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Coaching International Leaders

Coaching International Leaders

Jan 30, 2026 |

Coaching international leaders is not a specialization you acquire by adding a cross-cultural tool to a generalist practice.
The question is not whether you have lived internationally.
It is whether you have done the personal, cultural, and psychological work required to coach in this terrain without simplifying it, projecting onto it, or prematurely reframing it.
What follows is not only a “must-have list”. It is the minimum bar I hold for myself when working at this level.

🧡 Reviving the Spirit of the Ajumma

🧡 Reviving the Spirit of the Ajumma

Nov 13, 2025 |

Since moving to Seoul, I keep crossing paths with the same kind of women — small, determined, often wearing floral pants and a big sun visor.
When I described these scenes to a friend who’s lived in Korea for years, she smiled knowingly. “You’ve just met ajummas,” she said — and with that single word, a whole world of meaning opened up.

The Case Against Bad Travel

The Case Against Bad Travel

Jun 12, 2025 |

Travel isn’t broken. But how we do it often is.
From the selfie-storm in front of Monet’s Nymphéas to the queue for the “perfect” shot in Jeju, I’ve seen how travel risks becoming performance over presence. But what if we made it personal again? Emotional, intentional—even transformational?
In this article, I share my take on what meaningful travel can look like—and how we need to move beyond bucket lists and filters. Not just for us, but for the planet too.