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The Coach People Call for Brilliant but Difficult Leaders

From Control to Respected Influence
Without Losing Your Edge

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Senior Leaders

90%

Attribute Coaching To Major Behavior Change

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Turn Control Into Influence — Without Losing Your Edge

Download my whitepaper:
From Control to Connection — The Hidden Cost of Dominance in Leadership (and How to Fix It)

Inside, you’ll see the exact patterns that cost dominant leaders millions in lost talent, stalled execution, and silence at the top, and the shifts that change it without softening your edge.


This is the same framework I’ve used for over a decade with CEOs, founders, and senior executives in high-stakes environments.

The Transformation

From Control to Respected Influence:

A 12-month, high-stakes engagement for leaders whose style is both their greatest strength and their biggest liability.

 

We turn force into followership, speed into scale, and pressure into trust.

We work on:
•    Turning control into influence.
•    Building loyalty without losing authority.
•    Creating a culture where people bring you the truth.
•    Accelerating strategic outcomes without micromanaging.

 

Results past clients have seen:
•    40% reduction in turnover in one year.
•    20% revenue growth after shifting control patterns.
•    Strategic innovation unlocked after reclaiming time from constant oversight.

Ready for real change?

You could do this alone. But if you can afford me, I am the specialist for brilliant-but-difficult leaders.

“Turnover down 40%. Decision speed up. Team finally brings me the truth.”— SVP, Global Tech

I work with CEOs, founders, and senior executives in companies from $50M startups to Fortune 1000s.

They’re sharp, driven, and highly accomplished.
 

They come to me when they’re ready to stop leading from fear and start leading from trust.

You could do this alone.
But if you are lucky enough to afford me, you will get the specialist leaders call when the stakes are high and the cost of getting it wrong is higher.
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Why Leaders Choose Me When It Matters Most

I’ve been on both sides of dominance: leading with it, and coaching those who do. I know the high-performance drive that built your career and the silent cost it can create.

 

I have spent the last 10 years coaching powerful leaders with a commanding style that can intimidate or overwhelm. They have already achieved what most people can’t, and aren’t willing to lose their edge.

 

They come to me when they’re ready to shift from leading by push to leading by trust, influence, and connection that sticks.

If you’re looking for someone to tell you what you want to hear, I’m not your coach.

 

If you’re ready for the conversation most people won’t have with you, that’s where I come in.

 

I will tell you what others avoid. Then we will change it. 

 

Your edge doesn’t need to disappear.

It needs to evolve.

My coaching engagement with Roberto was nothing short of transformational. He helped me appreciate the biases and perspectives I was bringing to every decision based on feedback that was generated from my peers. When I look at my behaviors today, they are much less rooted in biases, selfishness, and bureaucracy and much more rooted in awareness, service to others, and appreciation of diversity of experiences as a direct result of this engagement. Today, I can see my demeanor has shifted to one of less anxiety and emotion and one of more calm and control as a result of these learnings. I'm excited to continue to flex these muscles going forward.

- Sam B. | Principal, Gauge Capital

©2024 BY GIANNICOLA INC.
Executive Leadership & Facilitation
Roberto@Giannicola.com

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