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EYE-OPENING OBSERVATIONS
EYE-OPENING
OBSERVATIONS AS CEO COACH
By: Jack Daly
FOR THE past 18 months, I have been
coaching CEOs from around the world in a
variety of industries spanning small-, me-
dium- and large-sized businesses. While I’m
gratified to see the progress being made
by these businesses, I’ve been taken aback
by the vast number of areas I uncovered
where there are significant shortcomings.
Here’s a quick list of 15, after which I will dis-
cuss some quick action initiatives aimed at
improvement:
1. Vision
2. Business plan
3. Financial plan
4. Cash management
5. Measurement systems/KPIs
6. Organization chart/ key positions
7. Sales involvement
8. Key relationships
9. Mentors/Advisory Board
10. Industry networking
11. Culture/communication/recognition
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12. Focus
13. Today vs. Tomorrow
14. Continuing education
15. Cheerleader
Scoring on a scale of one to 10, with 10
being good and 1 being poor, how would
you rate your Leadership on each of these
15?
1. One of the first areas I explore with
my potential coach clients is clarity of
VISION. I can’t help you get there if you