Today’s leaders are navigating an increasingly complex and pressurized business environment. Sensitized workers, cultural divisions, institutional capital and disruptive global events have all combined to complicate and intensify executive responsibilities To meet the demands of their roles today, executives must combine focus and motivation with high levels of emotional intelligence, empathy and compassion. Those skills are best cultivated in a collaborative partnership with a trained and experienced confidante. Advisor, coach, consultant, call it what you will. We share perspectives based on 35 years in the C-suites of nine different companies in the media, manufacturing, training and SaaS sectors. We support fellow purpose-driven leaders in their efforts to make their businesses more successful, and the world a better place.