Description
Book SynopsisConnect, engage, motivate, and inspire using top coaching techniques Coaching Up! is about inspiring those who matter to you to achieve peak performance. Whether you are a coach, a business leader, a civic activist, a teacher, a counselor, or a parent, this book will offer you a powerful, highly effective way to connect to the people you care about and move them forward toward their best selves. In sports, coaches have developed ways of connecting with their players quickly in the heat of the battle, inspiring them to perform to their fullest potential and leave it all on the field. Interestingly, although these techniques have not been codified, great coaches have independently developed remarkably similar models. This book aligns these techniques and distills their essence into a fundamental skill set that anyone can use to connect with, support, and inspire his or her colleagues, teammates, friends, and family members. At its foundation, great coaching is bas
Table of Contents
Foreword Shane Battier xiii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 How the Coaching Up Model Works 11
Chapter 2 Building an Authentic Connection 29
Chapter 3 Providing Genuine Support 59
Chapter 4 Offering Concise Direction 73
Chapter 5 Making It Work at Work 89
Chapter 6 Taking It Home to the Family 105
Chapter 7 Keeping It Real 129
A Final Word 141
Bibliography and Suggested Reading 149
Acknowledgments 153
About the Author 155
Index 159
