CEO and Executive Coach Alicia Del Real connects with participants at one of AEI's signature leadership development workshops At The Center for Advanced Emotional Intelligence (AEI), 30 years is reason to celebrate. For the anniversary, CEO and Executive Coach Alicia Del Real offers a compelling look at how executive coaching and leadership development have transformed over the past three decades. What began as a niche and often misunderstood practice has grown into a vital c

Written by Alicia Del Real, CEO and Executive Coach On the whole, women are known to be excellent at building relationships. It’s one of our greatest strengths after all. Unfortunately, when it comes to leveraging those relationships to advance our careers or launch a new business venture, we too often “don’t make the ask.” Whether out of fear of seeming too “aggressive” or self-serving, failing to leverage the relationships we’ve worked so hard to build still represents a lo

Written by Bob Biglin, Executive Coach There are many misconceptions out there about what executive coaching really is. In this article in Training Magazine, AEI Executive Coach Bob Biglin shares his perspective on what executive coaching is, and what it is not. https://trainingmag.com/5-myths-of-executive-coaching-and-the-truth-behind-them Photo Credit: "Dietmar Rabich / Wikimedia Commons / “Fanal (Madeira, Portugal), Lorbeerwald -- 2025 -- 1519” / CC BY-SA 4.0".

by Alicia Del Real, CEO and Executive Coach When Indra Nooyi led PepsiCo as Chairman and CEO from 2006 to 2018, she regularly appeared on Forbes’ list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. During that time, just part of her 24 years at PepsiCo, she accomplished more than most CEOs. Not only did Indra set a new strategy for PepsiCo, investing in healthy foods and beverages while outperforming comparable CPG companies, she also was an inspiring role model for women and mothe

by Amanda Felt, President and Coach Executive coaching is no longer seen as a last resort for performance correction but rather a critical lever for leadership development that impacts individual leaders and the overall health and competitiveness of organizations. With so many executive coaching firms to select from and the stakes so high, choosing the right firm can seem daunting. By focusing on the following four criteria to select an executive coach, you can be more confi