Editor's Blog - Olympic Athletes Have Individual Coaches - Should You?
Posted: Jul 31, 2012
IT director Karriem Shakoor noticed a trend among high-performing athletes: They all had personal performance coaches. It made him wonder: Should he get a coach to up his professional game?
His own boss supported the idea, and his research showed that many CEOs hire executive coaches. So Shakoor, who has worked in IT since 1991, hired a coach to help him take his leadership skills to the next level.
"I felt that in order for me to really assess my strengths and weaknesses, I had to engage with a coach who could step back to observe me, provide feedback and then help me tweak my performance," says Shakoor, who, as the senior director of IT shared services at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, manages eight direct reports and just over 300 full-time employees.
Read the full article here.
Posted in: General interest
Tags: JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, JD Edwards World, PeopleSoft Enterprise, C-level/Executive Management (CEO CFO CIO etc.), Senior Management (President Director etc.)
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Becky Sellers
Member since: Feb 07, 2011
