Arete Coach 1146 Enrico Biscaro "Stories and Strategies for Breakthrough Leadership"
- S1E1146
- 45:34
- October 2nd 2023
Welcome to Episode 1146 of the Arete Coach Podcast, crafted for a discerning audience of experienced executive and organizational leadership coaches. I'm your host, Severin Sorensen. Today, we journey through the world of leadership with Enrico Biscaro, a distinguished coach and mentor hailing from Italy, and the mastermind behind the thought-provoking book, "Resonance: Stories and Strategies for Global Team Breakthroughs."
Enrico holds an uncompromising view on leadership: Accountability is limitless. "Leaders must rise above excuses, for they erode morale, motivation, and creativity. True leadership demands courage," he says. "It's about transcending self-interest, eschewing self-pity, and setting aside self-preservation."
Delve deep as Enrico unravels 19 years of rich leadership lessons, insights from his diverse career, and treasures from his coaching practice. Our discussion kicks off with how the unparalleled accountability and resilience demonstrated by basketball legend Michael Jordan left a profound impression on Enrico, guiding his coaching ethos. Listen as Enrico divulges tales from his book "Resonance," revealing the nuances of energizing leadership, the potency of questions like "what drives you?", and the indispensable nature of relentless learning.
But who is Enrico Biscaro? He's a transformation catalyst, turning managers into leaders. Over the last 15 years, Enrico has nurtured, inspired, and transformed countless lives, steering them toward their zenith, their true potential. He's helmed businesses worth over $500 million across four continents. Notably, in his illustrious coaching tenure, over 30 first-time managers have blossomed under his guidance, with five soaring to helm global or regional executive roles. Before this, Enrico made waves at Baker Hughes, clinching roles like Regional Product Line Director and Advanced System Product Manager. His prowess was recognized in 2017 with the Technology Excellence Award for Best New Technology Project. A proud alumnus, Enrico polished his academic credentials with an MBA from the prestigious Thunderbird Global School of Management.
Prepare for an insightful session with Enrico Biscaro on the Arete Coach Podcast. Let's begin.
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This Podcast interview was recorded on July 27, 2023.
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“Arete Coach Podcast" Explores the "Art and Science" of Executive Coaching hosted by Severin Sorensen. The “Arete Coach Podcast" is for executive coaches and anyone considering becoming an executive coach. The podcast is especially valuable to executive coaches who are lifetime learners with deep curiosity about the "art and science" of coaching. In this podcast, the ‘art of coaching’ is explored through engaging interviews with leading executive coaches from diverse backgrounds sharing their individual coaching journeys, learnings, methods, best questions, and situational approaches to executive coaching. Beyond best practices, the podcast will regularly mine research on the ‘science of coaching’ and explores ongoing scientific discoveries and studies looking for what works and why, with an aim to improve the core body of knowledge for executive coaches and the industry. Severin Sorensen has provided over 7,500 hours of paid executive coaching sessions and he holds the following coaching certifications: ICF/ACSTH Certified Executive Coach (CEC), Certified Organizational Development Coach (CODC), Certified Life Coach (CLC); and the IAC: Coach Masteries Practioner. Severin Sorensen has an M.Phil in Economics at King's College, Cambridge University, and undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Utah.
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Severin Sorensen is host of the Arete Coach Podcast, where he interviews executive coaches and researchers with the aims to celebrate and explore the art and science of executive coaching today.
Severin is a senior executive coach, serial entrepreneur and lifetime learner with a passionate curiosity about people and businesses. Severin is the CEO of ePraxis LLC, a premier level retained search firm that provides executive headhunting, talent selection, and executive coaching. (www.epraxis.com)
Severin is a certified coach with an IAC Masteries Practitioner designation and 800+ hours of ICF/ACSTH and other advanced training in Executive Coaching, Organizational Development, EOS, Life Coaching, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Positive Intelligence (PQ). Severin has over 7,500+ hours of paid executive coaching working with high performing executives, owners, and operators of public and private companies throughout North America.Severin's coaching clients include boards of directors, CEOs, Presidents, GMs, COO, CFO, CTO, VP Engineering, VP Talent, and many other positions.
Severin lives in Park City , Utah and his virtual coach practice includes clients throughout the Americas.
From 2010-2018 Severin was a Vistage Chair where he coached three CEO and Key executive groups. In 2011, Severin received the "Rookie of the Year Chair Award" from Vistage. Since 2013, Severin has added international speaking for Vistage, CEO conferences, executive peer groups, and corporations on the topic of identifying and hiring difference making top talent.
In terms of the types of clients coached, Severin has coached new CEOs (with less than 2 years experience), large company executives (e.g., Managing Director of Rio Tinto), numerous high-growth entrepreneurs operating INC 5000 businesses, multi-generational family owned businesses, and primary-equity business owners who are still actively managing their companies. Severin has experience coaching both private and public company executives and their executive teams.
Severin's own coaching practice is tool based, using diagnostics, surveys, and Socratic questioning to get to root issues. You can learn more about Severin at epraxis.com (insights), LinkedIn, Quora, and Twitter. If you think you might be a good fit for executive coaching with Severin, he is happy to give you a free test drive coaching session to see if this would be good for you and your team. You can book a free test-drive 30 min coaching huddle at: calendly.com/epraxis.