The Manager's Guide to Coaching for Change - by John L Bennett (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Winner in the Leadership - Mentoring/Coaching category of the Goody Business Book Awards 2024

We live and work in a world of change. Helping individuals and teams prepare for, respond to, and learn from change are critical for thriving. Managers and leaders at all levels play a vital role in developing talent, increasing performance, and supporting transitions and transformations. This book is about effectively coaching others in your role as a manager-coach. A manager-coach is a person who uses coaching-related knowledge, approaches, and skills to coach team members in the organization who report to them or who have sought their coaching.

In 16 chapters, leaders at all levels, human resource professionals, and graduate students will find research-based, practical approaches to developing talent, improving performance, and supporting transformation. Topics include the change coaching process, theoretical foundations of coaching, use of self in managerial coaching, six coaching skills, how to coach across differences, specialty coaching (peer, team, and executive), ethical considerations for coaching, and continuous development for manager-coaches.

Provides models, frameworks and tools that can be used to coach team members.

Review Quotes

Effective coaching is the cornerstone of exceptional leadership-...In this groundbreaking book, John, a seasoned coach with decades of experience, unveils a treasure trove of insights and practical strategies.
Rene Garza, Senior Vice President, Planetary Health Biosolutions, Novonesis

John Bennett makes the case for why coaching is essential in the present moment, how coaching can be a practice within the role of the manager, and further how it can be done effectively.
Kenneth H. Carter, Jr., Bishop, The United Methodist Church and Consulting Faculty, Duke University Divinity School

In this ever-dynamic world, The Manager's Guide to Coaching for Change is a must for any leader seeking to fully unlock the potential of their team.
Denise Hartmann, Senior Vice President, Dispersions, Americas, BASF Corporation

This is a brilliant and pragmatic book. It is excellent for any manager who wants to introduce coaching into leadership. However, it is incredibly good even if you are already a professional coach. It is a unique integration of the theory, research, and practice. Using even some of the ideas will lead to better work relationships, engagement, performance, and leadership. I found it helpful myself and will have my leaders buy this book. You should too.
Carol Kauffman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Visiting Professor, Henley Business School

About the Author

John L. Bennett, Ph.D., PCC, BCC is a Professor of Business & Behavioral Science at the McColl School of Business, Queens University of Charlotte. He holds the Wayland H. Cato, Jr. Chair of Leadership. His teaching includes graduate courses on executive coaching, interpersonal and group dynamics, leadership, and social identities. He is co-author of Coaching for Change and numerous articles and other books. John is president of Lawton Associates, a consulting and executive coaching firm focused on helping individual, teams and organizations prepare for, excel through, and improve from change. In addition to teaching, he is an executive coach and a frequent speaker and presenter at academic, professional, and client conferences and workshops.