

Edition details

• Publisher: SelectBooks
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590794192
• ISBN 13: 9781590794197
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224