She was a respected executive. By every outside measure, she was doing well. And she told me she felt stalled in her career and overwhelmed in her life.
Perhaps you know someone like her. Perhaps you are her.
If this feels familiar, let's make time to talk.
Starting smaller than a plan
Big changes can feel daunting. When the weight of getting it right is already heavy, a big plan can become one more thing to get wrong.
So we did not start there. We treated change as an experiment: something to try on for a moment, notice, and adjust. Small, reversible, low stakes.
Three small experiments
She tried a new nighttime routine to restore her rest. She tried calendar experiments to protect time for what mattered most to her. And she redesigned her one-on-ones so her team had more room to lead.
Each one was tiny. Each one could be undone if it did not work.
What changed
She began sleeping better. She showed up with more presence. And then something I had not planned for happened.
The story she had been living, "I must chase the next title to prove my worth," stopped fitting. In its place she found a new belief: "I can lead with balance, joy, and mentorship, and that is success."
What this looks like inside a company
Nothing about it was dramatic. There was no program and no big announcement. A leader tried small things, paid attention to what happened, and let what she learned change how she leads.
That is what most of my coaching inside organizations looks like. The company sees it in the way she runs her one-on-ones, the room her team has, and the example she sets for the leaders watching her.
What is one small thing you could try this week, something you could undo if it did not work?