John Spence, Executive Coach, Author, Keynote Speaker
- John is an author, a business consultant, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker and an executive coach.
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Overview
Organizations value coaching even in demanding business situations where company resources are closely scrutinized. That’s because coaching offers a laser-focused approach especially aimed for these crucial individuals in the organization. Leaders are accountable for making strategic decisions that may affect the direction of their organizations during challenging times.
John Spence is recognized as one of the top business thought leaders and leadership development experts in the world and was named by the American Management Association as one of America’s Top 50 Leaders to Watch, along with Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. He has been a guest lecturer at more than 90 colleges and universities, including MIT, Stanford, Cornell, and the Wharton School of Business.
00:33 About John Spence
- John is an author, a business consultant, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker and an executive coach.
- At the age of 26, he became the CEO of the Rockefeller Foundation.
- He has been named amongst the 50 top leaders in America to Watch along with Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Jeff Bezos.
- John has been recognized and awarded globally.
04:13- How has coaching changed or evolved?
- There used to be a sort of stigma that if you had a coach, you needed help.
- People now see it as a badge of pride, at least in the United States.
- So the perception of what a coach does has changed pretty dramatically.
- And now most of the executives I work with, it’s part of their salary package that they automatically get an executive coach.
05:45- How has your background supported your coaching philosophy, your style, and your values?
- I’m not a typical executive coach, I call myself a business acumen coach.
- So my background of all the study and all the experience I’ve had goes into me being sort of an instructor, and helping people get really sharp in one area.
- I do, of course, help them with their businesses. But my major focus is’ let me help you get really, really sharp in an area’.
10:53- How does culture impact coaching?
- I think it’s wonderful because we all bring our own unique backgrounds, what we’ve learned from our family, from our society.
- And the thing that’s most interesting to me is I’ve been exposed to a lot of different cultures.
- Before the pandemic, I was traveling worldwide. So I’m not quite as ethnocentric as most Americans are, because I’ve been exposed to a lot.
- I also learned a ton from my coaches. I want to know about their culture, their background, and how they see things.
- And introducing them to other people around the world, helps expand their knowledge of other cultures and the way other cultures do business.
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You can connect with John Spence – LinkedIn
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- John is an author, a business consultant, workshop facilitator, keynote speaker and an executive coach.
- At the age of 26, he became the CEO of the Rockefeller Foundation.
- He has been named amongst the 50 top leaders in America to Watch along with Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Jeff Bezos.
- John has been recognized and awarded globally.
