Identifying and Developing Leaders and Future Leaders…Yes, the Need for Succession Planning There are no strong companies, without having strong current leaders and a strong bench of emerging leaders. Although this has always been true, never in recent history has the need for outstanding leaders been more acute than it is today. In today’s challenging […]
“When CEO’s and all leaders start displaying an equal or greater passion for wanting to achieve accuracy and objectivity in how they are seen as leaders compared to the passion they display for wanting to achieve accuracy and objectivity in the operations they manage, this will mark the beginning to the end of the world’s
All CEO’s Need An Executive Coach #2: The Decision to be Vulnerable (more thoughts) Read More »
There are so many books and speeches/seminars on leadership, yet there are so few leaders. The demand for great leadership has never been higher. Today, the pace of change in business is dramatically faster than in earlier times. Top executives in firms today report fiercer competitive business environments and more globalized patterns of operations than
Building Collaboration, Teamwork, and Synergies Read More »
Based on a February 13th, 2013 Wall Street Journal Feature Article in which John Mattone was interviewed First, the Facts……… If you are a sr. executive in any global company—you have about a 25% chance you will be reporting to a new CEO this year. If you are a sr. exec in one of
Reporting to a New CEO? 6 “Must Do’s” to Ensure You Survive &Thrive! Read More »
There is nowhere to hide. Not even the executive suite is safe from the changes sweeping business today. In fact, the impact of those changes is felt most keenly at the executive level. CEO’s, COO’s, CFO’s, and senior VP’s—like everyone else—have to hit the ground running and keep running fast. Stockholders and stakeholders demand fast
Why Executive Coaching? The 5 Compelling Outcomes Read More »
Last week I talked about the first (i.e., it is lonely at the top) of several reasons why CEO’s need a coach and I introduced Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, who in a powerful video excerpt talked about why he works with a coach. It is my experience and, in fact, there are ample research
The Vulnerability Decision: Why CEO’s Need a Coach Read More »
In the next week or so, I wanted to write about the need for CEO Coaching. I will identify seven concrete reasons why CEO’s need a coach. I begin with reason #1 below, “It’s Lonely at the Top”. But, first: An interesting study was just released by Stanford University/Miles Group that identifies the massive gap between
All CEO’s Need a Coach…….. Read More »
One day, he was sitting on top of the world with a $1-million salary and $5.5 million in stock options. The next day, his board asked him to resign in shame and embarrassment after being caught in a lie about a degree he said he had earned in the early 1980s from Stonehill College in
Character Determines Your Ultimate Destiny Read More »
There is nowhere to hide. Not even the executive suite is safe from the changes sweeping business today. In fact, the impact of those changes is felt most keenly at the executive levels. CEOs, COOs, CFOs and senior vice presidents — like everyone else — have to hit the ground running and keep running fast.
C-Suite Coaching: No Longer a “Nice to Have” Read More »
