Executive Coaching · Fortune 500 · Office of the CEO
Executive Coaching: A New Fortune 500 CEO Gains +27 Points in Two Years
“Newly in the top seat, watched by the Street, with no one left to tell him the truth.”
The challenge
A newly appointed Fortune 500 CEO stepped into the top job under a watchful board, an impatient market, and a leadership team he had just been promoted past. The higher he rose, the less honest feedback reached him — and early missteps in board communication plus a stalled strategy reset put his first eighteen months, and the board's confidence, at risk.
Our approach
I coached him through his first two years in the seat: sharpening his board narrative and executive presence, rebuilding trust with the team he now led, pressure-testing strategy before it reached the board — and giving him the one thing the role had stripped away, a candid thinking partner with no agenda.
Results beyond the numbers
- Board narrative and executive presence transformed
- Strategy pressure-tested before it hit the boardroom
- A candid thinking partner in the loneliest seat
“Everyone tells a new CEO what he wants to hear. She told me the truth — and made me better for it.”— Chief Executive Officer
Frequently asked questions
What challenge did the client face?
A newly appointed Fortune 500 CEO stepped into the top job under a watchful board, an impatient market, and a leadership team he had just been promoted past. The higher he rose, the less honest feedback reached him — and early missteps in board communication plus a stalled strategy reset put his first eighteen months, and the board's confidence, at risk.
What results did NextGen People deliver?
Key outcomes included: 2 yrs — coached through the make-or-break first two years as ceo, +27 pts — gain in his 360 leadership-effectiveness score over the engagement, 100% — board confidence reaffirmed in the ceo at the two-year review.
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