{"product_id":"the-answer-is-a-question-the-missing-superpower-that-changes-everything-and-will-transform-your-impact-as-a-manager-and-leader-9780117093911","title":"The Answer Is a Question: The Missing Superpower That Changes Everything and Will Transform Your Impact as a Manager and Leader","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe New Approach to Management Being Used in Over Forty Countries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"For any leader or manager in business, you need this! It has truly changed the way I think about leadership, for the better!\" - \u003cb\u003eNick Pointe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I have transformed the way I communicate. One of the best investments in career learning that I've made. It serves as a daily guide to my success as a manager.\" - \u003cb\u003eFadinding Darboe, London School of Hygiene \u0026amp; Tropical Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"At last, a highly accessible read which opens up the benefits of coaching to the entire organisation. This book introduces Operational Coaching(TM) as a scaleable management methodology. Fascinating cases studies from all sectors as well as a critical tool for pushing up engagement and productivity. A must-read for all C21st managers and leaders.\" \u003cb\u003e- C McLachlan, Programme Director\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"STAR(R) has had a major impact on how I operate as a professional, it has completely changed the way I work, giving me the knowledge and skills to develop on a personal perspective and to develop my team.\" - \u003cb\u003eCarl Drinkel, Senior Quality Engineer, Hitachi Rail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith ever-increasing workloads, demanding schedules, and growing instability, it's little wonder that our stress levels are rising whilst employee engagement everywhere is miserably low. The world has changed and impacted how we work, yet our management models have not kept pace; we're still trying to manage as we always have--by simply taking on more and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBut what if instead of bringing your problems every day, those you work with started \u003cb\u003egenerating the solutions themselves\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat if your team could step up and take work off you so that you got \u003cb\u003e20 percent of your time back\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat if making one small change could transform not only your team's engagement levels but also \u003cb\u003eyour career\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eThe Answer Is a Question\u003c\/b\u003e, multi-award-winning performance consultants Dominic and Laura Ashley-Timms set out a simple approach for rehumanising the practice of management.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a step-by-step walk-through of their ground-breaking STAR(R) model (used by FTSE and Fortune 500 companies), they'll show how you can develop a new superpower that's been \u003cb\u003eproven to work by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)\u003c\/b\u003e in a major academic study across sixty-two organisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is produced in \u003cb\u003estunning full colour\u003c\/b\u003e and provides invaluable insights, examples, and mini-missions that \u003cb\u003ewill show you precisely how to make some immediate changes that will yield fast and exciting results and revolutionise how you manage forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't another post-pandemic management guide contemplating the nuances of remote work. 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I was never comfortable in managing people, but changing my mindset to see it as a coaching opportunity really opened my eyes and helped me and the business develop.\" - \u003cb\u003eJack Cooledge, Bespoke Drywall Ltd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"However well you think you know yourself and however good your management style is this helps you to find areas for improvement. It will help not just you but the people around you to become better empowered\" - \u003cb\u003eHelen Freeman, University of Exeter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I gained more confidence in asking powerful questions and engaging employees in different activities. This helped me achieve my own objectives and become more effective as a manager overall.\" - \u003cb\u003eMonika Wujciow, Continuous Improvement Manager, AB World Foods\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e __________________________________________________________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tso, the Stationery Office\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780117093911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Laura Ashley-Timms, Dominic Ashley-Timms","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42862728839349,"sku":"9780117093911","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_00c38fc3-ce00-4cc5-9a65-1793c440fdb7.jpg?v=1683669665","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-answer-is-a-question-the-missing-superpower-that-changes-everything-and-will-transform-your-impact-as-a-manager-and-leader-9780117093911","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}