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In this episode, Joy interviews friend, former colleague, and executive coach, Nihar Chhaya, founder of Partner Exec., to get an insider view on executive coaching and how we can develop ourselves.

Nihar begins by sharing his background and demystifying executive coaching for our listeners. His career over the past 20 years spans what he calls the three B’s – Business, Behavior and Best Practices in leadership development.  Leadership is not an exact science and there is no playbook to help us become better leaders (although self-help authors may disagree).  Nihar helps our listeners navigate through this murky landscape.

He works with successful leaders that are stumbling due to some barrier, whether it’s internal (i.e., struggling with self-doubt or need to expand their strategic thinking or business acumen) or external (i.e., those who may have negative perceptions from others around them that get in the way of their effectiveness as a leader). He also works privately with individuals who need a sounding board and accountability partner but prefer to work with a coach outside of their company.

Nihar and Joy explore:

• Trust

• Vulnerability

• Benefits of coaching

• How to find out what “old tapes” are being played about you and how to address them

They close with three key points:

• Make an effort to know and be honest with yourself about your strengths, areas for growth, values, interests, and motivators

• Proactively find out what matters to the organization around you

• Make a connection between the two and have the courage to adapt or make a change

Executive coach, Nihar Chhaya can be found at: www.partnerexec.com

Connect with Joy at http://www.joyschwartz.com and Natalie at http://smalltownleadership.com