VINCENT LENHARDT is a well-known consultant and former President of the French Transactional Analysis Association. He has worked in the field of organizational development with numerous companies, consultants and change managers for over twenty years. He is an expert member of the Association for Progress in Management of the MEDEF.
His book, originally published in French as Les Responsables Porteurs de Sens, is a seminal work in coaching and team-building. He is also the author, with Alain Godard, of Transformational Leadership, published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Translation of a bestselling management book originally published in French

A seminal work on coaching and team building

Written by a leading practitioner in the field

Foreword by Pierre Caspar, Professor at CNAM Preface: Ten years after the first edition, review and outlook Introduction PART 1: DEFINITIONS OF COACHING AND TEAM BUILDING The manager's paradoxes Definitions Conclusion PART 2: THE MINIMUM CULTURAL WRAPPER The necessary foundation for any shared culture Meta-communication Autonomy Meaning Growth Change Consensus Company Cultures PART 3: THE COACH'S PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Development of integrated identities A model for action The fifteen parameters Areas for intervention States of the self Frameworks for reference Levels of autonomy PART 4: INDIVIDUAL COACHING Managerial identity wrappers A manager's stages of development Coaching content Coaching process relating to appraisal interviews PART 5: COACHING A TEAM: TEAM BUILDING The OFT Model (operations, regulation, training) A team's stages of development Structured problem review presentation The circle of trust Communication, meta-communication confirmed communication Integrating the self, the other and the team Conclusion - The 14 key concerns for the coach Appendices New support for change. Is coaching and team building a fashion or a serious trend? Personal development for the manager Creating value from meaning. Source and functioning of the collective intelligence The stakes of training in coaching Glossary Biliography List of figures Note on Transformance S.A.