EP 111 - Why Every CEO Needs a Coach - - Dr Corrie Block on Leadership, Flow & Fulfillment.
From This Is Your Turning Point by Mark Sclaire
October 26, 2025 · 1h 23m
About this episode
Dr. Corrie Block discusses the importance of executive coaching for CEOs and shares insights from his book on leadership and performance.
In this episode, I sit down once again with Dr Corrie Block, executive coach, author of The Chief Executive Coach, and one of the most respected voices in leadership and performance.Dr Corrie shares powerful insights from his new book — diving into what it really means to coach at the Olympic level of business, why most “executive coaches” aren’t truly qualified, and how companies like Google and lessons from The Trillion Dollar Coach (Bill Campbell) changed the way the world views leadership development.We talk about:🧠 The difference between therapy and true executive coaching🏆 Why every CEO plays an Olympic-level game — and what kind of coach they actually need💡 The neuroscience of flow and how to trigger 500% more productivity❤️ Why “happiness” can distract you from true fulfillment🔥 Why promoting “skills” instead of “mindsets” breaks leadership in most organizations⏱️ Why Dr Corrie believes all executive coaching should be ROI-positive (and even “free” to the company)This conversation goes deep — from Simon Sinek’s idea of vulnerability, to Marshall Goldsmith’s publishing pace, to Matt Damon’s “Good Will Hunting” and what it teaches us about real coaching.If you lead a…
People in this episode
Guest: Dr Corrie Block
Topics covered
- leadership
- executive coaching
- productivity
- neuroscience
- fulfillment
Keywords
- CEO
- Olympic-level coaching
- happiness vs fulfillment
- ROI-positive coaching
Mentioned in this episode
Products: The Chief Executive Coach
Books & works: The Chief Executive Coach, Good Will Hunting
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