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Senior leaders — what was the moment you realized your old strengths were now working against you?
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u/spexalink — 4 days ago
For those coaching senior leaders — what actually makes one decide, on their own, that they need a coach?
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u/spexalink — 4 days ago
For those coaching at C-suite level: how do you handle a leader whose company sent them to you vs. one who chose it themselves?
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u/spexalink — 5 days ago
For those coaching senior leaders — how do you handle the ones who think they don't need coaching?
Something I keep running into with senior clients: the more accomplished they are, the harder it is to get past the polished version of themselves into the real work. They're used to being the smartest person in the room, and "being coached" can feel like a threat to that.
For those working at the exec/C-suite level — how do you crack that? What's actually worked to get a senior leader to drop the armor and engage honestly? Curious whether it's a technique, a question you ask early, or just time.
u/spexalink — 6 days ago
HR folks — when a senior external hire joins, who owns their first 100 days?
Genuine question because I keep seeing this gap. A company brings in a VP or C-level from outside, big investment, high stakes. Then onboarding is the same laptop-and-logins process everyone gets, and "integration" is assumed to happen on its own.
Who actually owns it where you work? Is there a formal plan for a senior hire's first 100 days, or does everyone quietly assume someone else has it handled? And when it goes wrong, does anyone trace it back to the fact that nobody owned it?
u/spexalink — 7 days ago