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The Power of OKRs: Setting Goals That Actually Mean Something
Something I keep noticing, across years of working with leaders and founders. So many of us can articulate a vision beautifully. We know what we want. We can speak about it with real conviction. And yet, three months in, we find ourselves wondering how we got so far from it. It's rarely about ambition. And it's rarely about capability. More often, it's about the gap between wanting something and having a clear, honest structure to get there. That's where OKRs come in. And whi
Beyond External Validation: The Power of Self-Feedback
In many of my coaching conversations with senior leaders and founders, a pattern keeps emerging. High performers waiting. Waiting for the next performance review. Waiting for stakeholder feedback. Waiting for someone senior to say, "Well done." External feedback absolutely matters. We are wired for it. Yet something powerful is often overlooked: Our capacity to give ourselves meaningful, grounded feedback. Not empty self-praise. Not harsh self-criticism. But thoughtful, evide
Taking It Personally
Why it’s normal – and why or how you don’t have to believe every thought you have. No greeting. No “thank you”. No feedback. Just a short email in response to a piece of work I had put real thought and care into. Almost immediately, my mind filled the gap. I haven’t done a good job. I’ve missed the mark. This reflects badly on me. Nothing like that had been said. And yet, the conclusion felt instant and real. This is often how taking things personally starts – not with facts,
The Leadership Shift No One Talks About
This blog is about the quiet, inner transitions that often go unnoticed in leadership — the ones that happen beneath the surface, and yet...
Leading with Your Core Values
Your inner compass in times of change Somewhere in a drawer, or a photo on an old phone, there is probably a flipchart page with your values written on it. Freedom. Integrity. Growth. Then Monday arrived. Board papers, a team issue that could not wait, three things that were already late. And the words went quiet. This is not a failure of seriousness. It happens to most of us, and it has happened to me more than once. Values tend to go quiet precisely when the pressure rises
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