The best leaders, in the biggest moments, know how to read the situation, respond in the best way possible, and move forward. You can too.
The hardest part of leadership is mastering the inevitable high-risk, high-stakes challenges you will face. Whether you're making a split-second decision when your business is hit sideways or finding the best strategy to navigate business-critical long-term circumstances, how can you be at your best in the most crucial moments?
It starts with overcoming your leadership reflexes and reactions to find the optimal response to any situation, which you can learn to do. Leadership coaching legends David Noble and Carol Kauffman show you how with their innovative new framework—MOVE—which equips you to slow down high-stakes situations before they speed you up. You'll learn to master the moment, generate options, and quickly evaluate them before acting. As you get better and better using the framework, you'll find you can recognize these moments as they arrive, like a great quarterback who can read defenses at the line of scrimmage, or a great conductor who anticipates what's needed to deliver a great performance.
Noble and Kauffman are a dream team who bring decades of experience coaching thousands of leaders, along with a deep base of research, to show why their unique 2-on-1 coaching method works and how it's done. The framework comes to life through the personal stories of real leaders dealing with their own crucible moments. It's a compelling and demystifying look at how leadership coaching delivers results.
When the stakes are highest, how can you be at your best? Start by learning this powerful and innovative framework so that you can read and respond—and keep moving forward.
Named one of "4 of the Most Anticipated Business Books You Need to Read in 2023" by Inc. magazine
"The focus on developing inner strength and mindfulness is encouraging and the advice straightforward… business leaders will find useful recommendations for dealing with turmoil." - Publisher's Weekly
Advance Praise for Real-Time Leadership:
"A savvy playbook for navigating the troubled seas real leaders face." - Daniel Goleman, bestsellaing author, Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership
"This is a brilliant book gleaned from decades of experience. It provides a clear and practical blueprint for approaching the complex and unpredictable challenges of leadership, usable in the heat of battle. The stories and anecdotes bring the model to life and make this book a pleasure to read." - Ramez Sousou, founder and cochair, TowerBrook
"Working with David and Carol opened my eyes. I saw leadership in a new way." - Hisayuki "Deko" Idekoba, CEO, Recruit Holdings
"Carol and David not only helped me better prepare for unexpected and complex leadership challenges, they also helped me understand why I have acted the way I have in the past. It is a great guide to help one continuously grow as a leader in an ever-changing world." - German Herrera, US Managing Partner, Egon Zehnder
"David and Carol beautifully illustrate how to become a successful changemaker in all situations. I will keep referring back to this book as I continue to evolve as a person and as a leader." - Byron Jones, cornerback, Miami Dolphins
"When the stakes are high, we're easily hijacked by old reflexes that keep us from being the leader we want to be and the leader others need. This practical and timely book offers a step-by-step playbook of MOVEs you need to master to bring your best to these critical moments." - Herminia Ibarra, Professor of Organizational Behavior, London Business School; author, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
David Noble has more than twenty years of global experience advising CEOs, their teams, and major investors on leadership and strategy, and an additional fifteen years as a top executive. He was named by Thinkers50 as one of the world's top coaches. In addition to running his own firm, Noble has served as a senior adviser to both Egon Zehnder and Oliver Wyman for the past ten years, working with their largest clients. Carol Kauffman is known internationally as a leader in the field of coaching. Marshall Goldsmith named her the number one leadership coach. Thinkers50 ranked her among the top eight coaches in the world. She has over forty thousand hours of client contact and supervises a stable of leadership coaches. She has been an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School for over twenty-five years. She is also a senior leadership adviser at Egon Zehnder.
Connect with David Noble and Carol Kauffman at carolkauffman.com and linkedin.com/in/david-noble-468222 and on Twitter @carolkauffman.
The best leaders, in the biggest moments, know how to read the situation, respond in the best way possible, and move forward. You can too.
The hardest part of leadership is mastering the inevitable high-risk, high-stakes challenges you will face. Whether you're making a split-second decision when your business is hit sideways or finding the best strategy to navigate business-critical long-term circumstances, how can you be at your best in the most crucial moments?
It starts with overcoming your leadership reflexes and reactions to find the optimal response to any situation, which you can learn to do. Leadership coaching legends David Noble and Carol Kauffman show you how with their innovative new framework—MOVE—which equips you to slow down high-stakes situations before they speed you up. You'll learn to master the moment, generate options, and quickly evaluate them before acting. As you get better and better using the framework, you'll find you can recognize these moments as they arrive, like a great quarterback who can read defenses at the line of scrimmage, or a great conductor who anticipates what's needed to deliver a great performance.
Noble and Kauffman are a dream team who bring decades of experience coaching thousands of leaders, along with a deep base of research, to show why their unique 2-on-1 coaching method works and how it's done. The framework comes to life through the personal stories of real leaders dealing with their own crucible moments. It's a compelling and demystifying look at how leadership coaching delivers results.
When the stakes are highest, how can you be at your best? Start by learning this powerful and innovative framework so that you can read and respond—and keep moving forward.
Named one of "4 of the Most Anticipated Business Books You Need to Read in 2023" by Inc. magazine
"The focus on developing inner strength and mindfulness is encouraging and the advice straightforward… business leaders will find useful recommendations for dealing with turmoil." - Publisher's Weekly
Advance Praise for Real-Time Leadership:
"A savvy playbook for navigating the troubled seas real leaders face." - Daniel Goleman, bestsellaing author, Emotional Intelligence and Primal Leadership
"This is a brilliant book gleaned from decades of experience. It provides a clear and practical blueprint for approaching the complex and unpredictable challenges of leadership, usable in the heat of battle. The stories and anecdotes bring the model to life and make this book a pleasure to read." - Ramez Sousou, founder and cochair, TowerBrook
"Working with David and Carol opened my eyes. I saw leadership in a new way." - Hisayuki "Deko" Idekoba, CEO, Recruit Holdings
"Carol and David not only helped me better prepare for unexpected and complex leadership challenges, they also helped me understand why I have acted the way I have in the past. It is a great guide to help one continuously grow as a leader in an ever-changing world." - German Herrera, US Managing Partner, Egon Zehnder
"David and Carol beautifully illustrate how to become a successful changemaker in all situations. I will keep referring back to this book as I continue to evolve as a person and as a leader." - Byron Jones, cornerback, Miami Dolphins
"When the stakes are high, we're easily hijacked by old reflexes that keep us from being the leader we want to be and the leader others need. This practical and timely book offers a step-by-step playbook of MOVEs you need to master to bring your best to these critical moments." - Herminia Ibarra, Professor of Organizational Behavior, London Business School; author, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader
David Noble has more than twenty years of global experience advising CEOs, their teams, and major investors on leadership and strategy, and an additional fifteen years as a top executive. He was named by Thinkers50 as one of the world's top coaches. In addition to running his own firm, Noble has served as a senior adviser to both Egon Zehnder and Oliver Wyman for the past ten years, working with their largest clients. Carol Kauffman is known internationally as a leader in the field of coaching. Marshall Goldsmith named her the number one leadership coach. Thinkers50 ranked her among the top eight coaches in the world. She has over forty thousand hours of client contact and supervises a stable of leadership coaches. She has been an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School for over twenty-five years. She is also a senior leadership adviser at Egon Zehnder.
Connect with David Noble and Carol Kauffman at carolkauffman.com and linkedin.com/in/david-noble-468222 and on Twitter @carolkauffman.
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