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Leadership & Coaching Insights

Field notes from twenty years of coaching senior leaders — practical, honest, and written for people doing the work.

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The 9 Enneagram Leadership Styles: Strengths, Blind Spots & What Your Team Actually Experiences

A practical guide to all nine Enneagram leadership types from a 20-year coaching practice — what each type gives a team, what it quietly costs, and the one practice to start this week.

What we resist, persists.

What we resist, persists. “Cape Town is beautiful and can sometimes be so unkind to Black and Brown people.” I came across these words posted yesterday on Facebook, which I paraphrased, and felt compelled to write this article. What we resist, persists. I have just…

Inside-Out Leadership: Align Your Life, Your Work, and Your Impact

For senior leaders, the pressure to perform never stops. And balancing high achievement with being aligned can be a challenge. You hit your targets. Your calendar’s full. But something feels off. This is where coaching is most helpful.

Good Intentions Aren’t Enough: Self-Observation Creates a New Reality

Lindi, a legal professional, is a caring, hands-on mother. Her intention is clear: to raise her son with love and care. Late one evening, when her three-year-old threw a tantrum, refusing to go to bed and starting to cry, she immediately became hyper-anxious. She started yelling at her son, but caught herself after a few seconds.

Does a values-driven life even matter?

Does a values-driven life even matter? Welcome to Amandla – The Power Within’s brand new segment: “Go Deeper”! In this series, host Mpeo Nkosi teams up with Coach Alicia Pieterse of Nurturing Growth Trading to explore the burning questions that arise after guest…

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