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"I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job". Samuel Goldwyn

How difficult and lonely it becomes to so often hear the “Yes” from most of your colleagues and teams, and to be subjected to only false praises, not being able to see through, as to exactly what’s working and what’s not.

Modern day leaders are the one's who inspires and motivate their team towards higher accomplishments. They value their own need to continuously learn and grow, they cannot be a person who feels threatened to receive harmless suggestion or critical opinion.

While it’s understandable for subordinates to feel reluctant at times in suggesting that their emperor is wearing no clothes, it’s for the organisation and for the leaders to have a circle of reliable critics who genuinely care for them and for the organisation’s well-being. It’s not about a formal appraisal or a 360-degree performance review, but a regular dialogue with someone who has the ability and who is well positioned to help leaders see both their strengths and weaknesses in the right light!

Precisely, one of the sole reasons why any organisation today would like to invest in hiring an International Executive Coach for their “ C -suite occupants : CEO, CFO, COO, Directors”, — to afford for them a person who helps them see for themselves ,the critical aspects of their own functioning, and helps them establish an honest opinion about themselves — setting the tone for improvements in key areas.

It may take years of solid decision making to reach the boardroom, very often it only takes one bad decision to fall. In today’s high-pressure environment, leaders need someone they can trust to tell the truth about their behaviour. And though many boards still do not find value in seeing feedback for performance improvement as important as other things, such as financial results, increasingly, smart CEOs and progressive organisations now realise the value of a good CEO coach who enables constructive feedback in an atmosphere free from fears and anxiety.

Don't be afraid to look in the mirror, even if you don't like what you see. An International executive coach could just be the best investment you made in seeing deep into yourself.

Alan Ball is an International executive coach and author with experience of C-class roles across the globe and who now runs a successful International coaching business Rosia Bay Limited.


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