To stay on course, engage an executive coach or seek frank and frequent feedback from work allies, say experts.

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Argyris described a method for improving the thinking and decision-making of executive groups that involved engaging them both collectively and individually as a coach-facilitator, giving them feedback, challenging their thinking and using focused exercises to help them reflect on how they operate.

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Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author and executive coach to more than 300 CEOs, says that feedback is a gift and we need to thank people for it.

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