More than ever, the individuals leading organizations are under pressure to be all things to all people and are expected to withstand punishing schedules while meeting high expectations from multiple stakeholders, both professional and personal. The Complete Executive provides an easy-to-follow, 10-step system including an assessment hat guides executives to achieve their best results despite all the demands.

Being a leader requires much more than just understanding how to run a business. Today executive is under a unique set of demands, coming from multiple stakeholders. In The Complete Executive, long-time executive coach Karen Wright introduces a unique 10-step system that takes all of these aspects of leadership development into account. Leaders not only need incredible physical energy and stamina, they need a support system, philosophy, plan, business acumen, a social network, and a brand and reputation that will ensure they achieve their vision. Backed by an assessment tool, giving each leader a personal report card, this book provides aspiring leaders with a framework to address all aspects of leadership that translates to peak performance.

Wright knows from experience that even when everything is going well for leaders, high achievers don't stop there, which is why The Complete Executive is designed as a resource to return to again and again for continuous improvement.

Karen Wright has coached top business leaders and helped individuals and teams from Fortune 500 companies manage change, increase productivity, integrate their personal and professional lives, and achieve their own definitions of success. Karen founded Para- chute Executive Coaching, a coaching and consulting firm, in 1996. She is frequently in the media, including on CTV News, CBC Radio One, The Globe & Mail, CFRA Radio Ottawa, TalkRadio U.K., The Toronto Star, Kiplinger, and Computer World Magazine. Karen has an MBA from the Ivey School and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario. The first Professional Certified Coach (PCC) in Canada and now one of an elite group of Master Certified Coaches, Karen is a leader in the field of corporate coaching. Core to her coaching philosophy is the belief that personal happiness and professional fulfillment can be achieved all at once. Karen resides in Toronto, Canada.