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What CEOs should expect from a coach | Win over cynics with honesty | Objective assessments are worth the time and expense Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( February 5, 2018 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google+]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( [] Leading Edge [] [What CEOs should expect from a coach]( [What CEOs should expect from a coach]( (YouTube/John Baldoni) Good CEO coaches usually focus on helping leaders foster the best in their teams and plan for organizational growth, notes John Baldoni in this blog post and [video](. "CEOs need to challenge their people to look outside of themselves and their teams to find problems to solve," he says. 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