Leading in Isolation

Do you ever find your self saying, “I wish I had someone I could bounce ideas off of. Someone with an unbiased opinion who could help me see all the angles.”

Being the CEO looks good to outsiders but it can be a very lonely place when everyone is looking to you to make decisions. You’re supposed to be the one with the answers. But how can you be sure you’ve thought of every potential outcome or consequence? Especially in this age where a new and better technology can come out of no-where and radically change the playing field.

You can’t go to the board of directors with problems. They expect you to come to them with solutions. They place a premium on appearing confident and capable at all times.

There can also be times when the pressure comes from within the organization or from the board. In times of changing business reality and changing roles, people depend on you to interpret the situation, create security and tell them what to do. But what if you don’t know what to do?

You need to weigh all your options and at the same time need to be decisive and get results. Times when you have to walk the line between telling it like it is and being politically correct.

Coaching not only gives you a place to vent but a safe environment where you can slow down and focus on a strategic course designed to improve your chances of coming out with your career intact.

Coaching will help focus on both the strategic and tactical issues. Through that focus, you will make more methodical and mindful decisions. You will be able to bring all the pieces of your complex puzzle together. You will stretch and develop your own muscles of insight and intuition and learn how to apply them effectively.

Time and again we’ve had clients tell us that the aspect of coaching they get the most value from is having a trusted advisor on the outside of the organization who can and will give them straight feedback.

In the coaching relationship, you get confidence, encouragement, validation, and an occasional nudge.