Author(s): Karen Stein

Business

Leadership is challenging. There are many complex problems to work through, decisions to be made and priorities to juggle. And, by the time you are in a leadership role, there seems to be an expectation that you should know exactly what to do and how to do it.It s not that simple. Often leaders are overwhelmed and confused by their responsibilities and are still discovering how to lead in a way that positively impacts others. This is where having an experienced leadership coach comes in someone who can help and support you as you evolve as a leader and become more self-aware of your behaviours, and can work with you through the many expected and unexpected challenges of leadership. The great news is that, by using the strategies in this book, that coach can be you. Karen Stein is a Professional Certified Executive Coach with over 30 years experience, including 22 years coaching senior leaders as a partner at Deloitte. In Be Your Own Leadership Coach, she teaches you self-coaching strategies to support your leadership of you and support yourself as you lead others. You ll then be able to draw on these strategies to build your self-awareness, design your goals and support your motivation. Other strategies will help you manage your time and energy, consciously communicate, build your listening skills, empower others and delegate.Based on evidence-based positive psychology, lived leadership experience and over 2000 hours of one-on-one coaching, Be Your Own Leadership Coach is a one-stop shop for leaders to drive their own professional development anytime, anywhere.