CEO Sparring Partner
This is for the progressive CEO seeking challenge and growth. You want a top notch business leader, a peer, who pushes back, someone to critically engage with your ideas and sharpen your plans—fast.
A highly successful owner-CEO told Boom’s founder this: “I don’t want a coach. I don’t want a mentor. I don’t want a consultant. I already know what I want to do, but I need a sparring partner who challenges my ideas so that I can improve them.”
Loud and clear. It was the spark which led us to crafting a unique Sparring Partner program for progressive CEOs.
5 typical CEO situations in which the Sparring Partner is perfect
- CEOs at any stage: Sparring is a powerful tool to enhance your performance
- First-time CEOs: Sparring strengthens your safety net and boosts your effectiveness immediately
- CEOs in transition: Sparring accelerates your adaptation to a new industry, a new team, or new ownership
- CEOs leading transformation: Sparring ensures you stay on course through turbulent times
- Owner-CEOs: Sparring helps you, as the visionary, elevate your managerial game to the next level
CEO challenges and deliverables to spar over
Examples:
- Lonely decision-making
- New situations all the time
- Being the face of the business
- Adapting budgets and roadmaps
- CEO contribution to strategy development
- Challenging key performers in their field of expertise
- Crucial personnel decisions
- Navigating internal battles
- Internal and external communications
- Relationships with stakeholders
- Managing the board of directors
- Staying the course and being true to the mission
Roles of the CEO Sparring Partner
- Ally: You have an external top notch connection who is on your side
- Listener: You are being understood
- Inquirer: You are being challenged in a safe space
- Optimizer: You are improving your CEO deliverables fast, together
- Confidant(e): You work with a person who keeps things confidential
The CEO Sparring Partner is distinct from
- an executive coach who is not a peer to you
- a mentor who tends to tell you how to do things
- a consultant who knows everything about a specific topic
Instead, the CEO Sparring Partner is here to challenge you. Tough on your ideas and plans, so that you improve them fast. Always on your side. In a safe space, without “failing forward” while others watch you.
If you’re looking for a coach, mentor, or consultant, consider speaking with Boom as well, as we also select professionals in these fields. However, for the CEO Sparring Partner, we maintain a clear and distinct definition from these other value propositions.
Benefits of having a great Sparring Partner
- No half-baked CEO deliverables
- Accelerate and enhance decision-making
- Be sure-footed and act with confidence
- Save everyone time with your clarity
Basic formula: How it works
The basic formula of Boom’s CEO Sparring Partner Program:
- Sparring Partner as a service, monthly subscription
- 2 online meetings per month
- Meeting agenda prepared by the CEO (support is offered by Boom’s team)
- Open line with the CEO Sparring Partner
Sparring Partner pricing
Think of it as having a Sparring Partner on retainer (similar to a lawyer) and using their services consistently, not just when you run into an emergency. Your Sparring Partner is there for you in a crisis, but the ultimate goal is to take the right actions at the right time so that you are one of the most effective CEOs you know.
CHF 5’000/month + VAT where applicable (about USD 6’000/month)
Options and add-ons (fees vary, info on request):
- Work with 2 Sparring Partners (different backgrounds) in a given month
- Use your Sparring Partner’s services more intensely during a crucial phase
- Buy add-ons like Boom connecting you with CEO peers who went through a similar challenge recently and preparing/moderating that conversation
- Training content – based on our own BoomMethod for The Progressive CEO (inquire about it in case of interest)
Find your CEO Sparring Partner
- We introduce you to Boom’s Sparring Partners
- You get to know a few of them, and vice versa
- We at Boom discuss whether and how we are a match with you
- You make your choice
- You start to work with your personal CEO Sparring Partner
The CEO plays a pivotal role in an organization’s success, leaving little room for error. Making sound decisions fast is paramount. Boom’s CEO Sparring Partner enhances decision-making and contributes to the success of the CEO and their business.