Beyond Leadership - Adopting a Coaching Mindset

My guest today is Jens Birk - attorney, MBA, and former director at a large Danish IT company - and this conversation got real fast. Jens walks us through the moment he stepped into a role overseeing 100 employees and seven business lines, and made a deliberate choice to let go of control. Not because it felt comfortable, but because he recognized that holding on would make him the bottleneck - an...

Join me and Alexander as we dive deep into the art of testing chaos in a company. Alexander, the CEO of a global manufacturing company, shares insights from a recent crisis that tested his team's resilience. In our conversation, you'll discover how he navigated uncertainty, empowered his managers to make critical decisions, and identified opportunities to strengthen communication and trust across...

In this episode, Lisbeth shares how she used a personality assessment tool to transition from a teaching career into starting her own coaching and consulting business. After being diagnosed with cancer, Lisbeth had to reevaluate her career path. She discovered that her strong idealistic tendencies often led to frustration in traditional work environments. Through a Reiss Motivation Profile assessm...

Welcome to this week's episode. I'm Michael Hoffman, and today I'm talking with Brian Østergaard, a project and digitalization leader who's fundamentally changed how I think about coaching. Here's what struck me most: Brian refuses to guarantee learning outcomes. Instead, he creates environments where people want to learn. We dive deep into why traditional training - mandatory sessions from 2 to 4...

In this episode, I interview Juliette Guldberg, CEO of Job Vision, exploring coaching strategies for leaders facing business crises. Juliette's five-year struggle to save her company while managing a non-contributing partner reveals essential lessons in executive resilience. Juliette's breakthrough came when she abandoned pretense and became vulnerable with her network. By openly discussing her st...

In this candid conversation, I sit down with Mitch Sowards, who sold his 30-year-old IT services firm and transitioned to executive coaching. Mitch shares the unvarnished reality of business succession - from navigating partner dynamics and valuation surprises to the difficult decision of finding the right buyer. Beyond the transaction itself, this episode explores critical coaching lessons: the i...

In this episode, I sit down with Julienne Ryan, a communication expert who specializes in the messy space where organizational breakdowns happen. Rather than defaulting to legal interventions, Julienne shares a pivotal story about picking up the phone and simply listening; a decision that transformed a stalled conflict into resolution. Discover how the narrative methodology framework becomes a pow...

In this, the first episode of this new series, Steen and I explore how real-world leaders make critical decisions when the path isn't obvious. My guest, Steen Anker Nielsen, shares his remarkable journey building a top-performing real estate business from scratch in a new market, without a network, credibility, or local knowledge. Drawing from his background as an undercover detective with the Dan...

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A Review of My eBook: Career Development for Professionals at All Levels In this episode, I share a podcast review of my eBook, Career Development for Professionals at All Levels . Originally produced by a third party, the episode offers a thoughtful take on the ideas and frameworks I developed — from reflective disconnection to embracing AI, personal values, and career multipotentiality. Whether...

David Allen is a pioneer in the field of productivity and time management. His groundbreaking work on the Getting Things Done (GTD) method has helped countless individuals and organizations improve their efficiency and effectiveness. With over three decades of experience in the field, David's insights and expertise are highly sought-after and respected by professionals around the world. In this ex...