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How would you like to lead a brilliant team, one that:  

  • makes the best of every opportunity,
  •  works efficiently on every task and
  •   thinks accountability is a good thing? 

That’s what leading organizations see when they start using leadership principles from  
“BE . .  don’t do: The Sherpa Guide to Coaching for Managers”. Written by Brenda Corbett, Rubi Ho and Judith Colemon, this book captures the wisdom of the Sherpas in Nepal, as told to leading educators in executive coaching.

The Sherpa authors team draws from their leadership development at The Human Genome Institute, US Bank,  L’Oreal and others. They also share material from their top rated ‘Coaching Skills for High Performance’, taught at Miami Universityand the University of Georgia.

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“BE . .  don’t do: the Sherpa Guide to Coaching for Managers” explains how to be a better leader . .  by being a coaching leader.  It’s a real world guide for managers and executives who must lead others to peak performance by creating a coaching environment.

  1. Learn how to start BEing more, and doing less.
  2. Find out what it takes to ‘live like a coach.’
  3. Gain a toolkit that creates ‘coaching moments.’
  4. Learn how to set effective expectations.
  5. Enjoy a team that gives you everything you ask for, and more.

“BE . . don't do” combines classic ideas from the authors' world-leading text for executive coaches and new material that adds value to any leader's repertoire. Spend some time with this book. Learn how the current generation of managers and executives is getting the next generation ready, building organizations that last, and take good care of people.

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Praise for  “BE . . don't do”:

 “The Sherpa team is doing significant work that defines the industry. They are the next generation of world leaders in coaching.”

Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author and world-leading executive coach

“The Sherpa Coaching team has long pushed the horizon of executive coaching by defining leadership in dynamic new ways. “BE ...don't do” is a concise, accessible program for personal and team development. Top-level executive coaching, right in the palm of your hand.”

John Eckberg, business journalist, author of “The Success Effect”

“BE . .  don’t do" is available for immediate purchase on line.

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