I was asked to share some experiences on coaching C-level (CXO) clients in the latest issue of ICN (Int’l Coaching News), what excercises or tools might work well when working with them.
Here’s what I put together on pg 63-64 but you can also read it here:
You are not alone!
This is a conclusion most of my C-level coachees come to after having taken part in a leadership coaching process. But why would they think they had been alone beforehand? The answer is easy: because it is always lonely in the top. Imagine climbing the highest mountains: there is just no room for more. The same with being on the top of a company – you have nobody to share your problems with, to complain about your bosses together or simply to go out for a lunch with. You just have to be the head of a big population with all its authority, respect, trust and sometimes fear. Becoming a leader takes a long way from being a manager. It is the coach who can accompany you in this process. Here are some tools – amongst many – you can use efficiently.
