September 4, 2025 Hi Reader Part 2 of “The Confidence Series” I used to be proud of my decision-making track record. Quick analysis. Clear choice. Confident execution. Results that “proved me right.” Then I started working with top leaders who made decisions that looked terrible on paper but delivered extraordinary outcomes. It puzzled me and so I sat with it until I realised something uncomfortable. My "best" decisions were often preventing me from making truly great ones. The very approach...
9 days ago • 5 min read
August 29, 2025 Hi Reader Part 1 of “The Confidence Series” "I'm confident this strategy will deliver exactly what we need." Ever heard anyone utter those words? You might have yourself. I heard those words recently in a meeting-room, and they hung in the air like a red flag for anyone who actually understood the complexity of what was being proposed. While there were some approving nods at such decisive leadership, I watched the most experienced person in the room, a performance manager with...
15 days ago • 5 min read
August 22, 2025 Hi Reader I walked into my client’s office all full of the joys. I changed tact quickly though as she was looking exhausted. "My team keeps coming to me with problems," she said. "I solve them quickly because I have the experience. But somehow, more problems keep appearing." She runs a luxury hotel group here in Mallorca. Smart leader. Great results. But drowning in other people's problems. The chat took off something like this. "How often do they bring you problems?" I asked....
22 days ago • 5 min read
August 15, 2025 Hi Reader Let's just say that you've mastered the language of leadership. Your emails are articulate. Your presentations are comprehensive. Your explanations are thorough. But you’re a bit curious that people aren't responding to you with the respect your position deserves. Sound familiar? There's an underlying uncomfortable truth. The communication patterns you believe demonstrate professionalism are actually broadcasting weakness to everyone around you. Let’s see why that...
29 days ago • 6 min read
August 8, 2025 Hi Reader Last week's different format was really well received, so we'll follow a similar path this week. Again, I've been looking through my own journals and notes to see what issues keep coming up for the people I work with. You know, the type of persistent and recurring events or scenarios that leave you frustrated and thinking "It just happened again". And when I look at the times it happens me, I find that the recurring theme is that I revert to treating symptoms as...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
August 1, 2025 Hi Reader I'm toying with a different newsletter approach for this week's edition. The past few weeks have brought useful and actionable insights to your Inbox....that said, those type of editions can be heavy going at times and need a few re-reads to completely absorb. So this week I'm brining a new format to the table. Let's call it "3, 2, 1". 3 bitesize paragraphs of leadership insight that you can leverage quickly to make a discernible difference in your leadership and/or...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
July 25, 2025 Hi Reader I recently had to relearn something that embarrassed me as someone who advises high-performing leaders. I was adding more tips, frameworks, and strategies to help a client improve their personal performance. Each suggestion was sound. Each approach had worked before. Yet their performance remained frustratingly inconsistent and felt ‘leaky’. That's when it hit me: I was trying to, so to speak, increase water pressure by turning the tap up higher instead of removing the...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
July 18, 2025 Hi Reader Welcome to the third and final part in our latest series - “Your Hidden Operating System”…you can catch up with the first two editions at https://theleaderscoach.kit.com/profile The words hit like a physical blow: "This is good enough." Your stomach clenches. Your jaw tightens. Every instinct screams that "good enough" is the enemy of everything you've built. But here's the psychological trap that's destroying more leadership careers than any external competitor ever...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
July 11, 2025 Hi Reader This week....Part 2 of "Your Hidden Operating System". If you missed in check out Part 1 here. You spend hours (even days?) crafting the perfect strategy presentation. Every slide precise. Every data point validated. Every contingency mapped. Your peers and/or The Board approve it unanimously. Six months later, you're staring at results that bear no resemblance to your meticulously planned outcomes. Sound familiar? Would you say you're a Legacy Leader? Ok, so how would...
2 months ago • 6 min read