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The Great Slapping: The Power of Mentorship: Real Growth, Real G.R.I.T., Real Results
Most business mentoring and executive coaching fails for one simple
It avoids the truth.
The Great Slapping is a direct, practical guide to mentorship and leadership development for managers, coaches, and executives who want real performance improvement—not polite encouragement.
In today’s workplace culture, feedback is softened. Standards are lowered. Accountability is optional. And employee engagement suffers because people are never truly challenged.
Real mentorship does not protect comfort. It builds capability.
Drawing from over two decades of leadership development experience, Yogi Mueller shares the stories, lessons, and coaching conversations that shaped his own growth—and the growth of the leaders he mentored. These are not theory-driven case studies. These are real moments where accountability met belief, where high standards signaled trust, and where uncomfortable conversations produced measurable results.
Inside this book, you will learn how
Lead mentoring conversations that strengthen trust instead of weakening itUse executive coaching principles to drive performance improvementRaise standards without destroying moraleBuild a workplace culture rooted in accountability and beliefTurn difficult feedback into leadership growthThis is not a feel-good leadership book.
It is a mentorship playbook for leaders who are serious about developing people, improving performance, and creating organizational change through honest coaching.
If you are a manager, mentor, coach, or executive who believes potential should be developed—not protected—this book will challenge you and equip you.
Growth requires courage. Mentorship requires truth. Results require both.
It avoids the truth.
The Great Slapping is a direct, practical guide to mentorship and leadership development for managers, coaches, and executives who want real performance improvement—not polite encouragement.
In today’s workplace culture, feedback is softened. Standards are lowered. Accountability is optional. And employee engagement suffers because people are never truly challenged.
Real mentorship does not protect comfort. It builds capability.
Drawing from over two decades of leadership development experience, Yogi Mueller shares the stories, lessons, and coaching conversations that shaped his own growth—and the growth of the leaders he mentored. These are not theory-driven case studies. These are real moments where accountability met belief, where high standards signaled trust, and where uncomfortable conversations produced measurable results.
Inside this book, you will learn how
Lead mentoring conversations that strengthen trust instead of weakening itUse executive coaching principles to drive performance improvementRaise standards without destroying moraleBuild a workplace culture rooted in accountability and beliefTurn difficult feedback into leadership growthThis is not a feel-good leadership book.
It is a mentorship playbook for leaders who are serious about developing people, improving performance, and creating organizational change through honest coaching.
If you are a manager, mentor, coach, or executive who believes potential should be developed—not protected—this book will challenge you and equip you.
Growth requires courage. Mentorship requires truth. Results require both.
278 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 27, 2025
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October 8, 2025
This book isn’t just a testament to Yogi’s enlightening and transformative experiences in the mentorship space, it’s also a reflection of the dynamic relationships he’s built and the countless lives he’s impacted throughout his career.
Much like being with him in person, Yogi delivers a gentle yet direct “slap” exactly when and how we need it, reaching us in ways that challenge us to think deeply, embrace uncertainty, and keep moving toward the light rather than sink into self-doubt or insecurity.
Whether you’re currently in a mentorship relationship or simply focused on personal and professional growth, The Great Slapping offers powerful truths that resonate with anyone committed to self-development and building stronger connections, both in and out of the workplace.
I’m proud to add this book, now filled with my own notes and reflections, to my shelf. To have Yogi in my life as a mentor, friend, and Community of Practice partner is something I’m deeply grateful for. Thank you, Yogi, for your wisdom, trust, and of course, those well-timed slappings.
Much like being with him in person, Yogi delivers a gentle yet direct “slap” exactly when and how we need it, reaching us in ways that challenge us to think deeply, embrace uncertainty, and keep moving toward the light rather than sink into self-doubt or insecurity.
Whether you’re currently in a mentorship relationship or simply focused on personal and professional growth, The Great Slapping offers powerful truths that resonate with anyone committed to self-development and building stronger connections, both in and out of the workplace.
I’m proud to add this book, now filled with my own notes and reflections, to my shelf. To have Yogi in my life as a mentor, friend, and Community of Practice partner is something I’m deeply grateful for. Thank you, Yogi, for your wisdom, trust, and of course, those well-timed slappings.
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