Navigating Culture Transformation as a Secular Tech Startup
One of the most common questions we receive from modern tech founders looking at our culture transformation programs is: “We are looking at Wholehearted Solutions for culture transformation but worried their Christian focus won’t work for our secular tech startup. Should we go with traditional consultants instead?” You are building a fast-paced tech startup. You […]
Does Faith-Based Executive Coaching Actually Integrate Biblical Principles into Real Strategy?
As a Christian executive, balancing rapid corporate growth with your biblical principles can often feel like carrying a heavy, invisible rucksack. You are trying to manage two completely different worlds. From the outside, you look composed. Decisive. Capable. But behind closed doors, the experience is often different. You might be succeeding in public, but quietly […]
6 Books You Should Read About Leadership
Behind so many successful leaders, there is often a different story, one that rarely makes it onto a resume or a LinkedIn profile. It’s the reality that, far too often, success comes at a personal price. Leaders frequently find themselves carrying disappointment, navigating unrelenting stress, and trying to manage strained relationships. Slowly but surely, they […]
What Is Transformational Leadership?
A Wholehearted guide to leading from the inside out You may be carrying a vision for change. A healthier team.A stronger culture.A deeper sense of ownership.A more courageous organisation. You may be giving yourself to something good, while quietly wondering why the atmosphere still feels tense, tired, or harder than it should. The meetings keep […]
A Guide to Overcoming Leadership Burnout & Flourishing
There is a difference between being tired of work and being burnt out in leadership. A bored leader may feel disengaged. They may watch the clock, look forward to the weekend, or long for a change of pace. But there is still energy somewhere. There is still life beyond the role. Leadership burnout is different. […]
Leaving A Trace
We go through life leaving an invisible trace that everyone sees. It’s our most influential tool. Today I gave the Thai government the finger prints of my right hand. Just the fingers. I guess they figure the thumb will never be far behind! They want to track me.– To keep me safe.– Or them.Not sure.At […]
What will you wish more of?
In what kind of league do you get more points for winning on your home turf? Today Ceri and I shared a platform with three men who openly wept as they each shared a crisis that led them to discover that they were winning away but losing at home. – A letter from one of […]
Tell me about your idea
When writing something down does so much more than writing something down. Today I was asked on chat a direct question: “Simon, tell me about your idea?’ He knew I had an ideaIt was an obvious questionBut I stalled at the keyboard Writing gives you no room for vagaries.– It causes you to think– Makes […]
Self Reflection
I spent last weekend with a group of young people competing to be part of the GB World Team for their class of boat. Eighteen races over three weekends. It’s a gruelling challenge. One of the things their coach talked to them about in preparation was the importance of debriefing after every race, he calls […]
Journeying Change
I was talking to one of my clients this week about the frustration of being stuck, it’s a common feeling. Moments of change, moments you’re in a transition space and you cant quite move into what’s next. I talked with my client about a three step process, 1. Behaviour2. Feeling3. Need. When we are in […]