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Peer Advisory
Vistage Worldwide
A confidential peer-advisory group of CEOs through the world’s largest CEO coaching organisation.
Explore Vistage →The thinking that builds capacity, and the library behind it.
For almost three decades, Ed Robinson has coached CEOs and business owners. Distilled here: a library of frameworks, and Ask Ed, a digital version of his coaching brain.
Executive Coach
· Vistage Chair
· Business Advisor
· Frederick, MD
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What Only the CEO Can Do: Is Your Calendar Reflecting Your Job?
Ed RobinsonIn session
Almost 30 years advising business owners and coaching the leaders who run them — hundreds of CEOs and senior executives, and thousands of the people they lead.
26 yrs
Coaching leaders
23+ yrs
Vistage Chair
$3B+
Client revenue
Top 2%
Vistage, globally
Vistage Chair · Selected clients Ed has helped
Daily Leadership Thought
View all thoughts →Ask permission to coach — people accept feedback more readily when they agree to the process and feel respected in the exchange. Coaching with consent changes outcomes. Start the conversation by asking, “Are you open to some feedback?” and the dynamic shifts from accusation to partnership.Read this thought →
The Capacity Library
Search through thousands of resources and find your next source of inspiration.
Decades of curation. Or skip the search and ask Ed directly.
Reading SummaryBooks, distilled
84
Reading ExcerptPassages worth keeping
52
Leadership InterviewCEOs, candidly
71
Free DownloadTools and worksheets
128
Recommended ReadingEd’s bookshelf
239
Daily Leadership ThoughtA thought a day
364
Favorite ArticleThe signal, saved
496
Helpful WebsiteSites worth a visit
164
Video FavoriteWatch and learn
73
AI Audio SummaryListen on the drive
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Meeting SummarySessions, recapped
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Online ToolAssess yourself
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Know Yourself — The School of LifeReading Summary · 28 Oct 2026
Reading Summary
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Exit Readiness and Business Valuation ToolFree Download · 24 Oct 2026
Free Download
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Three horizons of quantum: A business road map to the future computing economyFavorite Article · 23 Oct 2026
Favorite Article
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Small Business Leadership AssessmentOnline Tool · 19 Aug 2026
Online Tool
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Nick Damoulakis, President, OrasesLeadership Interview · 17 Aug 2026
Leadership Interview
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Leadership Interview
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Ed sits down with leaders he admires. The conversations are unscripted, practical, and the lessons land fast.
Ed has launched Ask Ed
A digital version of Ed
Your coaching brain, on call.
Ask Ed is a coaching companion trained on Ed’s frameworks and questions. Available now in Ed’s voice. A face-to-face video version will follow once the technology is up to the challenge.
What Ask Ed isn’t
- ×A generic chatbot.
- ×A search engine with a friendly voice.
- ×A cheerleader.
What Ask Ed is
- ✓Thinks the way Ed thinks.
- ✓Challenges with his frameworks.
- ✓Knows when to escalate.
Three ways to work with Ed
Tailored, never cookie cutter.
Ed works with individuals and groups, in peer settings and one-on-one.
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One-on-one
Executive Coaching
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Group
Training Workshops
Tailored to your team, your requirements and your availability.
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What they say, after years in the room.
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