THE WISDOM ORCHARD
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Where healthy leaders grow healthy organizations.
There's more than one way to walk an orchard.
Some people want to wander on their own for a while — reading, reflecting, taking things in at their own pace. Others are ready to dig in alongside someone who's been tending this ground for forty years. Most people start somewhere in the middle and find their way from there.
However you arrive, there's a place for you here.
Start Here — It's Free
Before you spend a dime, I want to give you something worth your time.
The Wisdom Orchard's free resources include my weekly essay, where I write about leadership the way I'd talk about it over a long lunch — honestly, with stories, and without the usual corporate gloss. You'll also find field guides and reflection tools designed to help you slow down and look at your own leadership with fresh eyes.
If you're not sure whether my work is for you, start here. No obligation. No pressure. Just good fruit, freely offered.
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Field Guides & Self-Paced Learning
For leaders who are ready to go deeper on their own terms.
These are guided workbooks and self-paced learning experiences built around the Five Groves framework. They're designed for the leader who knows something needs to shift but isn't quite ready — or doesn't yet need — a live engagement. You can work through them alone, with a trusted colleague, or as a small team.
Think of these as the kind of resource you return to. Not a checklist you complete once and file away.
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The Five Groves Cohort Experience
This is an eight-to-twelve week guided experience built around the Five Groves — each one a distinct area of leadership practice cultivated over forty years. We move through each grove together.
I've spent four decades facilitating rooms full of leaders at Herman Miller, Chrysler, Ford, the US Intelligence Agencies, and dozens of other organizations. I know what happens when you put the right people in the right conversation and give them the time and the safety to be honest. Things shift. Real things.
This cohort is designed to replicate that experience — with the added advantage of perspectives from across industries and roles. You won't just learn from me. You'll learn from each other.
Enrollment opens periodically. Contact me to learn about the next cohort →
Advisory — Working Together One on One
For the leader who's ready for a sustained, private conversation.
Some challenges are too layered for a cohort. They require someone who will sit with you over time, learn your specific situation, and help you think clearly when clarity is hard to come by.
This is a six-month engagement — personal, confidential, and built entirely around you. We meet regularly, work through what's actually happening (not the sanitized version), and build the kind of self-awareness that makes you a leader people genuinely want to follow.
I've done this work with executives navigating major transitions, senior leaders struggling with the gap between how they see themselves and how others experience them, and new leaders trying to find their footing before they do damage they can't undo.
It's the most demanding work I do. And the most rewarding.
Let's Start a Conversation
You don't have to know exactly what you need. Most people don't — not yet. What I've found, over forty years of this work, is that the right conversation has a way of clarifying things.
If something on this page resonated, reach out. Tell me a little about where you are and what you're carrying. We'll figure out together whether and how I can help.
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