Weary Executives leave the City

The Times carried a story today about James Burridge who left the banking world to become a maths teacher, with the words:”I just thought there has to be more to life than this“.

It’s a valid point and one that any Executive Coach coaching at senior levels finds themselves increasingly coming across and as a coach there is no definitive answer other than the one that sits within the individual and that of course is the point. It’s the answer that sits within all of us.

The role of the executive coach is to enable the thinking of those asking themselves this perennial question, so that they may come to a conclusion that enables them to live within the moment and not lose focus on the reality of their real world situation.

It becomes apparent that for many people the answer is well-known to them, what is not so clear is how to access the courage that may have to be called upon to take the relevant steps.