28 Books like Coaching for Performance

Coach the Person, Not the Problem

by Marcia Reynolds • 2020

The most powerful coaching tool isn't a question. It's a mirror.

4.38

802

🧑‍💼 Executive Coaching 🔄 Transformational Coaching 🪞 Reflective Practice 🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Coach the Person, Not the Problem Summary

Coach the Person, Not the Problem 97%

The most powerful coaching tool isn't a question. It's a mirror.

by Marcia Reynolds 2020

4.38

802 ratings

🧑‍💼 Executive Coaching 🔄 Transformational Coaching 🪞 Reflective Practice 🧱 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Coaching Mindset

by Chad Hall • 2015

Stop solving problems and unlock brilliance: eight mental shifts for leading through questions.

3.97

930

🎯 Coaching Methods 👔 Managerial Coaching ❓ Inquiry-Based Leadership 🧑 Client Centered Coaching 🔍 Curiosity In Leadership

The Coaching Mindset 97%

Stop solving problems and unlock brilliance: eight mental shifts for leading through questions.

by Chad Hall 2015

3.97

930 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 👔 Managerial Coaching ❓ Inquiry-Based Leadership 🧑 Client Centered Coaching 🔍 Curiosity In Leadership

The Extraordinary Coach

by John H. Zenger • 2010

A structured coaching conversation that unlocks your team's own answers instead of giving advice.

4.01

174

🏋️ Coaching Skills 🧭 Leadership Development ❓ Powerful Questions 👂 Active Listening 🔄 Feedback Delivery

The Extraordinary Coach 97%

A structured coaching conversation that unlocks your team's own answers instead of giving advice.

by John H. Zenger 2010

4.01

174 ratings

🏋️ Coaching Skills 🧭 Leadership Development ❓ Powerful Questions 👂 Active Listening 🔄 Feedback Delivery

The Tao Of Coaching

by Max Landsberg • 1997

Stop giving answers and start asking questions: a structured approach to coaching anyone at work.

3.75

895

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🧱 Coaching Frameworks ❓ Socratic Questioning 🔄 Feedback Culture 📈 Performance Coaching

The Tao Of Coaching 97%

Stop giving answers and start asking questions: a structured approach to coaching anyone at work.

by Max Landsberg 1997

3.75

895 ratings

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🧱 Coaching Frameworks ❓ Socratic Questioning 🔄 Feedback Culture 📈 Performance Coaching

The Advice Trap

by Michael Bungay Stanier • 2020

Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.

4.10

2k+

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🌱 Leadership Development 🔄 Behavior Change ❓ Asking Better Questions 👂 Active Listening

The Advice Trap 97%

Stop solving everyone's problems. Ask the questions that build a team of problem-solvers.

by Michael Bungay Stanier 2020

4.10

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Coaching 🌱 Leadership Development 🔄 Behavior Change ❓ Asking Better Questions 👂 Active Listening

The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching

by Marion Franklin • 2019

Go beyond surface coaching. Spot the hidden theme, ask the one question that reframes everything.

4.39

588

🚀 Transformational Coaching ❓ Coaching Questions 👂 Deep Listening 🔄 Behavioral Patterns 🔓 Limiting Beliefs

The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching Summary

The HeART of Laser-Focused Coaching 97%

Go beyond surface coaching. Spot the hidden theme, ask the one question that reframes everything.

by Marion Franklin 2019

4.39

588 ratings

🚀 Transformational Coaching ❓ Coaching Questions 👂 Deep Listening 🔄 Behavioral Patterns 🔓 Limiting Beliefs

COACHING SKILLS

by Rogers • 2016

How to coach: the trust, questions, and self-awareness that turn conversation into change.

4.5

143

🎯 Coaching Practice 💼 Executive Coaching 🌱 Life Coaching 🤝 Trust Building 🪞 Self-Awareness Tools

COACHING SKILLS 97%

How to coach: the trust, questions, and self-awareness that turn conversation into change.

by Rogers 2016

4.5

143 ratings

🎯 Coaching Practice 💼 Executive Coaching 🌱 Life Coaching 🤝 Trust Building 🪞 Self-Awareness Tools

Helping People Change

by Richard E. Boyatzis • 2019

Coaching that fixes problems shuts the brain down. Coaching that asks about aspirations opens it up.

3.92

770

🎯 Coaching Methods 🏢 Executive Coaching 💙 Compassionate Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👁️ Personal Vision

Helping People Change 97%

Coaching that fixes problems shuts the brain down. Coaching that asks about aspirations opens it up.

by Richard E. Boyatzis 2019

3.92

770 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 🏢 Executive Coaching 💙 Compassionate Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 👁️ Personal Vision

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions

by Keith Rosen • 2008

Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.

3.90

532

📈 Sales Leadership 🎯 Sales Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Manager As Coach 🧩 Coaching Frameworks 📊 Performance Management

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions Summary

Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions 97%

Stop controlling resources and start creating possibilities: a playbook for sales leaders.

by Keith Rosen 2008

3.90

532 ratings

📈 Sales Leadership 🎯 Sales Coaching 🧑‍🏫 Manager As Coach 🧩 Coaching Frameworks 📊 Performance Management

Leading With Questions

by Michael J. Marquardt • 2005

Replace advice with inquiry: a leadership shift that turns dependent teams into problem solvers.

