Job Description for Executive Coaches
Leaders’ jobs are confusing, and pretty much impossible. They must do them anyway, and do them with apparent confidence. What makes leadership so hard? Consider the job description. Wanted: Leader who can Align people who have different ideas and skills to a common purpose. Select the right people, and put them in the right positions, so that they can accomplish that purpose. Catch people being successful. Have difficult conversations when things go wrong. Inspire Build relationships that engage followers. Understand how organizations work. Understand their business and all its component parts. Manage the myriad emotions that followers bring, arising from followers’ experiences with past leaders. Have self-awareness regarding their own emotions, and how they impact others. Have enough resilience to bounce back from mistakes and unfair criticisms. There is more, but you get the picture. Leaders need you, and it’s no wonder! But let’s be clear about what they do…
