
Bill Hoogterp is an author, entrepreneur, and one of the top executive coaches worldwide. He has advised dozens of Fortune 500 CEOs, and last year his company LifeHikes offered trainings at more than 100 global companies in 47 countries and seven languages. In this series for Fortune he has coaching conversations with real executives striving to become better leaders.
The subject of this week's column is Margaret, a West Coast executive who works for one of the biggest online retailers in the world.
Margaret: Bill, I am happy to get coaching, but I really wanted to know if you can tell me the story again about the 5% braver. It really had an impact on me, and I found myself wanting to hear it again. I’ve tried to tell it to others, and I can never remember the details.