Book Review: The Heart of Coaching: Using Transformational Coaching to Create a High-Performance Coaching Culture

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Success Coaching, a motivational tool that will help someone stay focused on a goal or path with help from a self improvement professional. Jim Allen is the Official Guide to Success Coaching.nnThe Heart of Coaching: Using Transformational Coaching to Create a High-Performance Coaching Culture, by Thomas G. Crane, Lerissa Nancy Patrick, Larissa Patrick (Editor), Troy S. Parker (Illustrator), is a valuable resource for people interested in Success Coaching, and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.nnJames E. Newton, CEO, Newton Learning CorporationnThis process works! It gets to the truth…with heart...a rare book full of common sense and applicability. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. nnCraig Neilsen, Ph.D., Director, Organizational Effectiveness and Learning, Micronpc.comnThis provides a powerful communication process that insures “connection and comprehension” occur between the coach and the coachee. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.nnSynopsisnThis Revised Edition reflects feedback from hundreds of readers and coaching workshop participants over the last several years. The new revised process model is more powerful and user-friendly than ever, and serves as a guide for establishing coaching relationships as well as HOW TO conduct the actual coaching conversation.nnThe premise of this book is simple: "As coaching becomes a predominant cultural practice …it will create a performance-focused, feedback-rich organization capable of creating and sustaining a competitive advantage." This is the business case for coaching in today's real world.nnThe Heart of Coaching introduces Transformational Coaching - a very powerful process for communicating performance feedback. It is a fundamentally different way of approaching how we work with others. It creates egalitarian, mutually supportive, high-trust relationships between people (Boss, Peers, and Direct Reports) that shifts from the traditional boss/subordinate/competitor roles to a partnership. "BOSSES" becoming "COACHES" forms the foundation for coaching to flow 360° throughout the culture.nnTransformational Coaching is the requisite skill for today's leaders, managers, supervisors, and entire teams who choose to enhance their personal effectiveness and team performance.