Ready, Willing and Able
Needing coaching and being ready for coaching aren't always the same thing. Ready, Willing and Able explores the openness, willingness and capacity that help make a coaching conversation genuinely valuable.
Which Hat Am I Wearing?
Do you need someone to share the road they've travelled, solve a specialist problem, or help you discover your own answer? Which Hat Am I Wearing? explores the difference between coaching, mentoring and consulting — and why knowing which role to play matters.
The 10-Cent Problem
A broken 10-cent connector led to significant savings — but the real return was a way of thinking that lasted for years. The 10-Cent Problem explores why the value of coaching isn't the conversation itself, but what becomes possible because of it.
Even Federer Had a Coach
The world's greatest athletes still have coaches. Even Federer Had a Coach explores why leadership coaching isn't a repair service — and why some of the best time to work with a coach is when things are already going well.
Someone Outside the Rocket
Even experienced leaders have blind spots. Someone Outside the Rocket is a story about one question from a coach that exposed a mission-critical assumption and changed the trajectory of a major project.
It's Only a Scratch
What we believe happened can shape what we do next. It's Only a Scratch uses a memorable Seinfeld moment to explore what actually happens in coaching and how questioning our perceptions can change our actions.
The Washing Machine
My brilliant older brother once spent fifteen minutes trying to work out how to turn on a washing machine. It became a lasting leadership lesson about overthinking, assumptions and the power of simple solutions.
Coaching at the Table Tennis Table
Some of my best coaching conversations happened over a table tennis table. This story is about trust, connection and why meeting people where they are can matter more than finding the perfect coaching question.
Permission to Think
What if the problem is not capability, but permission? A story about intelligent disobedience, employee empowerment and giving people the trust to think, exercise judgement and own the outcome.
Brutal Culture Reality
Culture is not built by telling people what they want to hear. It is built through truth, trust and leaders courageous enough to describe today's reality while inviting people to help create something better.
One Step at a Time
Some challenges are simply too big to conquer in one leap. A story about preparation, perseverance and learning that when the destination feels overwhelming, the next step is often enough.
Forgiveness Over Failure
Some leadership lessons arrive through success. Others arrive through failure. This story explores what happens when we stop allowing mistakes to define us and instead choose reflection, forgiveness and growth.