Executive coaching in Chicago
Lead with clarity.
Make room to grow.
Practical, thoughtful coaching for executives, managers, founders, and professionals navigating the responsibilities of leadership.
Ask about executive coaching ↗Sam Rustum
Certified Executive Coach
Center for Executive Coaching
A space to think
You carry responsibility.
You can have support.
Leadership can mean making decisions with incomplete information, balancing competing priorities, and having conversations you cannot keep putting off. You may be stepping into a new role or finding that the habits that helped you advance no longer serve you as well.
I am Sam Rustum, a Certified Executive Coach through the Center for Executive Coaching and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. My coaching focuses on professional goals, leadership habits, and the practical choices that shape how you work with others.
We can use your real challenges as a starting point, identify what you want to change, and turn reflection into concrete next steps.
Areas of focus
What we can work on.
Leadership transitions
Clarify expectations, build confidence in a new role, and move from doing everything yourself toward leading others.
Communication
Prepare for difficult conversations, communicate expectations, and practice giving and receiving useful feedback.
Decisions and priorities
Sort competing demands, identify tradeoffs, and make deliberate choices when there is no perfect answer.
Delegation and boundaries
Consider what to own, what to share, and how to set limits that support both your responsibilities and your team.
Leadership presence
Explore how you show up in meetings, respond to disagreement, and communicate your perspective with greater clarity.
Sustainable work habits
Examine overcommitment, constant availability, and unrealistic expectations. Build routines that leave room for the rest of your life.
The work together
Specific goals.
Practical action.
Start with what matters
We identify the challenge you want to address and what meaningful progress would look like in your day-to-day work.
Look at the pattern
We explore your current approach, the assumptions behind it, and the effect it has on your decisions and relationships at work.
Choose a next step
That might mean preparing a conversation, trying a different approach to delegation, or setting clearer priorities. We review what you learn and adjust from there.
Choosing the right service
Coaching and therapy.
Executive coaching focuses on professional development and leadership goals. Therapy addresses mental health concerns and emotional well-being. Although I have training in both areas, coaching is not a substitute for mental health treatment.
During an initial conversation, we can discuss what you are looking for and whether coaching or therapy is the appropriate service. The goals, scope, and terms of the work should be clear before we begin.
For support focused on mental health, explore what I help with in therapy.
Start a conversation
What would you like to change about how you lead?
Get in touch to ask about executive coaching, current availability, fees, and whether the approach fits your goals.
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