12 Essential Books for Leaders Who Coach
<p>There are a lot of great books out there for leaders interested in adding coaching skills to their leadership practice. The 12 books below are the best place to start, but if you’d like a full and up-to-date list of coaching books for leaders, check out the <a href="https://airtable.com/appoaIkTducQK5fHH/shrRXr1zvaPl1XANL" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Leader as Coach Library</a>.</p>
<h2><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/difficult-conversations-how-to-discuss-what-matters-most-douglas-stone/11726324?ean=9780143118442" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Difficult Conversations</a></h2>
<p><em>Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen</em></p>
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<p>“Interpretations and judgments are important to explore. In contrast, the quest to determine who is right and who is wrong is a dead end.”</p>
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<p>Difficult conversations are an inevitable part of life. When we learn how to approach them from a place of openness and learning, rather than defensibility and fear, our relationship to them is transformed. What I appreciate most about this book, other than the invitation to treat difficult conversations as learning conversations, is the acknowledgement that each person will have a different experience of the same situation — none more true than the others — making it critical to honor, understand, and find the overlapping realities in order to have mutually respectful and productive conversations.</p>
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