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&rsquo;d like a full and up-to-date list of coaching books for leaders, check out the&nbsp;<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> <p><img alt="Book cover for Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*bikj5HF6KfCJeYbv-HmCcQ.png" style="height:1067px; width:700px" /></p> <blockquote> <p>&ldquo;Interpretations and judgments are important to explore. In contrast, the quest to determine who is right and who is wrong is a dead end.&rdquo;</p> </blockquote> <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 &mdash; none more true than the others &mdash; making it critical to honor, understand, and find the overlapping realities in order to have mutually respectful and productive conversations.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/wordsmakeworlds/12-essential-books-for-leaders-who-coach-a7620fce706a"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>