The 8 Principles of Executive Coaching

A Definitive Guide to What Makes a World-Class Coach

Download it to:

• Coaching techniques to elicit the best results in others
• Why coaching isn’t just a job; it’s a calling
• How to actually listen to others (and ask the right questions)
• How to respectfully challenge the people you coach

About the guide

Many former business leaders have discovered the deeply rewarding and fulfilling work of executive coaching. Use this engaging, user-friendly guide to learn the principles at the heart of great mentorship— with exercises to help you apply them. 

About Vistage

Vistage is the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses. For 65+ years, we’ve been helping CEOs, business owners and key executives solve their greatest challenges through confidential peer groups and one-to one executive coaching sessions. Today, more than 45,000 members in 40+ countries rely on Vistage to help make better decisions for their companies, families and communities.

At the heart of each Vistage group is a Vistage Chair supporting their members. Vistage Chairs are an elite group of executive mentors (CEO coaches). They have a strong financial acumen, excellent management skills and an innate entrepreneurial spirit.

In their role facilitating peer advisory groups, they have the opportunity to greatly impact the lives of other business leaders in their communities.

They also conduct one-to-one mentoring sessions to help each member better clarify the issues holding them back — and the opportunities that can propel them forward.