The Weekly Coaching Conversation: A Business Fable about Taking Your Team's Performance-and Your Career-to the Next Level

by Brian Souza

Overview

(COMPLETELY REVISED EDITION WITH A THIRD NEW CONTENT)

Improve Performance. Transform Your Career. Change Lives.

Whether your team is in an office, on a field, in a classroom, or in your living room—have you ever thought they had more to give, but you weren’t quite sure how to get it out of them? Have you ever wanted them to play up to their potential, but didn’t quite know how to make it happen? Are you looking for that one new idea, that one simple strategy that will take your team’s performance—and your career—to the next level? If so, The Weekly Coaching Conversation is definitely the book for you.

Every once in a while a book like this comes along with a message so simple—yet so profound—it literally changes people’s lives.

In a story as inspiring as it is informative, bestselling author Brian Souza reveals the secrets to unleashing a person’s potential. Introducing a groundbreaking, yet simple-to-understand and easy-to-apply coaching framework that’s backed by years of rigorous research, The Weekly Coaching Conversation gives managers and leaders the playbook to turbocharge any team’s performance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780996018401
Publisher:	Productivity Drivers
Publication date:	04/28/2015
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	374,003
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

BRIAN SOUZA is the CEO and founder of ProductivityDrivers—an innovative corporate training company that specializes in building world-class, high performance teams and organizations.

As a respected thought leader in institutionalized coaching, high performance teams, and sales, Souza is highly sought as a keynote speaker and consultant by top companies and organizations worldwide. Clients include Google, Boeing, SAS, In-N-Out Burger, StateFarm, American Eagle Outfitters, AstraZeneca, and AbbVie just to name a few.

Souza and his work have been featured in dozens of magazines and newspapers around the world, including The European Business Review, Fast Company, and Success Magazine.

His first critically acclaimed book, Become Who You Were Born to Be (Random House, 2007), has been published in multiple languages worldwide.

Brian lives in San Diego with his wife Claudia, their two daughters, Grace and Giselle, and their dog, Gunnar.

To learn more, visit ProductivityDrivers.com

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

The Fable 7

Party Time 9

Hero to Zero 13

Growing Pains 21

Another Disciple 29

Coach's Secret 33

The Moment 39

Empty the Cup 47

A New Approach 55

The Next Level 65

Magic Pint Glass 81

Mindset 89

The Talk 99

The Greatest Gift 109

The Coaching Conversation Continues 117

The Leadership Moment 129

The Story Behind the Story 137

The Program 145

Research Overview 147

Framework Overview 159

Acknowledgments 177

About the Author 180

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Brian Souza is an author after my own heart. Don’t miss this outstanding story! Not only is The Weekly Coaching Conversation a great story, but Brian also knows that, as a leader, you are nothing without your people. I highly recommend you read this engaging story and let it inspire you to become a better leader."

—Ken Blanchard, Coauthor of The One Minute Manager and Great Leaders Grow

 

"The Weekly Coaching Conversation is great for the mind and the soul. Powerful coaching!"

—Marshall Goldsmith, Author of MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There

 

"Prepare to be entertained, inspired, and educated on what it really takes to begin the transformational journey from acting like a manager to becoming ‘a coach.’ To get the most out of your organization, your team, and especially yourself, The Weekly Coaching Conversation is an absolute must-read."

—Richard J. Bakosh, Global Managing Director, Accenture

 

"Every manager, supervisor, team leader, and executive must understand how to facilitate a coaching conversation in order to get the most out of his or her team. The Weekly Coaching Conversation will become the definitive guide on the subject and is destined to become a classic."

—David Hutchison, Senior Vice President Marketing, SAP Americas

 

"Management folklore has a new hero, Coach—a colorful and crusty veteran with tons to teach eager high-achievers. Brian Souza artfully brings Coach to life in The Weekly Coaching Conversation, a book grounded solidly in rigorous research and practical experience, and written in a highly memorable and inviting style. The fictional world of this wonderful fable is packed with real-world dilemmas, timeless lessons, and unforgettable turns-of-phrase. It’s a highly enjoyable read, and one you’ll find yourself returning to often. The Weekly Coaching Conversation is a winner!"

—Jim Kouzes, Coauthor of The Leadership Challenge, Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara

 

"The Weekly Coaching Conversation book and training program has been a game-changer for us in helping to really drive employee performance and organizational productivity. Do yourself—and your team—a favor and read the book and experience the training. You won’t be disappointed."

—David Schneider, Chief Revenue Officer, ServiceNow

 

"Brian Souza’s new book The Weekly Coaching Conversation is destined to become a classic in the world of business leadership and the pursuit of maximizing human potential. It is an inviting, enchanting, and awe-inspiring parable. I highly recommend Brian’s new masterpiece."

—Michael Lardon M.D., Author of Finding Your Zone: Ten Core Lessons for Achieving Peak Performance in Life and Sports

 

"The Weekly Coaching Conversation does a brilliant job of bringing to life how it feels to be coached the right way. By flipping the perspective found in most business books, it tells an engaging story through the eyes of the one being led. The fable it weaves helps personalize this transformational experience, while providing a solid framework, practical advice, and actionable takeaways on how to facilitate a constructive coaching conversation. The Weekly Coaching Conversation is an absolute must-read for all managers and aspiring leaders."

—Michel Koopman, CEO, getAbstract

 

"The Weekly Coaching Conversation is a powerful book with an important message for all managers. In addition to a great story, in this book Brian Souza also presents a wonderful framework that will teach managers how to have a constructive coaching conversation with their team members. I highly recommend it!"

—Verne Harnish, CEO, Gazelles, and Founder, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO)