by Abe Brown | Aug 31, 2026 | Blog
I remember coaching a talented leader who kept saying, “I’m just not ready for that level of responsibility.” The interesting thing was that everyone around them thought they were ready. Their experience said they were ready. Their results said they were ready. Their...
by Abe Brown | Aug 24, 2026 | Blog
I remember coaching a leader who was frustrated with his team. “We’ve explained the change. We’ve shown them why it makes sense. Why aren’t they getting on board?” It was a fair question. But I asked him another one: “What if...
by Abe Brown | Aug 17, 2026 | Blog
I remember coaching a senior leader who was frustrated that their team wasn’t speaking up. Every meeting felt the same. Questions were met with silence. New ideas were rare. Problems surfaced only after they had become expensive. Finally, I asked a simple...
by Abe Brown | Aug 10, 2026 | Blog
I remember coaching a leader who came into the room completely overwhelmed. Their shoulders were tense. Their thoughts were scattered. Every challenge felt bigger than it really was. For the first ten minutes, I didn’t try to solve anything. I simply listened. I...
by Abe Brown | Aug 3, 2026 | Blog
I still remember one of my very first coaching conversations. I walked away thinking, “I talked way too much.” I had gone in determined to help, but somewhere along the way I confused coaching with giving advice. The truth is, every great coach starts as a...
by Abe Brown | Jul 26, 2026 | Blog
Early in my coaching career, I spent a lot of time wondering how to convince people they needed coaching. I’d work on my website, refine my elevator pitch, and worry about whether I was saying the right things. Then one day, a mentor shared a simple truth that...
