LEADERSHIP consultant, facilitator, author and speaker Thomas Crane specializes in working with all levels of leaders and their teams to embrace coaching as a primary method of communication, designed to enhance both individual and team effectiveness in achieving performance objectives.

His passion and best-selling book ‘The Heart of Coaching’ is focused on changing a leader’s mindset from “the boss of people” to the mindset of “the coach for people.” The premise of the book is that a performance-based, “feedback-rich” coaching culture will more effectively support an organization’s business strategy, and lead to higher and more sustainable levels of performance.

Crane has worked as a consultant and engagement leader for the last 20 years in small and large organizations going through strategic change and culture alignment. Prior to founding Crane Consulting in 1995, Thomas was vice president of Senn-Delaney Leadership for nine years and consulted with clients engaged in strategic culture change.

He consults and speaks in the following areas: “Building Coaching Cultures to Support High Performance,” “Leadership Development,” “Coaching Skills Workshops,” “High-Performance Team Building and Group Facilitation,” and has authored several 360°, team and culture assessment instruments.

Catch Thomas Crane for a special book-signing session of his book ‘The Heart of Coaching’ on March 1, 7 pm, at Powerbooks Greenbelt. This event is brought to you in partnership with the ITD Group, which will be hosting Crane’s two-day seminar “The Heart of Coaching: Creating Coaching Culture for Outstanding Results” at The Peninsula Manila on March 3 and 4. For information on how you can join, call the ITD Group at 887-7428, visit www.itd.com.my or e-mail itdmanila@itd.com.my.

Powerbooks Specialty Store is a complete one-stop bookstore with branches at Greenbelt 4 (757-6428 to 29), SM Megamall (635-2898 to 99), Alabang Town Center (850-5662 to 63), Glorietta 3 (752-7075), Shangri-La Plaza (638-0023/25), Robinsons Midtown Manila (567-1933), SM Mall of Asia (556-0244), Festival Supermall (850-8221), TriNoma (943-1581/82) and SM Cebu (032-238-9560/69).

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LEADERSHIP consultant, facilitator, author and speaker Thomas Crane specializes in working with all levels of leaders and their teams to embrace coaching as a primary method of communication, designed to enhance both individual and team effectiveness in achieving performance objectives.