I spent three decades in the built environment—leading multinational teams, delivering high-stakes projects across the Middle East and Africa, sitting in C-suite rooms where one wrong decision could derail millions in investment.

I saw the same pattern repeatedly: brilliant technical leaders hitting invisible ceilings. Not because they lacked capability, but because the complexity they faced had no standard playbook.

Most leadership advice assumes your challenge is skill-based. Learn this framework. Apply these tools. Follow these steps.

But the leaders I work with aren't struggling with skills. They're navigating complexity that has no playbook. They're facing decisions where the stakes are high and the standard answers don't apply. They've outgrown what got them here.

The work we do together isn't about learning new techniques—it's about seeing what's actually in the way and making the moves that matter.