Find out about my latest book:
Coaching Leaders: SERVE your way to team success
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As a leader you probably know coaching skills can help youĀ
Maybe you've done the training and you understand the models and frameworks yet you don't ever really apply them because you're short on time and want to get results.
I've written the book which will make you realise why you're defaulting to telling and how you can move to a coaching approach which in the long term will free up your time and energy.
This book is for you if you are a leader or considering stepping into leadership and want to use coaching skills to empower your team to have more autonomy and make more effective decisions. Rather than focus on the frameworks and tools this book goes deeper exploring how you're being as a leader first and the importance of your own state and energy before you even start having coaching conversations.
The focus on the SERVE coaching approach to leadership explores :
S : State : your state and how you are showing up as a leader impacts how effective these connections are
E : Engage : build relationships, ask questions and engage with your team
R: Reflect : on your practice and what is / isnā€™t working
V : show you Value your team and help them play to their strengths
E : Embed and integrate the coaching approach
This is about having meaningful conversations and increasing your own leadership capacity.
If you're looking for a practical approach to becoming a more effective leader this book is for you.
"Love this book!"
I love Ruthā€™s style in bringing together real experience of leading in organisations, her coaching approach backed up by evidence and neuroscience. I found this a refreshing and well rounded book on coaching leadership that I wished I had as I developed as a leader. Would highly recommend to leaders at all stages of their leadership and coaches who want a helpful and practical framework to serve their clients.
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Practical, thought provoking and relevant!
A really practical and relevant read for todayā€™s leadership landscape. I particularly liked the SERVE approach, a framework that gives leaders something practical to lean on when the instinct is to jump in and fix, while still creating space for the other person to think and take ownership.Ā The balance between theory, research, real world examples and self reflection made this a really good read.Ā A useful, thought-provoking book with lots to take away and apply immediately, but also plenty that made me stop and reflect on how I show up as a leader.
A must-read for leaders interested in exploring a coaching approach!
Whether you're a leader hoping to empower people to make their own decisions, or a coach keen to support leaders with modern challenges, Ruth's book is a must read. To some, 'coaching' seems like a soft, time-consuming approach to difficult problems; Ruth explains how it can foster an environment of psychological safety for a more effective team that will save you hours in the long run... With examples of typical coaching conversations that we can all relate to, the book offers practical solutions and plenty of scope for self-reflection.
A book full of practical coaching skills that can help make you a more effective leader!
Coaching Leaders is already changing how I lead. I used to be the person my team came to for every answer, and I now realise by reading the book that my urge to help may have been holding back their growth and development. The book gives practical approaches for developing real coaching skills, such as asking better questions, listening more and resisting the urge to solve everything myself. I highly recommend getting this book to help you to develop your leadership skills and be a better leader
