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8 qualities of the best executive coaches

Vistage Staff — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:32:00 +0000

There’s a good reason why so many business leaders have turned to executive coaching: it works. One study found that executives with coaches had better revenue and more engaged employees. Another found that coaches help business leaders improve their leadership,...

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Why executive coaches don’t need to have all the answers

Vistage Staff — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:30:00 +0000

Perhaps you’ve benefited from executive coaching and have thought about becoming one yourself. It’s a rewarding role, after all. Serving as an anchor in others’ lives multiplies your positive impact in the world, as the people you coach use their...

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The 16 best executive coaching books (and a dozen great reads for clients)

Vistage Staff — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 17:51:00 +0000

Executive coaching can be a rewarding and fulfilling career, but it requires deep introspection and commitment and an array of interpersonal and leadership skills. Becoming an executive coach and growing in the role demands lifelong learning — and that means...

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Executive coaching vs. becoming a Vistage Chair: Which one’s the better fit?

Vistage Staff — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:43:00 +0000

Many retired and retiring leaders seek an encore career. A common goal is to apply a wealth of experience in the business realm while escaping the toss-and-turn-all-night pressures of the C-suite. Executive coaching often appeals. Research that role and you’ll...

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Top 7 qualities of leadership development coaches

Vistage Staff — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:00:00 +0000

CEOs spend years building their leadership toolkit. When retirement or change-of-career time approaches, the idea of helping others expand their leadership abilities often appeals. But do all good leaders make effective leadership development coaches? How can you tell if you...

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8-point checklist to become an executive coach

robin-stanaland — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:37:00 +0000

Do you have what it takes to become an executive coach? The leaders and business owners who are proactive about seeking outside perspectives are the ones who are able to push the boundaries of their businesses and cross new thresholds...

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The thrill of mentoring CEOs

steve-edelson — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

The shark’s fearsome mouth and glaring eyes are etched in my memory. The primeval predator cruised past me just a couple feet away during a shark dive off the Caribbean island of Roatán. I couldn’t resist touching the cold, hard...

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A week in the life of a Vistage Chair CEO coach

Vistage Staff — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Each Vistage Chair has their own reason for wanting to help executives become excellent. After a health scare, Vipon Kumar realized that he wanted to help people in their careers, just as he had been helped. “Everywhere I worked, there...

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9 powerful questions coaches ask CEOs

Vistage Staff — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 18:24:00 +0000

Asking a tough question can be — tough. But not for Vistage Chairs Ken Proctor and Wally Schmader. Over their combined 10 years of coaching high-performing CEOs, they have honed the craft of asking great business coaching questions. They’ve come...

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What I learned about leadership after surviving a plane crash

bill-perkin — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 23:03:32 +0000

I’m not supposed to be alive, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. On the afternoon of December 12, 2014, I was flying a private plane back from Kansas City to Springfield and it felt like business as usual. I was...

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