Good leadership asks a great deal of a person.
That person deserves careful attention.
I help CEOs and boards preserve clarity as authority expands, and accomplished people make room for what matters now.
CEOs & boards · Senior leaders · Business owners · Thoughtful people in transition
THE WORK
How do we lead well, see more accurately, and remain fully ourselves along the way?
FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY YOU CARRY
A place to think candidly, test your judgment, and work through consequential decisions with an experienced psychologist and advisor.
FOR THE PERSON YOU ARE STILL BECOMING
Receive the life you have lived. Recognize what remains alive. Make room for what matters now.
FOR THE CULTURE YOU CREATE
Bring values to life in the everyday conversations, expectations, and decisions that shape a team.
Building things.
Good conversation.
A little room for joy.
BEFORE WE MEET
I’m Kevin. I’m interested in what happens to people as they carry responsibility—and what helps them remain whole.
My work brings together more than 30 years across clinical psychology, executive advising, adult education, and human formation. I work with leaders, boards, business owners, and people finding their way into a new season of life.
I also love working with my hands. In Murph’s Garage, a building project has a way of becoming a conversation about patience, alignment, and the things worth taking care of.
I bring that same spirit to this work: careful attention, honest questions, warmth, and the belief that understanding should leave us with more room to live.
A PLACE TO BEGIN
You don’t need a polished answer.
Start with what feels familiar.
Who helps you see clearly when everyone is looking to you?
As responsibility grows, honest feedback can become harder to reach. Leadership Calibration creates space to examine a live question, test your interpretation, and consider the consequences of your next move.
Every life deserves to be received
before it is interpreted.
THE CONVICTION BEHIND THE WORK
FROM MURPH’S GARAGE™
Three selected essays on judgment, the person behind the role, and leadership in practice.
PERCEPTION & ORGANIZATIONS
What happens when the insight an organization needs is present, but cannot reach the decision?
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)THE INTERIOR LIFE OF LEADERS
How the person carrying authority shapes the way responsibility is understood and exercised.
Read on Substack (opens in a new tab)LEADERSHIP IN PRACTICE
A closer look at the everyday choices through which leaders influence relationships and performance.
Read on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)EVERY CONVERSATION BEGINS SOMEWHERE
A leadership challenge. A life transition.
Something you haven’t quite found words for yet.
Based in the Chicago area.
Working nationally and internationally by video.