When Forbes covers the topic of Executive Business Coaching through the feedback of different leaders, there is little to add.
Within the 9 reasons listed in the article, “I need to ramble and make some sense with an independent thinking partner, straight-shooting and challenging” is probably the one that resonates the most with me, probably because of my previous personal experience.
All CEOs/leaders are expected today to be caring and aware about the wellbeing within their organisation. But who (really) looks after them ? Because they are at the“top”, it may well only be themselves.
It is often more productive to anticipate a conversation when there is little pressure instead of waiting to HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO speak to someone because of the urgency. The nuance may be subtle, but timing is often of the essence and the devil is in the detail…
As stated in this article, and probably for many more good reasons, a neutral, caring and assertive Business Sparring Partner turns out to be a fairly logical choice.