3.50

747

🧱 Questioning Cultures 🗣️ Coaching Questions 📚 Action Learning 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Leading With Questions 97%

Replace advice with inquiry: a leadership shift that turns dependent teams into problem solvers.

by Michael J. Marquardt 2005

3.50

747 ratings

🧱 Questioning Cultures 🗣️ Coaching Questions 📚 Action Learning 💪 Employee Empowerment 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Coaching for Breakthrough Success

by Jack Canfield • 2012

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

4.27

129

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Coaching for Breakthrough Success Summary

Coaching for Breakthrough Success 97%

Managers solve problems. Coaches unlock people. Twelve principles to make the switch.

by Jack Canfield 2012

4.27

129 ratings

🎯 Coaching Methods 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Growth Mindset 🔄 Feedback Culture 💪 Empowering Leadership

Change Your Questions, Change Your Life

by Marilee G. Adams • 2004

Your inner questions decide your results. Twelve tools for switching from critic to constructive.

3.85

4k+

🧑‍🏫 Leadership Coaching 💼 Executive Coaching ❓ Questioning Techniques 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔍 Self-Inquiry

Change Your Questions, Change Your Life Summary

Change Your Questions, Change Your Life 96%

Your inner questions decide your results. Twelve tools for switching from critic to constructive.

by Marilee G. Adams 2004

3.85

4k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Leadership Coaching 💼 Executive Coaching ❓ Questioning Techniques 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🔍 Self-Inquiry

Unlocking Potential

by Michael K. Simpson • 2014

The gap between your team's performance and its potential comes down to seven coaching skills.

3.72

1k+

🗣️ Coaching Frameworks 🏢 Org Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Goal Setting

Unlocking Potential 96%

The gap between your team's performance and its potential comes down to seven coaching skills.

by Michael K. Simpson 2014

3.72

1k+ ratings

🗣️ Coaching Frameworks 🏢 Org Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🧠 Limiting Beliefs 🎯 Goal Setting

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees

by Harvard Business Publishing • 2014

Stop giving advice. The manager's framework for asking questions that fuel real growth.

3.91

382

🎯 Coaching Employees 👔 People Managers 💬 Feedback Delivery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Trust Building

HBR Guide to Coaching Employees 96%

Stop giving advice. The manager's framework for asking questions that fuel real growth.

by Harvard Business Publishing 2014

3.91

382 ratings

🎯 Coaching Employees 👔 People Managers 💬 Feedback Delivery 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Trust Building

Quiet Leadership

by David Rock • 2006

Why giving orders fails, and how to get better results by helping people think for themselves.

3.92

2k+

🧭 Coaching Leadership 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🚀 Self-Directed Learning 🎯 Solution-Focused Coaching 👍 Positive Reinforcement

Quiet Leadership 96%

Why giving orders fails, and how to get better results by helping people think for themselves.

by David Rock 2006

3.92

2k+ ratings

🧭 Coaching Leadership 🧠 Neuroplasticity 🚀 Self-Directed Learning 🎯 Solution-Focused Coaching 👍 Positive Reinforcement

Clean Language

by Wendy Sullivan • 2008

Using only a person's own words and metaphors to unlock change, without giving any advice.

4.11

226

🧭 Coaching Methods ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Metaphor Work 👂 Active Listening 🧩 Symbolic Modeling

Clean Language 96%

Using only a person's own words and metaphors to unlock change, without giving any advice.

by Wendy Sullivan 2008

4.11

226 ratings

🧭 Coaching Methods ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Metaphor Work 👂 Active Listening 🧩 Symbolic Modeling

Coaching Skills Training Course. Business and Life Coaching Techniques for Improving Performance Using Nlp and Goal Setting. Your Toolkit to Coaching International (US) E edition by Critchley, Kathryn (2010) Paperback

by Kathryn Critchley

A coaching toolkit: build rapport, ask questions that spark insight, and use NLP to change behavior.

🎯 Professional Coaching 👥 People Managers 🤝 Rapport Building 💪 Confidence Building 🔄 Behavioral Change

Coaching Skills Training Course. Business and Life Coaching Techniques for Improving Performance Using Nlp and Goal Setting. Your Toolkit to Coaching International (US) E edition by Critchley, Kathryn (2010) Paperback Summary

A coaching toolkit: build rapport, ask questions that spark insight, and use NLP to change behavior.

by Kathryn Critchley

🎯 Professional Coaching 👥 People Managers 🤝 Rapport Building 💪 Confidence Building 🔄 Behavioral Change

The Discomfort Zone

by Marcia Reynolds • 2014

The moment of uncertainty is when people actually change. How to lead that conversation.

