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How the Owl & Fire Coaching Model Came to Life It took me a long time to understand what truly sits at the core of my coaching. Not in terms of tools or methods — I have learned many of those, and I use them consciously and responsibly. What took longer was naming the stance I take as a coach. The inner place from which I work. And the path my clients tend to walk, regardless of the topic they bring into the room. This article is my attempt to make that core visible. Persona

There are moments in life when a window opens — quietly, yet unmistakably. You don’t plan for it. You simply know : if you don’t move now, you might not make it through at all. In 2018, one of those windows opened for me. It came at a time when everything was collapsing — the structures, the roles, the certainty I had built my life upon. I had reached a point where I was losing almost everything that had once defined me. And with it, I was losing myself. It was the lowest p

I didn’t leave a company. I left a version of myself. Four nights ago, under the moonlight by Lake Geneva, I stood by the water with Focs by my side. In my hand: a small stack of paper notes — each one holding something I was ready to release. The fire was small. But the moment wasn’t. I watched the words burn, and realised something inside me was burning too. I leave behind all known routines, habits, and comforts. I leave behind colleagues who became friends. I leave behin

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When I began my journey into executive coaching, one question came up again and again: “How do you combine coaching with your role as a...

In coaching, questions are more than just words. They are keys that open doors—sometimes gently, sometimes abruptly—to hidden rooms...