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AN INTRODUCTION TO EXECUTIVE COACHING
Coach: What are the most pressing business challenges you face?
Leader: We’ve got to get our division out of the cellar. Consistently we perform behind the other four divisions, and the CEO’s patience with us is wearing thin. I don’t think he’s going to put up with it much longer.
Coach: How much time have you got?
Leader: At the outside, maybe twelve months.
Coach: What obstacles prevent you from getting the results that you want?
Leader: My executive team isn’t operating as a unit. They’re pursuing their own business goals, not coordinating overlapping interests with other departments. In our meetings, when I ask for their opinions, they address issues only in their functional area. We’re not doing any ...
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