3.54

357

💬 Difficult Conversations 🧭 Leadership Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

The Discomfort Zone 96%

The moment of uncertainty is when people actually change. How to lead that conversation.

by Marcia Reynolds 2014

3.54

357 ratings

💬 Difficult Conversations 🧭 Leadership Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🔒 Limiting Beliefs 🛡️ Psychological Safety

Multipliers

by Liz Wiseman • 2010

Some leaders double their team's intelligence. Others halve it. The gap is measurable and fixable.

3.99

17k+

🧠 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌱 Growth Mindset 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔓 Empowering Leadership

Multipliers 96%

Some leaders double their team's intelligence. Others halve it. The gap is measurable and fixable.

by Liz Wiseman 2010

3.99

17k+ ratings

🧠 Talent Development 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🌱 Growth Mindset 🤲 Servant Leadership 🔓 Empowering Leadership

Straight-Line Leadership

by Dusan Djukich • 2011

Your inner posture, not your workload, determines your results. The tools for fixing it.

4.47

295

🧭 Executive Coaching 🚀 Personal Leadership 🧘 Inner Game 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚖️ Accountability

Straight-Line Leadership 96%

Your inner posture, not your workload, determines your results. The tools for fixing it.

by Dusan Djukich 2011

4.47

295 ratings

🧭 Executive Coaching 🚀 Personal Leadership 🧘 Inner Game 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚖️ Accountability

The Agile Culture

by Pollyanna Pixton • 2014

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

3.88

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment

The Agile Culture 95%

A diagnostic map for moving teams from fear and compliance to trust and accountability.

by Pollyanna Pixton 2014

3.88

58 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤝 Trust In Leadership 🔄 Agile Transformation 🧭 Change Management 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Team Empowerment

Trae, que ya lo hago yo, idiota

by Julio Liarte • 2025

The micromanager's cure: a dozen strategies to let go, empower others, and still get results.

3.29

🧑‍💼 People Management 👂 Active Listening 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔥 Burnout Prevention

Trae, que ya lo hago yo, idiota 95%

The micromanager's cure: a dozen strategies to let go, empower others, and still get results.

by Julio Liarte 2025

3.29

28 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 👂 Active Listening 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🏢 Workplace Culture 🔥 Burnout Prevention

Welcome to Management

by Ryan Hawk • 2020

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

4.00

494

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

Welcome to Management 95%

Your first management role: the skills that earned it aren't the ones that sustain it.

by Ryan Hawk 2020

4.00

494 ratings

🆕 First-Time Managers 🧭 Self-Leadership 🏛️ Team Culture 👥 Hiring And Firing 🎯 Coaching Skills

The Dance of Change

by Peter M. Senge • 2004

Ten predictable forces stall change. Learn to spot them early, and keep your momentum alive.

4.06

551

🧠 Organizational Learning 🔄 Systems Thinking 📈 Change Management 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏛️ Authentic Leadership

The Dance of Change 95%

Ten predictable forces stall change. Learn to spot them early, and keep your momentum alive.

by Peter M. Senge 2004

4.06

551 ratings

🧠 Organizational Learning 🔄 Systems Thinking 📈 Change Management 🛡️ Psychological Safety 🏛️ Authentic Leadership

People Follow You

by Jeb Blount • 2011

You depend on your team more than they depend on you. Lead accordingly.

4.17

232

🧑‍💼 People Management 🙏 Servant Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 👂 Active Listening 🎯 Employee Coaching

People Follow You 95%

You depend on your team more than they depend on you. Lead accordingly.

by Jeb Blount 2011

4.17

232 ratings

🧑‍💼 People Management 🙏 Servant Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 👂 Active Listening 🎯 Employee Coaching

The Leader Habit

by Martin Lanik • 2018

Leadership is 70% learned. Five minutes a day of micro-behavior practice makes it automatic.

3.83

253

🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Formation 🐣 Tiny Habits 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧠 Behavioral Psychology

The Leader Habit 95%

Leadership is 70% learned. Five minutes a day of micro-behavior practice makes it automatic.

by Martin Lanik 2018

3.83

253 ratings

🧭 Leadership Development 🧱 Habit Formation 🐣 Tiny Habits 🎯 Deliberate Practice 🧠 Behavioral Psychology

Leadership from the Inside Out

by Kevin Cashman • 2008

Time management won't make you a better leader; mastering your energy will.

3.95

617

🎯 Executive Coaching 🛡️ Authentic Leadership ⚡ Energy Management 📖 Leadership Storytelling 🎯 Purpose Driven

Leadership from the Inside Out 95%

Time management won't make you a better leader; mastering your energy will.

by Kevin Cashman 2008

3.95

617 ratings

🎯 Executive Coaching 🛡️ Authentic Leadership ⚡ Energy Management 📖 Leadership Storytelling 🎯 Purpose Driven

Mentoring 101

by John C. Maxwell • 2008

Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.

4.09

1k+

🧑‍🏫 Mentoring Relationships 🌱 People Development 🤝 Trust Building 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🙏 Servant Leadership

Mentoring 101 95%

Identify future leaders, earn their trust, and prepare them to outshine you.

by John C. Maxwell 2008

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🏫 Mentoring Relationships 🌱 People Development 🤝 Trust Building 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🙏 Servant Leadership

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