I help leaders move fast without breaking people.
I build high performance leadership teams. Founders at The Wing, Derris PR, Rocketrip, CIVIC, Daily Harvest and Social Studies partner with me as a “Chief Performance Officer”-in-residence to solve for their most sensitive people and ops challenges. I use an unconventional blend of 1:1, co-founder, team and real-time coaching to help founders structure executive teams with the right roles, ways of working, succession plans and behaviors for their stage of growth.
Previously, I was Managing Director at pioneering org design consultancy NOBL Collective. Prior to NOBL, I built and scaled the US business of global executive coaching firm Within People, helping founders use the power of culture and leadership to create the business of their dreams. Prior to Within at Futerra, a consultancy based in London, I helped FTSE100 leadership teams innovate sustainable business models and grew a fledgling corporate strategy offer into a successful global practice.
I love creating, talking and writing about big ideas that have the potential to change how we work. Recently I've spoken about social debt, how to build a 21st century workforce and how to codify your values as a business.
I'm based in New York City.
Talks
“How to Influence Change”, AlphaHQ 2020 Marketers Summit, New York
“Stay Out of Social Debt and Build Your Team”, Grace Hopper 2019 Conference, New York
“How to Influence Change”, Innov8tors 2019 Conference, New York
“Stay Out of Social Debt”, Pioneers Conference 2019, Vienna
“Managing Social Complexity”, LTV 2019 SaaS Conference, New York
“Build a High Performance Team”, Unreasonable Group’s Unreasonable Goals Program 2018, New York
“Build a High Performance Team”, Union Square Ventures’ 2018 Emerging Talent Network Summit, New York
“Put Culture First”, Harvard’s 2018 Igniting Innovation Conference, Boston
DisruptHR May 2018, New York
Hack Summit Lab’s 2018 Purpose & People series, New York
Writing
I'm a contributing author to publications on a range of topics on how to build high performance teams, from succession planning through to culture, change management and leadership development. Recent posts:
How to Give Positive Feedback (LinkedIn)
5 Executive Team Red Flags and how to solve for them (LinkedIn)
How to Manage a Dominant Voice through a “graceful interruption” (LinkedIn)
4 Ways to Manage Up (LinkedIn)
5 Tactics for When a Meeting Goes South (LinkedIn)
5 Ways to Start a Meeting by using “check-ins” (LinkedIn)
5 Ways to Close a Meeting by using “check-outs” (LinkedIn)
How to Influence Change as a Chief Transformation Officer (NOBL)
Busy Work and why working harder gets you results, but not the ones you want (NOBL)
Why Leading=Teaming in today’s organization (NOBL)
Busting Through the Values Hype (Rank & File Magazine)
Leadership in the Age of Impact Anxiety (Presidio Institute)
Why Consulting is Broken and four ways to fix it (Medium)
How Culture Drives Growth according to groundbreaking global research (Within People)
Three Reasons Why Nonprofits Need Purpose (Visceral)