They all know that they have blind spots and that other people can see things about them and their performance which they themselves simply can't see. That's why so many of the top-performing leaders have one or more business coaches. A business coach can give you an outsider's perspective and, just as a sports coach gives a player new moves, a business coach can give you new, proven ways of increasing your success and your profits.
Eric Schmidt the Chairman and CEO of Google was asked aboutthe best advice he was ever given and his response was, "The advice that sticks out I got from John Doerr, who in 2001 said, "My advice to you is have a coach.""
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