How does one become a better corporate leader? This is a question that’s dogged many a CEO or President. Finding the answer to this question is critical not only to the success of the company they lead, but also to their career. Many people assume that once someone reaches the position of CEO, they’ve reached the pinnacle of their career, but I can guarantee you that most in this position will strongly disagree. There is a hierarchy of companies and industries, with a huge variation in leadership roles. There are also challenges. So, while one person may be content to be the CEO of a 100 person company that manufactures safety gloves, another may not rest until they lead a multinational automotive concern that employs tens of thousands. And even within that rarified level of automotive CEOs, perhaps one leader who has headed up a successful company for years would like to take on the challenge of turning around a competing manufacturer that’s fallen on hard times.
The point of all these scenarios is to stress the fact that leaders always need to improve. If not for the performance of their company, then because they strive to move on to a bigger, better or more challenging position. But if you’re already on the top rung, how do you get better?
One of the most effective options is to employ a career management consulting firm. Besides the obvious benefits (defining career objectives, access to critical business contacts and involvement in executive recruitment), executive coaching services are offered by leading career consultants. The objective of these programs is to improve the effectiveness of a corporate leader, whether they are a VP, President or CEO. Participants learn to think about themselves in a strategic manner. They improve their communication skills, which we all know are critical, yet often lacking in senior management. Already high performers (the factor that likely landed them in their senior role in the first place), they learn how to effectively remain in high performance mode, enabling then to continually lead their employees to greater success. You might assume that a CEO must be brimming with self-confidence, and the best usually are. This doesn’t come naturally to all people, however, and coaching can help to instill the sense of self confidence that may be lacking within a leader; this, in turn, helps to inspire the rest of the organization.
Employing a coach can help any CEO to become a top performer.
Mary-Ann Coutrane is a career management consultant who has worked with the senior management teams of many leading corporations. While her role is often to help in the search to replace key executive roles which have been vacated at a company, her experience in executive coaching frequently leads to her being retained to work with the company’s CEO or President afterward. While executive job placement is her primary role, Mary-Ann prefers executive coaching, finding it much more rewarding.
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