Executive Coaching

Some of the CEO’s Hardest Decisions

Every CEO knows the importance of communicating as clearly as possible the kind of issues that should be brought to him or her for...

Hiring and Firing New Leaders and Managers

Most CEOs and senior executives agree that one of their most challenging tasks is choosing the right people to take on leadership...

Strategic Thinking

Ask almost any CEO in America to list their three biggest challenges, and the likelihood is high that near the top will be “devoting...

What We Do Not Notice and the Value of 360’s

Every leader has been advised to focus on how he or she “shows up,” usually accompanied by injunctions to be authentic, open, supportive...

"I'm all boxed in! All the drivers of my business are beyond my control!”

Years ago, I had a client who was CEO of a company whose main product was a high-tech plastic that held the guidance systems in the nose...

A leap into the unknown in late career

One day about 14 years ago, I was having lunch with a friend who asked me what I was thinking of doing next. At the time, I was a content...

What's stopping you?

In my last post, I mentioned the role of a coach in helping a client establish and achieve more ambitious goals. I had a rather dramatic...

Who is coaching for?

From time to time in discussions with a CEO or board Chair who is considering whether coaching would benefit a senior officer, that...