How Matt Mochary got coaching clients like Coinbase, defining success, and battling discrimination

Earlier this summer I was fortunate enough to travel to Germany for the first time. Our trip took us to Berlin, Frankfurt, and a small city in central western Germany called Wiesbaden. The photo above is one I took of a mural on the Berlin Wall. Now, on to Tuesday’s articles:

From the Coaches

Ed Leibowitz tells the story of professional coach Matt Mochary and how he’s built a hugely successful business with clients like Reddit and Coinbase in How Matt Mochary became the preeminent tech-world CEO coach.

Pamela Dunn discusses how definitions of success can differ from client to client and shares the questions she asks to determine what her clients really want in How to Define Success Your Way!

Kim-Elisha Proctor does a deep dive into how leaders can tackle discrimination in the workplace, offering tips for questions to ask, new things to consider, and more in Our Power and Responsibility to Decrease Discrimination at Work.

Matt Hunter offers hard-earned advice on how to deal with and get the most out of any aggressive, “alpha male” founders you’re coaching in Asshole Founders: How to Work With One (And How to Not Be One).

Steven Schlafman sheds light on how you and your clients can cultivate presence and attention in an increasingly distracted world in Putting it Down: Reclaiming My Attention and Intention From Twitter.

Jason R. Waller shares his unique framework for thinking about communication that’ll help you more clearly connect with your clients in This Simple, 2-Step Framework Will Help You Communicate More Authentically and Effectively.

From the Operators & Investors

Suzan Bond gives welcome advice on how to help leaders overcome the all-too-common roadblock of shouldering everything on their own in How Do I Know if I Need to Delegate More?

Spencer Fry shares how, when leaders step away from work, they can earn themselves some much-needed stress relief and creative rejuvenation in My sabbatical.

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