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Becoming a Coaching Leader: The Proven Strategy for Building Your Own Team of Champions

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Would you like to help your team members become more effective, and enjoy their work and personal lives more? Daniel Harkavy teaches you how to do just that by becoming an effective coaching leader. The key to his method is modeling the qualities and behaviors you want to instill in others. To be a coaching leader (and not a mere manager), you need conviction, courage and honesty. By embracing listening and learning, and considering what matters in your life, you can successfully coach people to progress by helping them define their own "Core Four" levels. People who develop a life plan and a business vision, and who manage their priorities, can see how their work contributes to their happiness and sense of purpose. Then, based on their vision statements, they can set clear, purposeful goals that are specific enough to be operational. getAbstract applauds Harkavy's systematic approach to coaching employees and ultimately adding value to your business.

Each of us has had bosses of varying ability, approach to their job, and interest in us or the company they work for. Face it; some of them you would work very hard for and others you never want to see or talk to again. Which manager did you enjoy more? Which made you work seem like something special rather than endless drudgery? This book shows you how to become the kind of boss that makes life better for everyone. Daniel Karkavy calls this approach the coaching-leader. He has his own executive coaching practice and shares his approach with his clients in this book.

He presents his material in twelve chapters divided into three parts. First, he explains what he means by "coaching-leader" and what the benefits of the approach are. In part 2 he takes you through his "Core Four" process. Basically, you create your Life Plan first so you are clear what matters to you most. Second, you write a Business Vision so you understand its connection to your Life Plan and what you want to accomplish at work. This is followed by a Business Plan so you structure the vision with a practical approach to work. Now that you have these three parts completed you are ready to deal with the pressing issues of setting priorities and dealing with pressing issues. You will see clearly what needs to be dealt with, what should be delegated, and what is irrelevant. The key is that you also teach this method to each member of your team and coach them through their own implementation of the process.

The third part is about the practical application of this method as teacher and coach including the tools you should use to achieve your aims.

This is a pretty good book. The writing is somewhat clunky at times and a tad repetitive, but the ideas are good, its heart is in a great place, and I think it can help anyone become a better and more effective leader.

Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Ann Arbor, MI

The methodology in this book will change how you see your work and give you the tools to be a better and more purposeful leader. I'm coached by the author's firm, Building Champions, and their process allows you to take a step back and view your work (and life) in 4 step approach that is really wonderful. Check it out!

Harkavy skillfully guides his readers through a game plan of how to not only improve the focus and balance of your life, but also for the lives of those around you.

I really liked this book and look forward to going through the Life Plan, Business Vision, Business Plan and Perfect Week Time Block with my team. This book really convinced me that my leaving my legacy with my direct reports goes deeper than just work. You have to know the whole person.

One tool that I think you would think very helpful is Michael Hyatt's Life Plan. [...] . It is companion to this book and actually Daniel developed it. It will help you go deeper with your Life Plan.

This will take your business to the next level by equipping you beyond where you are now. Especially meaningful if you're tired of being the sales force all by yourself. This guides you on how to BUILD a sales force so you can leverage your time and energy, not to mention increasing your income potential.

Started out really good but I seemed to get bogged down two-thirds of the way through it (It may be just me). I plan to finish reading it and review previous chapters.

Daniel Harkavy's book "Becoming A Coaching Leader" is a must read for anyone who leads other people. His Core Four principles are a must if you want to see your company or ministry thrive. Harkavy is a professional coach who coaches some of the top CEo's in the nation.

Take his principles and add them to your personal life, family, and job and you will see immediate results. I have applied them to our church and we are thriving.

Having been through three years of coaching with Daniel's company (Building Champions) I can say they know how to get results. While I didn't work with Daniel personally the coach I did work with taught based on the philosphy of this book.

If you are looking for a way to move your business forward today, this is not the book for you. Daniel believes you have to have a road map to know where you are going before you start the actual business planning. This is about a balanced life while increasing your business success. You start with what you want from life? What do you envision as success in your life? That is your "Life Plan". Without that you don't know in what direction you have to take your business life to achieve your success.

I can rave about the book and Daniel's philosophy of teaching but the best evidence is after following his program step by step I was able to reduce substantially the number of hours I work, enjoy life more, and at the same time increase my income by more than 80%.

While someone else's results may not be the same this is a book you need to study. It will move you and your team, if you have one, to the next level and beyond. Knowing his philosphy as expressed in this book I had to share my success and hope other people will step up and achieve the same or greater results.

This is an awesome book on becoming a coaching leader. Daniel Harkavy lays it on the line when it comes to what it takes to become a successful coaching leader. I would highly recommend this book to any leader wanting to raise his / her ability to effectively lead people.