Executive Coaching & Leadership Development Blogs
The hidden ‘tax’ you pay when you lead too fast
Three habits that keep your team moving with you, not around you.
Before You Give Feedback, Ask Yourself Why It May Not Be Landing
Even well-delivered feedback won’t create change if the other person isn’t ready to receive it. Before assuming someone is resistant, it’s worth asking a different question: “What could be preventing them from hearing me?”
What Leading Without Authority Teaches You That Titles Never Will
Leading without a title forces a level of trust, alignment and influence that formal authority can’t replicate.
What Ted Lasso Understands About Leadership That Most Founders Get Wrong
As Ted Lasso returns this summer, its leadership lessons offer founders a practical blueprint for leading under pressure with clarity, trust and impact.
How to motivate your team when the ladder stops moving
If your company's career ladder is no longer moving people up, Michel Koopman offers strategies to keep your best talent.
When a President Can’t Pick Their Own Team: The Hidden Cost of Corporate Control
There’s a quiet, growing frustration among division presidents, particularly those running billion-dollar businesses within larger enterprise ecosystems. They carry full P&L responsibility, are expected to drive innovation, culture, and bottom-line performance, yet often don’t get to choose their own team.