Transforming Exceptional CxOs into Extraordinary Teams.

“When I was a tech CEO, I led a C-suite of brilliant executives—but somehow, we never quite moved as one. With hindsight, I see it now—too much energy went into individual success, not enough into collective leadership.

The team’s results were my responsibility alone. That was right. That was expected. But something was missing—something bigger, something better.

That unspoken tension became my life’s work.”


— Aneace Haddad

Your CxOs are brilliant. When they lead as one, you achieve what most C-suites never do.

C-suites that act collectively see 3X higher growth in revenue, profit, and returns. Yet over 80% of leaders say their executive teams lack shared accountability and ownership.

Bain, Leadership IQ

The Challenge

  • Moving from functional excellence to true enterprise leadership is one of the toughest transitions in an executive’s career—yet few leadership programs address it. Companies train executives for the climb—but not for leading at the top.

    CxOs excel in their domains, but instead of full shared ownership of collective results, they commit in proportion to their own functional input. Alignment and problem-solving still pull the CEO back into the center. Decisions get made, but unspoken resistance lingers. Silos persist. Momentum stalls, decisions slow, and growth is left on the table.

    C-suites were built for individual ownership—yet are expected to lead as one.

The Shift

  • Before reaching the C-suite, success was measured by functional excellence. Now, leadership means owning the enterprise—including areas beyond one’s direct expertise.

    Through candid conversations, leaders bring real issues to the table, break down silos, align on key priorities, and accelerate decision-making.

The Disruptive Edge

  • Conventional leadership training focuses on skill acquisition while overlooking the profound strengths that midlife naturally unlocks: sharper judgment, resilience, and a refined instinct for navigating ambiguity and complexity.

    My approach—designed exclusively for senior leaders—doesn’t teach leadership; it unlocks what is already emerging through maturity.

    Using fresh research and deep insights into midlife, I help your team break free from siloed decision-making and step into seamless, high-impact collaboration.

The Result

  • And it all happens naturally—by channeling the same energy that can spark a midlife crisis (minus the impulse to buy a red sports car or Harley—unless you already have one, in which case, great choice!)

Unlocking Leadership’s Greatest Untapped Advantage: Midlife

What if leadership’s greatest potential emerges not through training, but through the natural transformations of midlife? Unlike traditional programs built for younger managers, my approach is rooted in midlife’s three Winds of Change—physiological, neurological, and parental. These forces naturally elevate leaders’ judgment, resilience, and capacity for complexity.

The Leadership Gap No One Talks About

  • Similarly, Robert Kegan suggested that only 1% of adults reach the "Self-Transforming Mind," the highest stage of development. Yet both frameworks were developed by younger researchers, missing the natural transformations that occur in midlife.


    Through my work with senior executives worldwide, I’ve seen how midlife unlocks precisely these qualities—reshaping how leaders think, collaborate, and lead at the highest levels.

Midlife’s Winds of Change

  • These natural shifts enhance judgment, increase resilience, and sharpen the ability to navigate complexity.


    This isn’t about learning new skills. It’s about unlocking the strengths already within you—and discovering what’s possible when your entire C-suite does the same.

Leading Through Quiet Conviction

  • Unlike traditional leadership methods focused on control or charisma, this approach relies on quiet conviction and deep trust in others’ capabilities.

    The result? A leadership team that leads as one—aligned, accountable, and unstoppable.

What clients say about my work.

  • "Cultivates in individuals and teams a lasting sense of empowerment, resilience, and confidence; inspires collective insights. Profoundly impacted my way of working, thinking, and being.“

    — Aarti Ramaswami, Dean, ESSEC Business School

  • “It is transformative. Not an epiphany. A subtle discernment.”

    — Mathilde Swierczynska, Managing Director, Head of Compliance, UBP - Union Bancaire Privée

  • “The learnings from these workshops have guided our team in adopting a new set of vocabulary, team norms and practices, and leadership governance—an incredibly impactful process on both professional and personal dimensions.”

    — Chris Alexander, President, Asia MCM, Liberty Mutual

  • “The relentless focus on product, revenue, growth... had blinded us to the fact that our amazing people had built the best asset of all, a great team. Quite literally re-created our company!”

    — Terence Lyons, CEO, Singapore

C-SUITE RETREATS

Great Leaders. Extraordinary Teams.

Experience in a Snapshot

McKinsey Senior Advisor.

Former Tech CEO with 40 years of global leadership experience.

At 50, I realized I liked people more than computers—so I transitioned from scaling technology to scaling leadership (which, yes, involved a midlife crisis—but let’s just call it a strategic pivot).

2,000 hours of ICF-PCC certified coaching.

Exclusively serving C-suite teams and executives over 40.

Author of a series of books exploring the transformative power of midlife leadership:

  • Soaring Beyond Midlife, a guide to unlocking leadership superpowers in life’s second half.

  • The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar, a CEO’s tale of midlife rejuvenation.

  • The First Rule of Herding Cats, on building extraordinary C-suite teams (in progress).

Soaring Beyond Midlife: The surprisingly Natural Emergence of Leadership Superpowers in Life’s Second Half

This transformative guide reveals how midlife unlocks leadership strengths that once seemed out of reach, turning life’s second half into a period of profound growth and impact.

The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar: A Novel About Personal Transformation In Business Leaders

Follow the journey of a CEO as he rediscovers purpose and meaning, learning how the challenges of midlife can become the foundation for personal and professional reinvention.