Review: First Class, Detailed, Comprehensive
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 17, 2012
I was a business coach for almost twenty years and have read a large number of books on "coaching".  Very few have equaled this book for its approach, the detail it includes, the ideas and suggestions and the systematic approach it offers.  Its specific value - as opposed to the more general - is two-fold, I think.  It enables the person being coached, business owner, team leader, whoever, to generate responsibility for their own vision of the future, their own goals and their own outcomes.  The book actually - and rightly so - warns against the coach delivering solutions following the analysis and assessment stage, for the "performer" to adopt.  While, on the surface, this might not sound like much, in practice it is huge.  Too often consultants arrive, investigate and then conclude what needs to be done, leaving the company, department or individual with the task of delivering on "outside" ideas. Responsibility is developed when a performer becomes responsible for her/his own ideas and solutions.  The other specific is the "kit" that comes with the book - the charts and worksheets provide an excellent set of steps for the parties to follow - with or without a paid consultant to assist.I gave the book 5 stars because of its thrust, content and deliverables.  It was written by someone whose first language is not English and that shows but it is such a minor point I do not think it deserves lowering the star rating.