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In this insightful special feature , Lionel Marumahoko - a former C-Suite executive in a Fortune 500 com-pany with business experience spanning over 30 years across Africa , Europe , the USA and Asia who ‘ retired ’ in 2018 to devote himself to coaching the next generation of business leaders - argues that the continent ’ s unique business operating environment requires a CEO to have a coach to help them navi-gate past familiar pitfalls and the challenges presented by people , business purpose , digital and organi-zational agility on their corporate leadership journey .
He interrogates the difference between a ‘ good ’ CEO and a ‘ great ’ CEO , drills into some of the most common issues that CEOs struggle with , and suggests how CEOs can lead their organizations to become more future-proof and robust concluding with some specific ‘ lessons in action ’, focusing on what he has ‘ watched and learned ’. He suggests some specific traits a CEO should look for in a coach and offers some proven coaching methodologies that he has used .
SPECIAL FEATURE

Coaching CEO ’ s In Africa ’ s Unique Business Landscape

By Lionel Marumahoko
In this insightful special feature , Lionel Marumahoko - a former C-Suite executive in a Fortune 500 com-pany with business experience spanning over 30 years across Africa , Europe , the USA and Asia who ‘ retired ’ in 2018 to devote himself to coaching the next generation of business leaders - argues that the continent ’ s unique business operating environment requires a CEO to have a coach to help them navi-gate past familiar pitfalls and the challenges presented by people , business purpose , digital and organi-zational agility on their corporate leadership journey .
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He interrogates the difference between a ‘ good ’ CEO and a ‘ great ’ CEO , drills into some of the most common issues that CEOs struggle with , and suggests how CEOs can lead their organizations to become more future-proof and robust concluding with some specific ‘ lessons in action ’, focusing on what he has ‘ watched and learned ’. He suggests some specific traits a CEO should look for in a coach and offers some proven coaching methodologies that he has used .