“Every moment of one’s existence, one is growing into more or retreating into less.”
You've worked hard to get where you are. On paper, it looks successful. In real life, it feels more like a treadmill with fancier scenery.
I'm Allen Abbott, an executive coach and experienced senior leader. Sometimes the work I do is about one leader getting sharper at leading people, navigating politics, and making better decisions. Sometimes it's a leadership team that needs to row in the same direction, or a business that's outgrown how it runs. Often it's people who want a partner to help them reach the outcomes that seem to stay just out of reach.
The approach doesn't change: we start by digging into your most important "roles and goals," then zoom out to plot a course to your highest-value outcomes. Coaching is an investment in making progress on the things that matter most to you.
Learn MoreI work with individual clients, leaders, leadership teams, and the businesses they run. We will not treat your challenges like generic case studies. The work is specific to where you are now and where you are trying to take it.
Once a month you sit in on a live discussion about overcoming real obstacles - the hard call, the stuck project, the conversation you are dreading. $4.99 a month, cancel anytime.
Join the Climbing ClubShort, practical personal development modules built for busy people who want to learn a lot in a short amount of time - each self-paced module is focused on a single skill you can apply immediately. (Members unlock the full library and every new tool as it drops.)
The job changes as you move up. The higher you go, the more of the work is communication - and the skills that made you a strong doer are not the ones that make you a clear leader. This self-guided module walks you through that shift and gives you the specific moves that make a leader easy to follow.
17 steps, about 35 minutes, works in your browserGet the toolkitEmotional intelligence decides how your best plans survive contact with other people. This module walks you through the science and the practice in sixteen steps: why EQ moves careers, what your brain does before you get a vote, an honest self-assessment, the four-domain framework, and a 7-day action plan to put it to work. It runs in your browser, takes about 30 minutes, and your notes stay on your device.
16 steps - about 30 minutes - interactive module, works in your browserGet the toolkitA focused, interactive toolkit that turns nine proven time-management ideas into habits you can actually use this week. Work through it at your own pace in about twenty-five minutes, right in your browser - no fluff. Just the frameworks and the exact moves that make them stick.
9 concepts, ~25 min, works in your browserGet the toolkit“Allen provided sharp, no-nonsense insights that helped me approach challenges with more clarity and confidence. His coaching helped me get clear on my role as a leader and improved how I communicated with my team.”
