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Ray Williams is Co-Founder of Success IQ University and President of Ray Williams Associates, Inc., providing leadership development, personal growth, and executive coaching services. See full bio

Comments on "A Coach For Every CEO"

A Coach For Every CEO

CEO or executive coaches are now commonplace in organizations because CEOs recognize the demands and stress of the job require it. Smart CEOs understand their longevity and success may depend on a dynamic and productive partnership with a coach. Read More

I enjoyed your post and the

I enjoyed your post and the points you made. I think that the same points could be made for anybody regardless of their pay grade.

Does the crunch not reveal our real purpose?

I wonder whether the objective of coaching is to keep the CEO on top of their decision game - I always took that to be the job of the Chair(man) of the Board and the non-exec Directors as they are ultimately responsible for the decisions and implementation.

In today's climate, isn't our role a lot clearer in that it is too soak up negative energy so that the CEO can remain appreciative and spread a sense of appreciativeness throughout the organization.

To coach the CEO within (his) own role smacks far too much of poor organizational design - too much to do or poor training & development. Would we for example be too happy if the General or our neurosurgeon had to have a coach on-the-job?

I think the British public right now would be very unhappy to hear that someone who earns millions isn't quite up to what (he) is doing.

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