Publisher's Synopsis
Championing Organizational Wellness leverages the hands-on experience of a proven leadership coach who models transforming aspiring leaders into first-rate leaders. In this book, a four-time at-sea commander shares his twenty-plus years of executive experience, leading across global expanses, to model how to connect leaders and aspiring leaders of disparate cultures and social backgrounds to move in lockstep to achieve optimal success. Dr. Anthony Simmons uses a coaching triangulation model consisting of ends-means-ways approach to move the coach (leader), coachee (aspiring leader), and organization to their zenith. Championing Organizational Wellness affords the blueprint for any leader anywhere to navigate blind spots to see through cultural differences and empower all groups through a coaching organization.
Dr. Simmons used his nautical acumen as he developed and presents his model of organizational wellness called coaching triangulation. Triangulating is a means of determining location and "fixing" one's position. Dr. Simmons's coaching triangulation model presents a coaching platform that locates the client, assesses the culture, and helps the leader navigate blind spots. He uses coaching as a platform for connecting coach and organization members so both may share a common perspective and an expanded vision for optimal organizational performance. The book demonstrates a methodology of organizational development and organizational sustainment, which yields organizational wellness. Dr. Simmons uses personal stories to demonstrate application of coaching theory and practice. Truly a fascinating work suggesting organizational wellness is possible and presenting a means for achieving it!
--Dr. Diane Wiater
Dr. Anthony Simmons's invigorating work offers exceptional methodologies to help align coaching and leadership attributes. Based on his extensive military service including four at-sea commands and "leadership engagements and visits to sixty-three countries," Anthony's book offers practical insights to find true north using his coaching triangulation model. Drawing from extensive research, including a literature review and scriptural integration, Anthony's model "fosters a platform to facilitate organizational development and organizational sustainment as the aggregate of two realizes organizational wellness." Dr. Simmons's coaching triangulation model is comprehensive in structure and substance with proven viability by over twenty-five of his "understudies who attained positions as at-sea commanders." As we continue to maneuver turbulent times of uncertainty and organizational wellness vulnerabilities, Dr. Simmons's book offers far-reaching opportunities to close existing gaps between operational tensions. This is a "must read" for military and organizational leaders alike at the local, state, national and global levels.
--Dr. Virginia Richardson
