Praise for
The Weekly Coaching Conversation
Brian Souza is an author after my own heart. Dont miss this outstanding story! Not only is The Weekly Coaching Conversation a great story, but Brian also knows that, as a leader, you are nothing without your people. I highly recommend you read this engaging story and let it inspire you to become a better leader.
KEN BLANCHARD, Coauthor of The One Minute Manager and Great Leaders Grow
Prepare to be entertained, inspired, and educated on what it really takes to begin the transformational journey from acting like a manager to becoming a coach. To get the most out of your organization, team, and especially yourself, The Weekly Coaching Conversation is an absolute must-read.
RICHARD J. BAKOSH, Global Managing Director, Accenture
Management folklore has a new hero: Coacha colorful and crusty veteran with tons to teach eager high-achievers. Brian Souza artfully brings Coach to life in The Weekly Coaching Conversation, a book grounded solidly in rigorous research and practical experience and written in a highly memorable and inviting style. The fictional world of The Weekly Coaching Conversation is packed with real-world dilemmas, timeless lessons, and unforgettable turns-of-phrase. Its a highly enjoyable read, and one youll find yourself returning to often. The Weekly Coaching Conversation is a winner!
JIM KOUZES, Coauthor of The Leadership Challenge, Deans Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
The Weekly Coaching Conversation is great for the mind and the soul. Powerful coaching!
MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, Author of MOJO and What Got You Here Wont Get You There
Every manager, supervisor, team leader, and executive must understand how to facilitate a coaching conversation in order to to get the most out of his or her team. The Weekly Coaching Conversation will become the definitive guide on the subject and is destined to become a classic.
DAVID HUTCHISON, Senior Vice President, Marketing, SAP Americas
The Weekly Coaching Conversation book and training program has been a game-changer for us in helping to really drive employee performance and organizational productivity. Do yourselfand your teama favor and read the book and experience the training. You wont be disappointed.
DAVID SCHNEIDER, Chief Revenue Officer, ServiceNow
The Weekly Coaching Conversation does a brilliant job of bringing to life how it feels like to be coached the right way. By flipping the perspective found in most business books, it tells an engaging story through the eyes of the one being led. The fable it weaves helps personalize this transformational experience while providing a solid framework, practical advice, and actionable takeaways on how to facilitate a constructive coaching conversation. The Weekly Coaching Conversation is an absolute must-read for all managers and aspiring leaders.
MICHEL KOOPMAN, CEO, getAbstract
The Weekly Coaching Conversation is a great read and will become the definitive guide for aspiring leaders. If you want to take your teams performance to the next level, read this book.
MARK SILVERMAN, President, The Big Ten Network
The Weekly Coaching Conversation is full of warm, wonderful wisdom with timeless lessons for leadership and personal success.
BRIAN TRACY, Author, How the Best Leaders Lead
Brian Souzas new book, The Weekly Coaching Conversation, is destined to become a classic in the world of business leadership and the pursuit of maximizing human potential. It is an inviting, enchanting, and awe-inspiring parable. I highly recommend Brians new masterpiece.
MICHAEL LARDON, M.D., Author of Finding Your Zone: Ten Core Lessons for Achieving Peak Performance in Life and Sports
The Weekly Coaching Conversation is a powerful book with an important message for all managers. In addition to a great story, in this book Brian Souza also presents a wonderful framework. I highly recommend it!
VERNE HARNISH, CEO, Gazelles, and Founder, Entrepreneurs Organization (EO)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Weekly Coaching Conversation and highly recommend it. Brian Souza is a wonderful storyteller with a powerful message. The ideas presented in this book are the foundation of long-term success and should be required reading for all managers and aspiring leaders.
JOHN DAUT, Senior Vice-President of Sales, NetJets
The Weekly Coaching Conversation cleverly teaches one of the essential truths of leadershipthat it is no longer about you! This book offers frontline managers a way to accelerate their journey while offering experienced leaders a nostalgic reminder of the day they learned this truth and the inspiration to take their game to the next level.
LIZ WISEMAN, Author, Multipliers: How The Best Leaders Make Everyone Smart
If you want to learn what it takes to lead and succeed in todays highly competitive corporate environment, read The Weekly Coaching Conversation. While its an engaging story that makes it a quick read, the leadership message is timeless!
RICK JACKSON, Chief Marketing Officer, VMWare, Inc.
THE WEEKLY
Coaching
Conversation
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A BUSINESS FABLE
about taking your teams performance
and your careerto the next level
NEW REVISED EDITION
BRIAN SOUZA
Copyright 2015 by Brian Souza
This parable is a work of fiction. Any reference to real people, events, establishments, organizations, or locales is intended only to give the fiction a sense of reality and authenticity, and is used fictitiously. All other names, characters, and places, and all dialogue and incidents portrayed in this book are the product of the authors imagination.
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To my amazing wife for all her love, support, and friend
ship over the years. And to my two beautiful daughters