Grow as a leader. Wake up to who you are.
Coaching for leaders who want to grow faster than the job alone will teach them, and for anyone ready to meet themselves more fully.
International Coaching Federation
Growing up, and waking up.
Most of us grow in two directions. Growing up is maturing in how we think, relate, and lead. Waking up is recognizing the awareness underneath all of it. I coach both, and each feeds the other.
Growing upLeadership
For leaders who sense there’s a better way to lead: leading through others, thinking strategically, and staying curious with your people.
IncludesExecutive coaching · Workshops · DiSC · 360 feedback
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Waking upConsciousness
For anyone who senses there is more to who they are: less reactivity, more presence, and a life that feels like your own.
IncludesLife coaching · Consciousness coaching · Meditation
Explore consciousness →- You stop doing the work and start leading it.
- You grow into the bigger role before the title arrives.
- You make time to think strategically instead of reacting to the day.
- You lead through influence, even where you have no authority.
- You lead with curiosity, and people open up.
- Old stories about who you are start to loosen their grip.
- You meet hard emotions without being swept away by them.
- You recognize the awareness that was here all along.
- You feel more at home in yourself, wherever you are.
- You hold on less tightly, and life flows more easily.
“It’s the Josh Effect.”
“Josh’s coaching presence is gold standard, full stop. I feel fortunate to have found him when I was not even looking.”
Consciousness Coachee“Josh takes a very personalized approach to coaching and mentorship. His approach expanded my perspective and pushed me to have more of a growth mindset.”
VP, Human Resources“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…”
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“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.”
Director, Information Technology
Most people arrive through leadership. Many stay for everything else.
A word I coined for the integration of doing and being: purposeful action that flows from presence.
The philosopher Ken Wilber describes two kinds of human development. Growing up is the slow maturing of how we think, relate, and lead. Waking up is the direct recognition of the awareness we already are. Each can happen without the other, and each goes further with the other.
Executive coaching is mostly growing up. Sooner or later it also asks who is doing the leading, and that question is where waking up begins. I spent thirty years as a technology executive, and that experience is in every engagement. So is my own waking up: more than a decade of daily meditation and a steady deepening into the awareness this work points toward.
You don’t need to know in advance which kind of coaching you need. Plenty of clients begin with delegation and strategic thinking and end up somewhere they didn’t expect. I wrote about that shift in “Same Coach, Wider Door.”
Coaching from the road.
In November 2024 I became a digital nomad, traveling the US and coaching over Zoom on the same schedule. Living lightly, a few weeks or months at a time, has become part of my own waking up: each new place loosens another idea of who I am. I write about what the road is teaching me regularly.
- Nov 2024 – Apr 2025The first loopBethany Beach · West Chester · Asheville · Dallas · Austin · Albuquerque · Phoenix · Sedona · Taos · Denver · Greeley · Colorado Springs
- Apr 2025 – May 2026A year in the Land of EnchantmentSanta Fe, New Mexico
- Jun 2026 – nowUntetheredFairfax (CA) · Ashburn · West Chester · Alexandria · Denver · Bethany Beach
- Tomorrow and beyondUnwritten
Waiting
Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is refuse to build the plan. Some things need to steep before they can be served. Last week I traveled to Denver to attend the EDUCAUSE conference. It continues to serve as an anchor point for…
Gentleness
Since arriving at my mother and stepfather’s home this weekend, I have regularly seen a Doe and two Fawns in the areas behind their home. One night this week, I went to bed early. When I awoke the next morning, my Mom told me that after I…
Leading Without Authority
Most of the leaders I work with are in senior roles, managing multiple teams, if not entire organizations. These leaders are accustomed to leading with authority, as the teams and leaders who report to them naturally recognize their role…
Change of Plans
I’m six weeks into my return to nomadic life. It’s been a magical time for me, and I feel like the first arc is already coming to a close. I alluded to this at the end of last week’s post, and several of you reached out asking for an…
Wherever you are starting from, start with a conversation.
Twenty-five minutes, no preparation needed. Start with whatever is closest to what’s on your mind, and we’ll find the rest together.