For Teams
2‑hour workshop for managers
In 2 hours, each manager gets one real situation, a practical opener, and a simple way to handle talks like this going forward.
Book a 15‑minute Planning Call
Past sessions have included people connected to
- Firefly Aerospace
- Capital Factory
- LeafHealth
- ACT Conference
- Burning Man
Who this is for
Heads of People / HR, founders, and CEOs at roughly 30–200 person companies when:
- Tension between values (speed vs quality, care vs rigor) is slowing execution.
- The same issues keep surfacing in meetings without resolution.
- Managers hold back on performance talks because they want to be kind.
What happens in the workshop
Step 1
Name the real conversation
Each manager privately writes the honest version of what they need to say about one real situation they've been working around.
Step 2
Defuse the tension
They map their values vs the other person's, set a boundary they can live with, and see how change could help the other person get more of what they want.
Step 3
Design the opener
They draft a short, calm opener they can actually say this week, plus a simple next step
to move the situation toward a clear decision.
Why this matters
- More issues resolved in 1–2 conversations instead of months of revisiting decisions.
- Fewer escalations because managers have a structure they trust.
- People who can be direct without losing your team.
What managers walk away with
- One clear situation and a plain-language opener they can use in the next 7–14 days.
- A simple structure they can reuse for future talks.
- Org-level: fewer escalations, faster resolution of recurring issues, and less circling.
How to start
Most companies start with either:
- A free 45‑minute Private Relationship Reset Session for the person who handles escalations (often a founder or Head of People), or
- This 2‑hour workshop for managers for a first group of managers.
In some cases, once you see the patterns, it makes more sense to spend 30 days with your founder
and a few key people working 1–3 situations at that level. When that's true, I'll point you to the
30‑day Execution Sprint.
How I stand behind this
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For the 2‑hour workshop for managers: if any manager leaves without at least one clear situation
and a simple way to start that talk in the next 7–14 days, I'll schedule a follow‑up
at no extra fee until they do.
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For the 30‑day Execution Sprint: if you attend the sessions, bring real situations,
and genuinely attempt the plans we design, and by day 30 at least one bottleneck decision is still pending,
I'll keep working with you for up to 30 more days at no extra cost.
Your main investment is your time and attention; the structure is set up to deliver clear value.
Whether you wear the founder hat, the People hat, or both, we'll use a 15‑minute Planning Call to look at what's actually happening and decide if a 2‑hour workshop for managers, a 30‑day Execution Sprint, or nothing makes the most sense right now.
Book a 15‑minute Planning Call