Course Overview
For a CEO Coaching / Mentorship Program, I would focus on the skills that actually separate average managers from exceptional CEOs:
1. Decision Making
- Making high-quality decisions with incomplete information
- Avoiding common cognitive biases
- Risk vs reward thinking
- First-principles thinking
2. Leadership & Influence
- Getting people to follow a vision
- Motivating teams without constant supervision
- Building trust and credibility
- Leading during uncertainty
3. Communication
- Public speaking
- Storytelling
- Conducting difficult conversations
- Investor, employee, and customer communication
4. People Management
- Hiring A-players
- Firing respectfully when necessary
- Conflict resolution
- Building leadership teams
5. Strategy
- Long-term thinking
- Competitive advantage
- Market positioning
- Business model design
6. Execution
- Turning plans into action
- Goal setting and accountability
- Building operating systems
- Managing priorities
7. Psychology of Leadership
- Emotional regulation
- Handling criticism
- Managing stress and uncertainty
- Building resilience
8. Negotiation
- Salary negotiations
- Vendor negotiations
- Partnership negotiations
- Deal making
9. Scaling a Company
- From founder to CEO transition
- Delegation systems
- Building managers and leaders
- Culture creation
10. Power & Influence
- Understanding incentives
- Organizational politics
- Stakeholder management
- Lessons from leaders, governments, and history
11. AI & Future Readiness
- Using AI as a thinking partner
- Building AI-enabled organizations
- Future trends and disruptions
12. Personal Growth
- Self-awareness
- Understanding your strengths and blind spots
- Building a personal operating system
- Continuous learning