It is challenging enough to run a business in tranquil times (if such ever truly exist). But in the “new normal” of business, the challenge for top leaders has grown exponentially. Put differently, it’s easy to be the boss when everything is humming along just fine, but much harder when everything is changing, rapidly and unpredictably.
The recognized need for highly effective leadership, especially just now, has helped to fuel the dramatic growth in interest in leadership coaching, also called executive coaching. There is a growing call, trumpeted from a number of directions, for a coach for every CEO.