I’m not sure if leaders are born or made … but I do know we can help executives to become better leaders.
The cornerstone of our practice is the conviction that talent and experience – by themselves – are not very good predictors of superior performance … and that “deliberate practice” is the linchpin of champions from chess masters to quarterbacks. By regularly receiving independent and unbiased feedback, and implementing practical tools and techniques on a regular basis, you WILL become a stronger leader.
Tell me what’s on your mind and let’s think about it together.
So, if the value of direct and accurate feedback is critical to executive performance, how can we help you achieve excellence in your leadership role? At Exkalibur, Executive Coaching means working individually with senior executives in a collaborative way to help you gain consistent focus on your goals and objectives. I’ll be glad to sit down with you, at no cost and with no obligation, to listen to what’s on your mind and we’ll think about it together to see if we can come up with a realistically achievable plan.
If you live in the San Francisco Bay area, the Exkalibur Leadership Forum provides a powerful group dynamic in which we regularly bring together leaders, from prominent Bay area companies, to collaborate across a wide range of challenging issues facing business leaders today. Our group of CEOs and other business leaders serve as an unpaid board of advisors committed to helping each other find lasting solutions and achieve superior performance.
Lary Kirchenbauer is a deeply experienced commercial and investment banker, venture capital partner and investor, as well as serving in several intensive and high growth CFO / COO / CEO roles. He founded a merchant bank and has served as the Managing General Partner of a $35MM venture capital fund as well as an EVP and CFO of a high growth, consumer products company that grew from $5 million to over $125 million in a little more than 5 years.
Not only do you get honesty and integrity from Lary but you also get creativity, maturity and deep business acumen. Lary is the diamond in the rough for middle market companies in need of corporate advisory services and transaction services.
Kelly O. Kay, Partner, Center for Corporate Innovation
