A Look at Practice: Examples of situations we work through together
My work is built on trust.
Most of my clients carefully protect their privacy and business decisions
Respecting their discretion goes without saying. That is why I do not mention names or specific companies in most examples. Some clients, however, have chosen to share their experience publicly (see Case Studies below).
The examples below are anonymized to protect the individuals involved while still illustrating the situations in which people come to me.
— LEADERSHIP & BUSINESS
Sparring in a crisis partnership
A client suspected that someone close to him in business was not playing fair. As a sparring partner, I helped him separate feelings from facts. He found the strength to resolve the situation decisively and "clear the table." We continue to work together to this day.
— LEADERSHIP & BUSINESS
Decision-making under fire
An investment or direction that looked great on the surface, but something felt fundamentally off to the client. I served as a sparring partner for his thinking until he filtered out the noise around him and made a decision based on his own best judgement.
— LEADERSHIP & BUSINESS
Observer at key negotiations
A sparring partnership for a client doing business in
Eastern Europe. I was present at the most significant negotiations as an observer, followed by a debrief on the dynamics, behavioural patterns, and strategies of the other party.
— PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Loss of trust in one's own judgement
A client had been in a long-term toxic relationship where she gradually stopped trusting herself. We rebuilt her confidence piece by piece, so she could stand on her own feet again and make her own decisions.
— LEADERSHIP & TEAMS
The same scenario playing out again and again
"People change, but the conflicts stay the same." I held up a mirror to the client's own patterns — the ones he was unknowingly triggering. We didn't work on other people. We worked on the root cause within him.
— PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Success that started to hurt
A client was managing a fast pace on the outside, but inside she was merely going through the motions. As her sparring partner, I helped her restore a sense of meaning and inner calm to the process.
— FAMILY & ADOLESCENTS
The gap between you and your teenager
Parents who no longer knew how to talk with their child without ending up in an argument. I helped them find a way to listen to each other again and establish boundaries that actually work.
— FAMILY & ADOLESCENTS
An adolescent under the pressure of expectations
A young person who felt they were falling apart under the weight of others' demands. We worked on his own mindset so he wouldn't be afraid to stand his ground, even when his family saw things differently.
— PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Other people's ambitions vs. your own path
A client everyone kept telling what to do —
and who was losing sight of what he actually wanted. We untangled what was truly his and what was simply the expectations of those around him.
— LEADERSHIP & BUSINESS
When everything looks fine on the outside, but the foundations are cracking
A client everyone envied for his success and wealth — who was suffering on the inside. As his sparring partner, I helped him face reality before the crash came.
— PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Strategic sparring in real estate
Supporting an entrepreneur in his dealings with foreign real estate — keeping a clear head and rational judgement in transactions where a great deal is at stake.
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