{"id":19577,"date":"2016-11-02T21:12:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T05:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/?p=19577"},"modified":"2016-11-05T21:21:15","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T05:21:15","slug":"why-do-ceos-not-want-to-hire-an-executive-leadership-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachestrainingblog.com\/becomeacoach\/why-do-ceos-not-want-to-hire-an-executive-leadership-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do CEOs Not Want to Hire an Executive Leadership Coach?"},"content":{"rendered":"

An executive leadership coach<\/a> seems like the perfect fit for a CEO \u2013 they can offer skills and knowledge to help CEOS reach their leadership and management potential. But CEOS aren\u2019t in the habit of seeking out the services of an executive coach.<\/p>\n

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CEOS Want Coaching But Don\u2019t Look For It<\/h3>\n

A study a few years back by the Stanford Business School found that nearly half of all senior managers aren\u2019t using an executive coach, and that nearly two-thirds of all CEOS don\u2019t receive any executive leadership coaching.<\/p>\n

Despite these numbers, other studies have found that nearly all CEOs and senior managers want coaching to enhance and improve their leadership and management skills.<\/p>\n

Executives and CEOs want coaching but they don\u2019t seek it out.<\/p>\n

Perhaps CEOs don\u2019t know exactly what coaching provides. Perhaps that don\u2019t understand the value that an executive leadership coach<\/strong><\/span> can have in helping them with personal and leadership development.<\/p>\n

Be an Executive Leadership Coach Who CEOs Seek Out<\/h3>\n

To get the attention of CEOs and get them to go from potential clients to clients takes knowledge of what you have to offer in your coaching that can help them. Since CEOs have already reached a high level of success, they must already be doing something right. You need to focus on something that they may be lacking.<\/p>\n

Coaching and Self-Awareness<\/h3>\n

A few studies have shown that with increased power comes an increase in confidence and self-centeredness. CEOs and high-level executives have plenty of power, but they may be lacking self-awareness.<\/p>\n

Self-knowledge and self-awareness are central to an executive\u2019s ability to create, articulate, disseminate, and lead a strategic vision and plan within an organizational framework. This is perhaps, the most important role of a CEO or executive. This is where executive leadership coaching can help. This is where an executive leadership coach<\/strong><\/span> can target their services and focus their marketing.<\/p>\n

Marketing Your Executive Coaching Services<\/h3>\n

Here are a few tips for any executive leadership coach<\/strong><\/span> when it comes to reaching those CEOs who may want your services but who don\u2019t feel that they can derive any benefit from your services.<\/p>\n