Lao-Tzu in the Tao Te Ching: When a great leader is in charge, the people hardly know he is there. But we know that he possesses outstanding coaching qualities, as the best coaches are distinguished by the precision and economy of their interventions. Coaching is a skill that is increasingly valued, an art that can be learned, and a charisma factor in leaders. Learn from the best change coaches of the last 2500 years, from Lao-Tzu to Steve DeShazer: how to avoid the most common complications in coaching, the five phases of coaching, solution-oriented questioning techniques, trust-building measures in the coaching process, the Aristotle model as a framework for perceiving problems, and the Schopenhauer model for dealing with values and beliefs.