Rapidly accelerating leadership growth
Individually. Collectively. Globally.
Our Services
Seasoned leaders with a passion for growing others
Executive Coaching
Accelerate your growth as a leader. Actualize the full potential of yourself and your teams.
Leadership Workshops
Build and deepen foundational leadership skills across your organization.
Our Clients
Some of our clients
Who We Are
Pursuing Arete
The concept of arete dates back to Ancient Greece. Arete translates to virtue or excellence. Aristotle wrote that the path to a good life was through a daily commitment to arete.
Our coaches are driven by the joy of helping senior leaders accelerate their growth. They combine decades of leadership experience, coaching education, and a personal commitment to arete.
What clients are saying
Testimonials
I wish I had started this two years ago! I feel like I’ve been living my life without the operating manual.
Chief Client Officer
I always look forward to my coaching sessions with Josh. His energy, preparedness, and passion are contagious, and he genuinely cares about your growth and improvement. He learns how to engage quickly with his coachees and his style is one that pushes you to be the best version of yourself without beating you up or kicking you while down. His approach is simple and often gets you to uncover that, a lot of times, you already have the answer; you just need to get out of your own way.
EVP, Sales
Josh has been instrumental in helping me get over the transition from being a do-er to being a true leader. He is understanding, empathetic, and did not hesitate to push me to realize my true capabilities.
Deputy CIO
Josh is amazing at what he does. He is a great listener, understands your situation, brings out your strengths, and helps present your best version of yourself. He has great people skills and is honest and sincere. His advice has been very valuable to me.
Chief Operating Officer
When people comment on this kinder, gentler version of me, I tell them, “It’s the Josh Effect.”
AVP, Information Technology
Josh has the maturity and gift to understand what I am talking about when I am trying not to say it outright. He continues to help narrow the discussion, and I can say it hits the center of the issue every time. It helps me focus harder after my meetings to address these issues. As a coach, I can say that he is exceptional.
Director, Information Technology
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Latest Blog Posts
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When I coach leaders, we discuss a wide range of topics, such as strengthening relationships, moving from mentoring to coaching, or improving personal productivity. Of all the topics, one stands out as the most prevalent. Nearly every leader I have ever worked with has wanted to improve their ability to delegate effectively. One challenge is…
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Celebrating Three Years
Three years ago, I formally launched Arete Pursuits and began my executive coaching career. Since increased fulfillment was the primary motivation for the change, I’ve used a life account to track my level of fulfillment. It’s been a solid 5 out of 5 every quarter. Today, I want to share a few updates on how…
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Two Ears. One Mouth. One Brain.
You’ve probably heard the adage that we have two ears and one mouth for a reason. We should listen twice as much as we speak. I will add that we have one brain. When you are “listening,” what is your brain doing? During my leadership career, I was trained on active listening so many times…