Catch the signal before it costs you.
Some signals are small, but they're in plain sight once you know how to see them. I help founders and tech leaders spot the ones slowing them down, so they can make better decisions.
Leaders who move fast under heavy load
You run a company, a product, or a team where the stakes are high and the data is thin. You put a lot of pressure on yourself, and you're good at pushing through it.
The cost is that you stop seeing the smaller signals, the ones that would have told you the hire was wrong in week two, or that the team had gone quiet on you.
I work with founders and senior leaders in technology, in Canada and the US. Some pay for it themselves and some have the company sponsor it. The work is the same either way. We look at how you decide, and at what you've been overriding to keep moving.
Three kinds of signal
In you
Notice what you're ignoring
There are physical and mental signals that show up before a bad decision. We find yours, name them, and build the habit of catching them in time.
Under load
Know how you run under pressure
Everyone has a pattern under load. Some people go quiet and some go hard on the team. Once you can see yours while it's happening, you get a choice you didn't have before.
Why you build
Know why you build, so you can choose what to build
The reasons behind the company aren't always the reasons on the pitch deck. Getting clear on them makes the big calls about product, people, and your own role a lot simpler.
How it works
A lot of coaching is someone telling you the best approach and giving you homework to build the right habits. I go further than that. We get to the core of what you already know, clear the dust off it, and you make the call from there.
Sessions are 60 minutes, by video, usually every two weeks. We start with whatever is live for you that week, and I say what I notice, directly and without judgement.
I'm training as a coach at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, on the path to an ICF credential. I'm also a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, and about ten years of that work led me into coaching. More about me and how I got here.
A 30-minute conversation
We talk about what's going on and I tell you whether I think coaching will help. If I'm not the right fit, I'll say so. There's nothing to prepare.
Change starts with noticing what's happening right now. Most of the work is learning to do that while you're under load.