I’m a new CIO and I’m considering executive coaching — where should I start?

I highly recommend working with both an executive coach AND a mentor.  Consider this as an important investment in yourself and know your budget of time and money.  A great executive coach is someone who will coach you to understand your strengths and weaknesses while helping you elevate your leadership skills.  A great mentor is someone who's walked the path before several times and has valuable industry insights for you to grow as a professional.  How do you find them?  You begin by asking your network of friends and peers for recommendations.  Speak with at least three of each who potentially fit your needs before choosing one.

Find a mentor of a person you admire and who has the knowledge you lack of. Acquire books of people who have been CIO who share their insights of everything related to being a CIO. Finally, drop as many questions here so we could help you with them. Best of luck! 👊🏻😀

I developed my set of skills through both coaching and mentorship of over 20 years. As a CIO now i am mentoring your ICT professionals and other CIOs using the invaluable experience obtained through years of listening to those that have travelled the journey and applying some of their insights.  I will be willing to assist if there are CIOs out there that really want some mentorship

There are plenty of places to start, including Gartner. Leverage your network/mentor and talk to other CIOs as a good first step in the process.

I had a similar challenge. First I tried many of the executive search firms for their executive coaching offers  and b-school programs but found them lacking. In the end  I started looking for peers within the industry sector and leveraged both technical standards groups and industry associations as primary targets. To my surprise I found a small group of mentors and guides, CIOs and CEOs who through discussion helped me focus on what skills or support I really needed  (e.g. to hone my political savvy among others) and in the context of my biggest challenges. Once I determined what I really needed I found SME and used them as my educational support system.

Years later when I became an industry analyst I often got the same question from many other CIOs and my advice was always the same. The best coaches are those that have walked in your shoes.