The Right Leadership Coach Develops Your Awareness

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• The Right Leadership Coach Develops Your Awareness - by Sean Glaze

• Extra Insights: What Do People Need Most From Leaders? - Gallup

• Weekly Motivation Boost: 10 Must-Hear Leadership Podcasts for CEOs - Industry Leaders Magazine

• Action for the Week: Take 30 minutes to address a process gap

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The Right Leadership Coach Develops Your Awareness

By Sean Glaze

Every great athlete benefits from a coach who sharpens their skills and pushes them to achieve their full potential. Leadership is no different. If you're leading a team, the right coach can dramatically improve your effectiveness—and your team's results. Unfortunately, too many leaders struggle alone, facing recurring challenges that lead to frustration and stagnation. Leadership is a skill, and coaching is the single best way to accelerate your growth and build a Sticky Culture. The best leaders aren’t those who think they have all the answers—but those committed to learning and improving daily. Coaching isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s a strategic move to maximize your potential.

Leaders Struggle Without a Coach

Leaders juggle countless responsibilities - setting goals, managing personalities, and driving performance. Without the outside perspective of a leadership coach, these pressures can erode effectiveness and leave you feeling isolated. Here are a few of the silent challenges leaders often face:

• Goals: “I’m reacting to problems instead of leading with purpose.”

• Relationships: “I feel disconnected and unsure how to build trust.”

• Expectations: “I repeat myself, but things still don’t get done.”

• Accountability: “I avoid conflict even when it’s needed.”

• Recognition: “I know appreciation matters, but it doesn’t come naturally.”

• Confidence: “I feel like I should have answers, but often don’t.”

These doubts are common, but solvable.

How Coaching Elevates Your Leadership

A coach offers objective feedback, strategic insight, and tools to help you lead more effectively. Here's what the right coach provides:

1. Clarity and Direction
   Cut through distractions and align your actions with your mission. A coach uncovers blind spots and helps you lead with purpose.

2. Accountability and Growth
   You need someone to challenge you and ensure follow-through. A coach helps turn insights into action—and action into progress.

3. Better Communication and Team Dynamics
   From hard conversations to fostering trust, coaching equips you with proven strategies to strengthen your influence.

4. Confidence in Decision-Making
   Coaches refine your thinking so you can lead with clarity instead of hesitation.

5. Higher Engagement and Retention
   When you're more self-aware and intentional, your team becomes more committed, motivated, and aligned.

From Symptoms to Solutions

My book What Effective Leaders DO was written to help leaders climb the “Ladder of Awareness”—from being unaware, to recognizing symptoms, to identifying the real problems, and finally acting on lasting solutions. Because the most dangerous issue in your organization is the one you haven’t yet recognized.

Is Leadership Coaching Right for You?

If any of the challenges above sound familiar, coaching might be the missing piece. A great coach doesn’t just give you answers—they help you ask better questions and think differently. They offer tools and perspectives that shift your daily leadership interactions—and most importantly, they become a trusted partner in your growth. If you're ready to develop awareness, challenge assumptions, refine your focus, and grow your confidence, grab a copy of What Effective Leaders DO. It is a business parable filled with valuable insights and tactics to grow yourself and improve the influence you have on your team. It contains a roadmap for what the right coach will help you become.

💡EXTRA INSIGHTS

What Do People Need Most From Leaders?

By Jon Clifton & Benedict Vigers - Gallup

6-Minute Read

🏅WEEKLY MOTIVATION BOOST

10 Must-Hear Leadership Podcasts for CEOs - Industry Leaders Magazine

7-minute read

🏃🏽‍♀️Action for the Week

Address a Process Gap

Take 30 minutes to review a process that you or your team are currently struggling with. Look at the workflow and identify one area where you can streamline or improve that efficiency. Is there an AI tool or automation platform that can help?

Set up a small change this week and see what a difference that can make.

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