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The Micro-Trust Protocol: how to build trust with your team one marble at a time

The Micro-Trust Protocol is a free framework for building trust with your team in small moments. How the marble jar works, and why grand gestures fail.

The Source Code Library29 Oct 2026
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Above and below the line: the leadership framework that changes how your team responds to pressure

Above and below the line leadership, explained. How naming the line out loud changes the way your team responds to pressure, from 10,000+ coaching hours.

Coaching for Antifragility22 Oct 2026
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The Founder’s Guide to Building Culture That Holds When You’re Not in the Room

Culture is what people do when you’re not in the room. How to build company culture that holds: the values, trust and feedback that survive your absence.

Founder-Led Culture15 Oct 2026
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Leadership coaching Sydney: how to turn your startup team into CoFounders

Leadership coaching Sydney founders can use: turn your startup team into CoFounders who own decisions, so the business stops routing everything through you.

Coaching for Antifragility8 Oct 2026
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The Location of Leadership: what it means to lead above the line (and how to get there)

The Location of Leadership is a free 30-second check that tells you whether you’re leading above or below the line, and how to shift before it costs you.

The Source Code Library1 Oct 2026
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Why your team stopped performing (and why it’s probably not the team)

Asking why is my team underperforming? After 10,000 coaching hours the answer usually starts upstream, with you. Find the real cause and fix it this week.

Scaling the Team24 Sep 2026
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When You Change Direction, Take the Team With You

A founder can change direction in a sentence. This five-minute brief makes the reason, the trade-offs and the next step clear enough for your team to act.

Scaling the Team20 Sep 2026
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Why your team performs like employees (and how to coach them to think like CoFounders)

Your team performs like employees because the job trains them to. Here is how to coach your team to think like owners, one handed-back decision at a time.

Coaching for Antifragility17 Sep 2026
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The Coaching Standard: the principles and protocols every founder needs to coach their team

The Coaching Standard is a free protocol for coaching your team: the mental models, feedback contract and accountability that turn talk into real results.

The Source Code Library10 Sep 2026
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The Founder-to-Leader Transition: How to Build a Team That Runs Without You

The founder to leader transition, step by step. How to hand over decisions, build CoFounders, and get your head out of the business without it stalling.

Scaling the Team3 Sep 2026
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The Source Code: Coaching Frameworks for Founders and Leaders (Open and Free)

Free coaching frameworks for founders: named, tested tools for hard conversations, decisions, culture and pressure, drawn from 10,000+ hours in the room.

The Source Code Library27 Aug 2026
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The Coaching Standard: How to Turn Your Team Into CoFounders

How to coach your team so they think and act like owners. The strategic case for making coaching your leadership standard, from 10,000+ hours in the room.

Coaching for Antifragility20 Aug 2026
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