An executive coach who works with C-suite leaders at founder-run companies says many executives are hired with job descriptions promising authority over strategy or operations, only to find founders unwilling to relinquish control of those areas. The coach cites Bain research showing founder-led companies have delivered more than twice the shareholder returns of other companies over the past decade. Based on client experience, the coach outlines methods executives use to navigate this gap, including testing what founders will actually delegate and identifying the informal circle of advisers who influence founder decisions.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-11-06
An executive coach and entrepreneur describes a personal system for separating 'below-the-line' administrative tasks from 'above-the-line' strategic work, using AI to automate the former. The approach includes building AI agent stacks for research, competitor tracking and meeting prep, while reserving leader time for judgment-heavy decisions and relationship-building.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-30
Mark Quinn, former VP of operations and responsible AI at Silicon Valley startup DeepScribe, lost his job after GPT-4's 2023 release made the large supervisory team he was hired to build largely unnecessary. He later built a custom AI 'career buddy' that evaluated job postings, drafted outreach messages, refined his resume and rehearsed interview answers, which he credits with helping him secure his next role.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-20
Samsung Health is updating its Sleep Coaching feature so users can begin the program after just three days of sleep data within a two-week period, down from a full consecutive week per month. The update applies to Galaxy Watch 4 and later, Galaxy Fit 3 and Galaxy Ring users, and combines a sleep habits survey with tracked data to assign a personalized 'Sleep Animal' and a four- to eight-week coaching plan. Samsung also updated its Running Coach app, expanding training tiers from 10 to 12 levels and adding social sharing features and a new fitness platform partnership.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-14
A career coach who works with executives says a negative performance review often reflects poor internal visibility rather than actual work quality, citing Gallup data showing managers now oversee an average of 12 direct reports, up nearly 50% since 2013. The coach recommends employees listen without immediate defensiveness, evaluate whether their company's review culture supports growth or signals termination, and proactively promote their accomplishments internally.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-12
A workplace advice piece addresses how fear of appearing 'too much' or 'harsh' can stop women leaders from advocating for themselves at work. It includes an anecdote from a leader who worried about how assertive she appeared in a conversation, and offers a four-step framework intended to help readers ask for what they need more confidently.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-12
An executive career coach and former headhunter reports that senior corporate leaders routinely conceal networking, mentoring, panel speaking and professional visibility efforts, scheduling them outside work hours or on days their boss is away. The coach argues these activities actually improve leaders' effectiveness and benefit their teams, not just their individual careers.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-11
A leadership coaching column describes the case of a manager named Clara who felt exhausted and uncertain after her boss repeatedly changed strategic direction. The coach recommends employees use targeted questions to clarify priorities rather than confronting a boss about team morale directly.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-03
A pair of executive coaches who have worked with leaders at companies including Apple, Nike, eBay, Hewlett Packard and General Motors, as well as startups like DoorDash, MasterClass, Fivetran and Remitly, describe seven habits they say allow managers to demand excellence from teams without behaving abusively. The piece frames these habits as lessons drawn from coaching ambitious founders and CEOs across established firms and unicorn startups.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-28
A leadership commentary argues that many organizations' hiring struggles stem not from a shortage of qualified candidates but from internal systems designed to filter people out rather than develop them. The piece draws on executive-coaching insight that current hiring outcomes are simply the predictable result of how the system was built.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-18
An executive coach writing for Entrepreneur says accomplished leaders often lose out on jobs not because of weak qualifications but because they interview the same way they lead. One key example cited is executives deflecting credit to their teams using 'we' language, which leaves interviewers unable to gauge individual impact.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-15
New AI coaching platforms, including The Predictive Index's chatbot Obi, let managers practice difficult conversations about pay, performance and layoffs before they happen. A July survey from The Predictive Index found 42% of managers know what they want to say but struggle with how to say it, and only 20% prefer preparing alone without a coaching framework. These tools range from text-based to voice-enabled, with some incorporating employee personality data to tailor practice sessions.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-12
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