This is the Arete Coach Podcast, Episode, 1132 with host Severin Sorensen, with an episode titled, Beyond Excellence – The Art of Being, Becoming, and Serving as a Chair, Executive Coach, Mentor, and Facilitator. Honoring the life and legacy of Bob Nourse.

This episode pays tribute to the life and contributions of Bob Nourse. We will delve into the 'power of peers and professionally facilitated peer executive groups' as well as the TEC-Vistage model, enriched with insights from numerous past and present TEC and Vistage Chairs and stakeholders.

Vistage is the trailblazer of the professionally moderated executive peer group known as "The Executive Committee", and was established in October 1957. Last October marked Vistage's 65th anniversary, providing a perfect opportunity to reflect on TEC's early stages, growth, and evolution into Vistage. Central to this historical exploration is the extraordinary work of Bob Nourse - his identity, leadership journey, thought processes shaped by his personal experiences and era, and the synthesis of these elements into a purposeful framework for CEOs and peer executive groups, which he named TEC.

In this episode, we explore how Bob Nourse's vision for a Chair's role still permeates the work of TEC and Vistage Chairs worldwide. We will also hear sage advice from many of these Chairs.

This podcast was recorded following the the annual retreat of Keepers Of The Flame in Boulder, Colorado. This event also saw the launch of a new book by Severin Sorensen, 'Beyond Excellence' – The Art of Being, Becoming, and Serving as a Chair, Executive Coach, Mentor, and Facilitator, which celebrates the life and legacy of Bob Nourse.

Sources for this book (and podcast) encompass historical records from Bob Nourse's family, testimonials from contemporary TEC and Vistage stakeholders who knew Bob, and material sourced from over 130 Arete Coach Podcast interviews recorded between April 2020 and June 2023.

The Arete Coach Podcast seeks to explore the art and science of executive coaching. You can find out more about this podcast at aretecoach.io.

This episode was produced on June 26, 2023.

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