Management best practices seem to be missing something

Does something feel fundamentally broken?

Maybe you're tired of:

• Performance improvement plans that feel like the first step in pushing someone out

• Watching talented people leave because the system failed them

• Pretending that "radical candour" justifies devastating feedback

• Hiring "rockstars" who wreck collaboration

• The constant tension between hitting metrics and actually caring for your team

• Feeling like you're perpetuating patterns that are burning everyone out

You know there has to be a better way

Discover how to

• Turn "difficult conversations" into breakthrough moments of connection

• Hire for collaboration, not competition—finding talented people who strengthen rather than disrupt culture

• Build diverse, cross-functional interview processes that repeatedly identify great team fits

• Create accountability through trust and solidarity

• Navigate organizational pressures while protecting their people

• Lead in alignment with your values, especially when not everyone on your team is doing the same

Heard enough? ready to start?

Through 1:1 coaching and strategic guidance, we'll:

Question the "common sense" assumptions about performance, productivity, and human motivation that we've internalised

Uncover the subtle patterns of scarcity thinking and zero-sum competition embedded in standard management practices - from hiring to performance management

Develop sustainable approaches rooted in thriving teams rather than individual extraction

Build practical strategies for human centred leadership within flawed systems

"He often asks questions to help dig deeper into problems and arrive at more well rounded conclusions... He really strove to create a safe space for everyone to express their thoughts and empowered us to give our opinions."

- Laura Ku, Product Engineer Lead

How we'll work together

1:1 Leadership Transformation

• 3 or 6-month engagements focused on your specific challenges

• Biweekly or Weekly video sessions

• We'll tackle everything from your next difficult conversation to rebuilding your entire team culture

Group Workshops (Coming Soon)

• Hiring for Collaboration: Build diverse interview processes that find culture-builders, not culture-killers

• Performance Without Punishment: Transform reviews from dreaded to developmental

• Values-First Leadership: Lead authentically when your company rewards the opposite

Not sure which is right for you? Book a free 30 minute strategy session and lets make a plan together.

Note: This work is for leaders ready to reject conventional wisdom and build something better. If you're looking for quick fixes or traditional executive coaching that continues the status quo, we're not a match.

Let's make your next 1:1 transformative

If you're ready to stop managing from exhaustion and start leading from your values, book a free strategy session to make a plan for change.

Email

coach@chrisjensen.info

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