Team Empowerment
Building resilient, high-performing technical teams that thrive on innovation, clarity, and continuous learning. Through coaching, facilitation, and practical frameworks that stick.
Great teams aren't hired. They're built.
You can hire the best individuals and still end up with a dysfunctional team. High performance comes from psychological safety, clear purpose, effective rituals, and leaders who create the conditions for people to do their best work.
I've built and coached teams across medtech, public sector, and consulting. I've navigated restructurings, scaled teams from 5 to 20+, and helped groups move from finger-pointing to genuine collaboration. The patterns are consistent, even if every team is different.
I bring structured approaches from agile, design thinking, and organizational psychology — but always adapted to your team's reality, not a textbook.
Why leaders trust me with their teams
Psychological safety practitioner
I don't just talk about psychological safety — I build it. I've led teams through difficult transitions, restructurings, and high-pressure delivery cycles while maintaining trust and engagement.
Agile leadership at scale
I've managed 20+ person teams within SAFe frameworks, coached Scrum teams, and helped organizations adopt agile practices that actually stick beyond the initial training.
People-first, always
My MA in Digital Management from Hyper Island focused on agile leadership, organizational change, and design thinking. I bring structured approaches to the deeply human work of building teams.
Tools that teams actually use
I've built a suite of free leadership tools used by managers across industries — from check-in questions to team health assessments. I practice what I teach.
How I work with teams
Team Health Assessment & Coaching
A structured evaluation of your team's dynamics, communication patterns, and effectiveness. We identify what's working, what's not, and build a concrete improvement plan your team owns.
What you get
Team health scorecard. Psychological safety assessment. Facilitated team retrospective. 90-day improvement plan with measurable goals.
Agile Leadership Coaching
For leaders transitioning from traditional management to agile leadership. I work with you one-on-one and alongside your team to develop servant leadership skills, improve facilitation, and create environments where autonomy and accountability coexist.
Team Formation & Restructuring
When you're building a new team, merging teams, or restructuring after organizational change. I facilitate the process of establishing norms, building trust, and creating the conditions for high performance from day one.
Ongoing Team Advisory
A fractional team coach on retainer. Monthly team health check-ins, quarterly retrospectives, and a sounding board for the leadership challenges that come with growing and evolving teams.
What working together looks like
Discovery call
A 30-minute conversation to understand your team situation, the challenges you're facing, and what success looks like. No pitch — just an honest assessment of whether I can help.
Team assessment
I spend time with your team — observing dynamics, running structured assessments, and having honest conversations. This is where the real picture emerges.
Facilitated improvement
We work together on the specific areas that matter most. Expect workshops, new rituals, difficult conversations handled well, and tangible progress every sprint.
Sustainable practices
The goal is always to build your team's internal capability. When I leave, your team should have the tools, habits, and confidence to keep improving on their own.
This might be right for you if...
You're a engineering manager, VP of engineering, or team lead who knows your team could be performing better but isn't sure how to unlock it. Maybe you're dealing with low engagement, communication breakdowns, or a team that's technically strong but struggling to collaborate.
Or you're building a new team, merging existing ones, or going through a reorganization and want to set things up right from the start.
I also offer a suite of free leadership tools on this site — check-in questions, team health assessments, retrospective formats, and more. Try those first if you're not sure where to start.
Common questions
Let's build a stronger team
Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll talk through your team situation and I'll give you an honest take on where to focus.
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