Field notes
Guides from the coaching room
Short pieces on how management teams make decisions, coach new leaders, and design offsites that earn the travel.
When the management layer outgrows hallway decisions
Growing companies often keep informal decision habits long after the hallway stops being large enough. Here is how to notice the shift.
Coaching a new manager through the first ninety days
Promotion into people leadership changes the work overnight. Coaching can keep the first quarter grounded in practice rather than theory.
Designing a leadership offsite that earns the travel
An offsite only justifies the disruption when managers leave with decisions and working agreements, not just shared language.
Working agreements that survive busy quarters
Agreements written during calm weeks often collapse under peak load. Build them for the busiest fortnights, not the quiet ones.