Executive coaching & advisory · Daniel Lieberman
Some decisions are hard to talk through with the people who depend on you.
I work with senior executives and leadership teams on the decisions, conflicts, and transitions that shape the business—and the way they lead it.
45 minutes · Confidential · No obligation
15+ years
Coaching and advising senior leaders
10,000+ hours
Executive coaching and advisory work
For the individual leader · The flagship
You know how you want to lead. Pressure is making it harder.
3 months · Eight private 75-minute sessions · Integration follow-up
When you become more controlling, reactive, or hesitant under pressure, this focused engagement helps you recognize the pattern and respond differently in the meetings and decisions where it matters.
Other ways to work together
For the executive team · Custom scope
For teams whose decisions get reopened, conflicts go underground, or functions pull apart. We work on shared priorities, decision rights, candor, and accountability across the executive team.
Explore executive team advisoryFor the CEO, founder, or senior executive · Flexible duration
For a leadership situation that spans board dynamics, succession, relationships, and organizational change. We agree the scope, cadence, access, and duration around the counsel you need.
Explore private advisoryFor the executive moving into a larger role · 12 months
For earning or inhabiting a bigger executive role. A year of work on readiness, sponsors, enterprise perspective, and key relationships. If you are promoted during the partnership, we shift from preparing for the role to leading in it.
87% advanced within 18 months.
In my tracking of 67 clients who sought advancement, 87% gained a bigger role, greater responsibility, higher pay, or a new title. This reports that client group’s experience; it does not guarantee a result.
Complete the two-minute questionnaire, then choose a time for a 45-minute Own the Next Level conversation.
Client evidence · A biotech leadership team
“He turned a situation of stress into one of stability.”CEO, biotech organization
The situation. Trust had broken down to the point that colleagues questioned whether they could continue working together.
The work. Stabilize the situation, clarify expectations, and establish practical agreements for handling conflict.
The reported change. The team moved toward trust, collaboration, and mutual respect.
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The person beside you
I went from a barista at Starbucks to a chief executive in a world-famous organization in less than ten years. I led teams, transformations, and integrations, with responsibility for a $500 million P&L.
At Pike Place Market, I turned around the financial health and organizational culture of its management organization—and launched the first development and redevelopment in decades.
I bring an operator’s understanding of people, performance, and the consequences of a decision to the advisory relationship.
At the heart of the work
Three capacities we practice in the work.
BE
Recognize your reaction early enough to choose your response.
SEE
Read the room, understand other perspectives, and hear what is difficult to say.
LEAD
Weigh the tradeoffs, make the decision, and take responsibility for what follows.
Ideas to spend time with
What makes us effective—and fully human?
Humanship is where I explore courage, authority, presence, and the relationships that make work matter. Read an essay before we meet—or subscribe to stay with the questions.
A place to begin
Calm Isn’t the Goal. Choice Is.Bring the situation. We’ll discuss what is happening, what you want to change, and whether I am the right person to help.
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