Service
Leadership Coaching That Moves Insight Into Practice
Confidential, values-aligned coaching for leaders who need space to think clearly, lead bravely, and make decisions with integrity. We meet you where you are — and help you build the clarity and courage to lead where you need to go.
Who Coaching Is For
Leaders Carrying More Than They Should Have to Carry Alone
Craig works with principals, assistant principals, executive directors, superintendents, chief academic officers, and other education and nonprofit leaders who are navigating complex challenges and need a trusted, skilled thought partner.
Coaching is for leaders who are committed to doing the work — and who recognize that doing it well requires honest reflection, practical strategy, and consistent accountability.
Common Challenges Leaders Bring
- Navigating a difficult leadership transition
- Managing conflict within a leadership team
- Closing the gap between values and culture
- Building trust after a period of harm or instability
- Strengthening adult practice and accountability
- Leading through organizational change
- Developing a clearer leadership identity and voice
- Preparing for a new or expanded leadership role
Coaching Framework
The G.U.M.B.O. Leadership Coaching Framework
G.U.M.B.O. is Craig's signature leadership coaching framework. It guides leaders through a structured process of reflection, diagnosis, and action — helping them understand what is shaping their practice, where alignment may be breaking down, and what moves are needed to lead with greater clarity and integrity.
Gather the Stories
Understanding the full context of your leadership experience — what has shaped you, what you are carrying, and what is actually happening in your organization.
Uncover the Norms
Identifying the patterns, habits, and unwritten rules that are driving behavior and outcomes — including the ones that are working against your stated values.
Map the Misalignments
Naming the specific gaps between what you say you value and what people are actually experiencing — and understanding why those gaps exist.
Build the Blueprint
Developing a clear, practical plan for the leadership moves, conversations, and systems changes needed to close the gap and build the culture you want.
Operate in Alignment
Putting the blueprint into practice — with accountability, reflection, and ongoing support to sustain the change over time.
A brief leadership reflection that helps leaders identify what is shaping their practice, where alignment may be breaking down, and whether coaching with Craig may be the right next step.
Reflection Tool
Start With the G.U.M.B.O. Leadership Reflection
The G.U.M.B.O. Leadership Reflection is a brief tool that helps leaders identify the stories, norms, and misalignments shaping their practice — and consider whether leadership coaching with Craig may be the right next step.
Coaching Formats
What Happens Next
Start with a conversation
A discovery call to understand your context, your challenges, and what you are trying to build.
Clarify the need and the right scope
Together we determine whether coaching is the right fit and what a coaching engagement would look like.
Build an engagement that fits
Coaching is customized to your schedule, your goals, and the specific leadership challenges you are navigating.
Ready to Start?
Most coaching partnerships begin with a discovery call. We will explore your context, your challenges, and whether coaching with Craig is the right next step.