Sparring Partner
A trusted advisor who provides leaders with a safe space to explore new ideas, to navigate complexity therefore enabling them to make better decisions.
Having had sparring partners and having been one myself for many years to entrepreneurs and founders, I practice and value active listening, I bring trustworthiness and expertise to the conversation and provide constructive feedback that leads to solving complex challenges.
A profile that offers an outside perspective, that can highlight blind spots enhancing leadership effectiveness hence accelerating growth and adaptability.
Here are three areas where my contribution makes a difference.
Team Dynamics
Businesses are made up of people who have a shared vision. Humans are unique and as such bring different perspectives.
Having been raised in a family business, and then as a founder and co-founder myself, I understand the importance of having an outside perspective that can support leaders in tackling their most pressing priorities.
Through regular sessions I work alongside entrepreneurs to help them get to the next stage of growth, establishing clear roles and healthy team dynamics.
Resilience
In the course of business every entrepreneur regularly faces ups and downs, often alone.
Having someone who can provide a safe space to open up, who can offer tools to reset, who can support and suggest sustainable paths is of paramount importance for success and wellbeing. During my life, I have been lucky to find several sparring partners who helped me navigate through challenging waters.
Today I'm grateful for the opportunity to offer the safe space that others may need.
Crisis Management
No business is immune to crises. It is not a question of avoidance it is a question of managing it.
Whether you are navigating a downturn, facing mounting investor pression, tackling the loss of key talents or any other challenge, an experienced mentor brings out-of-the box perspective that can act as a stabilizing force.
Several decades in business taught me the importance of keeping an even keel while the world seems to be losing its compass in the midst of cyclical global crises.