You have a top-notch C-Suite. You also have an attorney, an accountant, a banker, maybe a wealth advisor. Depending on the size of your company, you may have a bank of consultants crawling all over the place. You hire smart people because you understand that you don’t know everything. Nor do you need to. And then we get to you. The CEO. Oh, now that’s a different story. Maybe you’ve got an MBA, or maybe a Leadership Certificate from Harvard or Wharton. But think about it. There really isn’t a...

What to look for, what to avoid, and why it matters more than you think Most CEOs who want a coach don't know how to find one. And most of the advice out there about choosing a CEO coach is written by people who've never sat in the chair. I have. I was a CEO before I became a CEO coach. I made every mistake a CEO can make. You name it: falling in love with my own ideas, ignoring the warning signs in my personal life until they showed up in my business, and operating without anyone who would...

Many CEOs treat their well-being like an afterthought. Something they'll get to after the new promotion launches or after whatever deal they're working on gets done. You know the story, one thing leads to another. And they never get to it. I know because I was that CEO. I ran myself into the ground because I thought that's what the job required. I confused exhaustion with effort and sacrifice with strength. Nobody told me I was wrong because nobody had the courage or the permission to say it....