How to turn a team of leaders into a leadership team



Ed Batista is a legendary executive coach who writes an amazing blog.

It might be the most comprehensive resource on coaching and coaching-related issues that exists.

As a fun side project, we built a question-and-answer bot based on his writing. We lovingly call it, “Ask Ed.”

You can ask it coaching-related questions like the ones below and it’ll give you answers based on Ed’s writing:

• What's the most important question to ask before I make a major decision?

• What are the best practices in giving difficult feedback to a leader? 

• What paradoxes exist in coaching? 

• How do I deal with impostor syndrome? 

• How do I coach someone remotely?

Have a burning question?

From the Coaches

Annissa Deshpande answers a question from a community member who is struggling to get their leadership team to act more like a team in transform your team of leaders into a leadership team.

Eric Brooker talks about personal heartache and how your clients can become more resilient in the face of tragedy in You Are Enough: Overcoming Lifelong Doubts of Worthiness with Eric Brooker. 

Alicia Dunams speaks with Holly McIlwain and Amy Hooper Hanna, who share their journey of transforming grief into wisdom and resilience in For She Who Grieves: The Transformative Power Of Grief With Holly Mcllwain And Amy Hooper Hanna. 

Andy Ellwood explores the concept of embracing challenges and fears in life, suggesting that avoiding discomfort can lead to a focus on inconsequential matters in Make Room For Fear.

Daniel Stillman advocates for leaders to try to shift their perspectives to address the lack of diversity in design and innovation fields in Designing Conversations to Unlock Strategic Foresight and Innovation with Kevin Bethune. 

Peter Dudley offers advice to clients on how to overcome decision paralysis by choosing the path that excites them the most, emphasizing the power of intrinsic motivation in achieving success in The One That’s Best Is the One You Actually Do: Overcoming Decision Paralysis.

From the Operators & Investors

Alex Turnbull shares his expertise in one of the hardest things a leader will ever have to do — letting an employee go in Firing: How I Do the Hardest Thing as an Entrepreneur. 

Andrew Cahn argues that founders and VCs should be friends if they want to succeed in VCs and Their Founders Should Be Friends.

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