Sinking the Showboat: How to Coach Oneself in the Art and Passion of Humble Leadership

A practical coaching program in paperback. Tired of leadership books that celebrate the spotlight? Sinking the Showboat teaches leaders how to trade ego for influence with a simple, repeatable self‑coaching practice. Coach Chando combines thirty years of executive coaching with classroom clarity to give you a hands‑on roadmap for becoming the kind of leader people follow willingly.

What you’ll get:

• A five‑question self‑coaching framework you can use between meetings to turn insight into action.
• Micro‑moments and journaling prompts at the end of every chapter to build humility into daily habits.
• Short, relatable coaching vignettes that show how real leaders shift from “showboat” to team‑centered leadership.
• A culture playbook for managers who want to change not only themselves but the teams they lead.

Who this book is for: Emerging managers, busy executives, HR and L&D professionals, and coaches who want a practical, adaptable program—not another manifesto. Use it as a personal practice, a workshop core, or the backbone of a leadership development module.

Why it’s different: Most books describe humility. Sinking the Showboat teaches it. The book’s strength is its coaching-first voice and its dual focus on individual habit design and organizational norms—so readers can act on what they learn immediately and influence others to do the same.