Tom Zender: CEO Mentor - Facts

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What is CEO Mentoring?
CEO Mentoring is a relationship where an experienced expert guides and supports the expansion of small and medium size businesses, building upon the existing strengths of the CEO and their organization to achieve growth and sustainable success.

Why is a CEO Mentor valuable?
Many business CEO’s and their organizations achieve a level of success, yet want to accelerate growth and achieve a greater sustainable success. Some signposts on this path can include:

Results are not in synch with the organization’s strengths.
The organization is working harder without commensurate results.
Their vision, mission, values may not be completely clear and communicated.

What results can be expected from CEO Mentoring?
CEO’s reach their next level of sustainable success by:

Strategies - clarifying and communicating their highest vision mission and values.
Solutions - creating ideas that overcome obstacles and risks.
Success - implementing an ideal roadmap for effective actions.

Who benefits from an experienced CEO Mentor?
CEO clients who have an expert mentor with long, broad and deep executive experience:

Acquire a trusted guide and sounding board for their business concerns, ideas and decisions.
Receive counsel in developing solid goals, plans and actions.
Gain devoted support from an expert who is committed to their success.

How does a CEO Mentor typically work with a client?
They meet regularly in a customized manner where the mentor:

Asks thought provoking questions, listens deeply and provides thoughtful feedback.
Interacts to clearly identify the true obstacles that are blocking the next level of success.
Facilitates the discovery of creative new strategies and actions to achieve sustainable growth.

What is Tom Zender’s business background?
Leadership roles at GE and Honeywell, small and midsize businesses, and nonprofits:

Senior vice president in NYSE and NASDAQ listed corporations
CEO of startup businesses and a global nonprofit institution.
Board member of U.S. and Canadian public corporations.

What is Tom Zender’s uniqueness?
He uses his extensive business and life experiences for the best interests of his clients:

Successful business leadership in major corporations, small businesses and nonprofits.
Ongoing transformation to his higher purpose and values in work and life.
Bestselling author of business ethics books and columnist for the Phoenix Business Journal.

75% of CEO’s interviewed by the Association of Talent Development (ATD) acknowledged that having a good mentor was fundamental to their success.

Clients

Tom Zender serves small, medium, and large clients in the Phoenix area, such as:

Arizona State University

Biosensing Instruments

Intelemark

Goodwill Industries

Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation (CEI)

Kowalski Restoration

Maricopa County Community College District

Infinity Solutions

Workers’ Compensation Company of America

ABT Financial Consultants

CyberSponse Inc

National Association of Professional Organizers

Unity

Endorsements

"Tom articulates well the principles necessary to create a business culture and value system that provides the supportive environment for individuals to successfully collaborate, innovate, and deliver great results."

Fred Anderson, former CFO of Apple Computer

"Tom’s understanding of both business success and spiritual values has led him to the knowledge that the two are not separate entities - they are two sides of the same coin, and he deftly shows their integration."

Deepak Chopra, bestselling author of The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

"You were a distinct asset to General Electric. Your ability to communicate is outstanding."

Kenneth G. Fisher, former Vice President of General Electric

"Tom Zender masterfully raises the consciousness and confidence of people and their organizations."

Jack Canfield, bestselling author of The Success Principles; co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series

"Tom helps us to see what is already inside us, and what has guided successful businesses throughout the ages."

Sam Yau, Chairman of Esalen Institute; former CEO of National Learning Corporation

"Zender explains how to leap ahead of the field by taking the most important leap of all: recognizing the power of your inner spirit to create breakthroughs you might not have ever thought possible."

Marianne Williamson, bestselling author of Return to Love

"Through a powerful marriage of theory and application, Zender shows us how the very principles that govern nature, and even life itself, can guide business and management as well."

Gregg Braden, bestselling author of Fractal Time; former director of Technical Operations at Cisco Systems, Inc.