Coaching Executive Quotes

If I would have known I was going to leave my job that day to become a writer, I probably would have planned differently... It didn't come by way of illness per se, accident, or dismissal, but by way of sheer self-mutiny. The self I was born to be, decided to hijack the one I had created. ~ Dawn Kohler

Self-awareness is a great tool to combating resistance. When you feel resistance to taking action, stop in your tracks. Try to understand the 'why' behind it. Is the resistance valid? ~ Vatsala Shukla

If we know ourselves, and know our hearts, we're always home, anywhere. ~ Dawn Kohler

Coachable people seek out those who speak truth to them, even if it is a painful truth, because it protects them and it makes them a better person and leader. ~ Gary Rohrmayer

The chief ability of an executive should be his ability to recognize ability. ~ Evan Esar

Anyone who really wants to coach and have a lot of impact on people's lives, high school's the way to go. To be honest with you, of all the jobs I've ever had, the one I really, truly enjoyed the most was teaching and coaching in high school. It just doesn't pay as well. ~ Charlie Weis

Just imagine how fast, innovative and excellent your business will be once every single teammate - from the janitor to the executive - begins to see themselves as the CEO of their own area of responsibility. ~ Robin S. Sharma

I was the editor of the 'News of the World;' I was the editor of the 'Sun' and chief executive. ~ Rebekah Brooks

You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again. ~ Pat Riley

I have a great set of executive producers helping me out. I have a great cast and crew. AMC has been fantastic. I'd say it's everything I was doing before, just eighteen other jobs. I love it. ~ Scott M. Gimple

That which dominates our imagination and our thoughts will determine our life and character. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

We are not coaching on a daily basis because we often travel with our charity and commercial interests. ~ Nadia Comaneci

Don't we realise that the student of today is the executive of tomorrow? ~ Anthony Carmona

The old man was brilliant at looking somber and energetic at the same time. If he hadn't been the executive of the largest governing body in the history of the human race, he'd have made a killing promoting health drinks. ~ James S.A. Corey

The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself. ~ John Kenneth Galbraith

If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game. ~ Rickey Henderson

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government. ~ Richard M. Nixon

An intelligent man is not one who can merely reason correctly, but one whose mind is open to perceiving objective contents, who is able to receive the impact of their essential structures and to render it in human language; this holds also for the nature of thinking as such, and for its truth content. The neutralization of reason that deprives it of any relation to objective content and of its power of judging the latter, and that degrades it to an executive agency concerned with the how rather than with the what, transforms it to an ever-increasing extent into a mere dull apparatus for registering facts. ~ Max Horkheimer

I love being coached. I get angry when I'm not coached. I ask a lot of questions and certainly appreciate any insight and feedback. I think if you ever stop listening to coaching or stop asking questions, you probably need to be doing something else. ~ Peyton Manning

The coaching process is unique in how it accomplishes leadership development. The coach works not by providing answers per se but by asking questions through which the leader gains new insights and takes new actions. ~ Aubrey Malphurs

Be assured that, as certain as Congress transcends its assigned limits and usurps powers never conferred, or stretches those conferred beyond the proper limits, so surely will the fruits of its usurpation pass into the hands of the Executive. In seeking to become master, it but makes a master in the person of the President. ~ John C. Calhoun

I define coaching as launching the salesperson on a voyage of discovery by asking questions. ~ Chris Lytle

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood. ~ Lou Holtz

A talented executive would be somebody who knows how to surround themselves with a lot of people that will make him look good. You could say that about a politician or you could say that about a head of a major corporation or what have you. The people you surround yourself with are very important. ~ Clint Eastwood

The do-not-call registry is still being challenged in court. Yet, the conclusions of the American people, the legislative branch, and the executive branch are beyond question. ~ George W. Bush

As entrepreneurs, we often get pressured into hiring an industry executive. While it's good to hire people with experience, it can also be a stumbling block because they think about the business the same way everyone else does. ~ Blake Mycoskie

Closed minds close doors. ~ Tonya Sheridan

A few minutes later, a very slim, very directed black-haired woman with olive skin and a classic profile swept into the room. Her hair was pulled back in a bun. She was the executive assistant version of the beautiful librarian cliché. Severe suit, abrupt manner, glasses perched on her nose and secured on a no-nonsense chain around her neck. But you knew when she took those specs off and let down her hair, the results would be dazzling. ~ Stephen J. Cannell

The hardest thing for a chief executive to do is to tell someone that they don't have a job anymore. ~ Carly Fiorina

Since I started CrossFit, I've read and heard about the critics talk about how unsafe it is, and my only response to that is any form of exercise can be unsafe if you don't have the proper coaching, education and guidance. ~ Bob Harper

I really only respect the Arab culture. I ain't really trying to pay no attention to, ya know, these little people in political positions and executive positions that ain't Arab culture oriented people because a lot of the times, what are you really showing all of this concern for? ~ Busta Rhymes

Bad shooters are always open ~ Pete Carril

Entrepreneurs are perennially short on cash, so they tend to hire less expensive and less experienced team members. Yet most founders are overworked, so they have no time and budget for coaching and training. Team members not confident in their roles lose motivation quickly. ~ Martin Zwilling

There was a time when Congress used to engage in serious debate and occasionally take tough stands opposing the alleged imperatives of national security. Over the last three decades, however, and particularly since 9/11, it has increasingly abdicated its powers and transferred them to to the executive branch. ~ Mike Lofgren

If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it's my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price. ~ Bear Bryant

Shared suffering: one guy messes up and everyone runs. One guy does well and everyone benefits. ~ Don Meyer

It is so easy to judge those around us and decide their value without knowing who they really are or what they truly represent. ~ George M. Gilbert

I believe the objective of coaching is winning with integrity. ~ Pete Carril