I'm the executive sales coach lead at Google and work with teams and leaders across the globe. These are the 4 habits that I see the most successful leaders practice.

Thu, 10/12/2023 - 05:02

AK Ikwuakor is an executive sales coach lead at Google.
He says that even powerful leaders struggle with personal problems.
Ikwuakor noticed that the best leaders are even-tempered.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with AK Ikwuakor, a 38-year-old executive sales coach lead at Google from Marina Del Rey, California. It's been edited for length and clarity.

Behind a leader's confident front, there's always a deeply human side many people don't see. Executives, contrary to some public perceptions, are not superhumans; they're as fallible as any of us. It's easy for the world to place them on pedestals.