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A Leader Needs An Ally

A Coach is your Ally One of the most often cited benefits of working with an executive coach is a partner. This is a partner that doesn’t judge and is aligned with your goals. This is a natural part of the coaching equation. Coaches don’t have our own agendas, we sign up to help our clients achieve theirs.

Clients cite me as their safe space. Where they can think out loud and not worry about the ramifications of their statements. Often when subordinates hear a leader think aloud – they just go and make it happen – as if that wondering aloud was a command. Subordinates also are affected by the decisions leaders make and so they listen with the angle of ‘what’s in this for me?’

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