Two extraordinary leaders
take readers inside their Executive Partnership, a breakthrough
in leadership strategies designed to help CEOs and senior-level
executives achieve unparalleled business success.
In LEADERSHIP, Helping Others to Succeed, Chapter 6, Dian Harrison,
President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, one of the
largest Planned Parenthood affiliates in the United States, and
Mike Takagawa, executive advisor and CEO of Corporate Edge, Inc.,
a premiere leadership coaching firm in San Francisco, California,
discuss their long-term collaboration that takes them far beyond
the traditional client/coach association that reaches to the very
core of the high-stakes needs of CEOs and corporate leaders.
With thirty years of progressive leadership experience, Ms. Harrison
has worked for such high-profile organizations as the United Way,
the Urban League, Fisk University and Planned Parenthood. The San
Francisco Business Times recognized her as one of San Francisco's
"Top 100 Most Influential Women Leaders." As a former
company president and Fortune 500 senior executive, Mr. Takagawa
is a highly regarded executive advisor to prominent CEOs and corporate
leaders, with clients that include Adobe Systems, Kaiser Permanente
and the San Francisco Chronicle.
In leading her organization through a successful merger, business
turnaround and strategic reinvention, Ms. Harrison demonstrated
bold leadership when she entrusted Mr. Takagawa with access to the
inner workings of her organization. By integrating the best attributes
of a mentor, consultant and coach, Mr. Takagawa created a new breed
of leadership assistance The Executive Partnership that
targets the distinct needs of CEOs and senior-level executives.
The remarkable results that Mr. Takagawa and Ms. Harrison, and her
organization, continue to achieve bear witness to the amazing success
of their Executive Partnership.
C-level executives can propel their leadership performance by partnering
with someone who possesses both exemplary executive coaching skills
and solid corporate executive experience someone who has been there
and done that. For senior executives who want to do more than survive
in the spotlights of the global economy, The Executive Partnership
is the next evolution in leadership success. |