Lead with a Coaching Mindset

This practical guide teaches essential coaching mindsets and skills, helping transform traditional management approaches into an empowering leadership style that builds trust, engagement, and results. Drawing from thirty years of global executive coaching experience, Damian Goldvarg delivers an actionable framework to help leaders develop coaching skills crucial for today's workplace. The book provides practical tools for building trust, improving communication, managing virtual teams, and fostering innovation through coaching conversations. Lead with a Coaching Mindset breaks down key coaching competencies into digestible chapters: leading with a coaching mindset; building trust and psychological safety; active listening and powerful questioning; team coaching and conflict resolution; and strategic thinking for future readiness. With examples from global organizations like Google, Microsoft, and the United Nations, plus practical exercises in each chapter, this book helps leaders develop the skills needed to create collaborative, high-performing teams in our complex postpandemic world.