As a coach, I frequently meet ambitious leaders looking to understand how coaching can enhance their effectiveness and help them achieve their goals. In this post, I will clarify what coaching is, share my personal journey with a coach, and discuss the nuances of finding the right coach for your needs. What is Coaching? Coaching …
If you’re reading this, you’ve already grasped a crucial truth: when it comes to advancing your career, you can’t go it alone. Congratulations! This realization puts you ahead of many of your peers. But now comes the pivotal question: who do you turn to for help? In the realm of professional development, two key figures …
At some point in my career, I started to feel that my leadership skills needed a booster. I was managing a rapidly growing team. For the first time, I couldn’t be directly involved in every customer project and internal initiative, which required my attention. I didn’t have time for regular check-ins or career development conversations …
One of the most popular sessions at Microsoft’s annual internal conference used to be a panel discussion titled, “So, You Want to Be a CTO…”. The room would be packed with hopeful techies, excited to learn about what it’s like to be a CTO at Microsoft from the real CTOs. The panelists were real stars: …
