Who Can

help the CEO

-Aneerban Roy
-Deependra Singh
-Mohit Kumar Gautam
-Krishnaprasad Rajasekharan
-Jit Sengupta
 Overview

Background Problems Possible Solutions and Analysis

 Case on a
fictitious CEO
Eliot Robbens
° Heads startup TrakVue
° Ambitious, always
wanted to climb
corporate ladder
° Workaholic
° Has few confidants
 Problems
 Ambitious projections did not materialize
 Board of Directors perceives him as being a year behind in
results
 VP of sales poached by Competitor for the second time
 Friend on BoD disassociates himself
 Feels as if non one understands his situation
 No success with Executive Coaches
 * Does not have a formal
mentor/coach
* Does not take input
from others

Problems * Does not admit

fallibility
* Overambitious
* Stuck in Experience
Trap
 Structured Mentoring program for the CEO
 Management Coach for CEO to improve
learning agility and skills
 Reverse Mentoring Possible
 Increase participative management and take Solutions
inputs from staff
 Open communication with BoD
 Mentoring Program
° Wise Mentoring
° Ex-CEOs with relevant experience
° Mentors who can offer timely, context-specific counsel drawn from
experience, wisdom and networks that are highly relevant to the problems
to be solved.
° Driven by the mentee
° Open Communication
° Strict confidentiality
° Absolute trust
 Mentoring Program
° Advantages :-
• Improved long term performance
• Better decision making capability.
• Ability to fulfill required responsibilities
• Benefit from Mentor’s Experience and skills
° Disadvantages :-
• Improper Matching
• Conflict of Interest
• CEO may not be open to ideas
 Management Coach for CEO
° Carry out Business SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat)
analysis
° Work on Weak Areas
° Assess business aspects like Strategy, People, Work Culture etc
° Realistic Goal Setting
° Evaluate progress using CIPP strategy (Context, Input, Process,
Product)
° Trust and strict confidentiality
 Management Coach for CEO
° Advantages :-
• Better problem solving skills
• Helps with short term goals/milestones
• Come up with sound strategies
• Benefit from Coach’s help in execution etc
° Disadvantages :-
• Improper Matching
• Breach of confidentiality
• CEO may not be receptive
 Reverse Mentoring
° Carry out Personal SWOT analysis
° Assess areas requiring improvement
° Identify suitable mentor
° Realistic Goal Setting
° Measure progress
 Reverse Mentoring
° Advantages
• Empower both established and emerging leaders
• closes the knowledge gap for both the Mentor and Mentee.
• efficient tool for sharing knowledge, creating engagement,
developing leadership and building intergenerational relations
based on mutual acceptance. 
° Disadvantages
• Resistance from top management
• Difficulty in matching Mentor and Mentee
Thank You