The Leaders’ Coaching Circle

This book shows how leaders can harness the transformative power of coaching to remain effective in a world shaped by complexity and change. It describes coaching not only as a method, but as a mindset – grounded in humanistic psychology, systems theory, neuroscience, and transformation research. At the center is the “Human Side of Change”: How can patterns of thinking and behavior be transformed, potential unlocked, and organizations shaped?The chapters address key questions for leadership, HR, and coaching: What can leaders learn from coaching to tackle hybrid challenges? How can the HR department use coaching more effectively and how can coaches expand their sphere of influence? The book offers theoretical foundations and concrete action options for everyone who wants to rethink leadership and enable real change.

Excerpt of Contents

• Mindset and reality construction: How unconscious thought patterns influence leadership and transformation
• Leader as coach: What executive coaching knows about transformation and leadership
• Coaching formats for hybrid organizations: Mastering development, performance, transformation, and innovation

Axel Klimek is Managing Director of the Center for Sustainability Transformation. As a coach and consultant, he supports leaders, teams, and organizations in developing effective responses to complex challenges.

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