Coaching Compassionate & Ethical Change-Makers
Every time you stand up for what’s right—thinking critically, leading with integrity, and cultivating dignity—you create real change and advance equity for our common humanity.
If you're in a leadership role, you've probably experienced how difficult it has been to foster communication based on kindness and respect over the last few years.
Has this left you feeling uncertain about the effectiveness of your leadership skills or how to best communicate with fairness and understanding? Have you tried different leadership approaches, only to feel frustrated by the lack of influence with your team or the lack of impact and results around the change you want to see in the world?
What keeps you going is that you refuse to give up.
Your deep desire to help others to help themselves and create positive, transformational change drives you.
Your intentions are to support the greater good in your work or business while respecting the dignity of everyone you interact with.
This is where I come in.
My work is informed and inspired by the ethical leaders and LGBTQ+ change-makers—like you—who think critically, lead with integrity, and actively cultivate dignity and equity for our common humanity.
My coaching method.
As a Leadership Coach, I integrate the neuroscience of behavioural change, the self-mastery principles and ethics of the Tao Te Ching, and queer theory to help you deconstruct, recognize, and transcend socially imposed norms.
If you are a leader or change-maker ready to expand your influence, inspire your team, and drive meaningful change in the world, my signature coaching program provides the methodology to help you cultivate greater agency, freedom, and self-expression—empowering you to lead with integrity and achieve transformational results.
The 6 Principles Coaching Project for Human-Hearted Leaders and Change-Makers
By the end of this program, you’ll turn hopes and ideas into a clear vision and strategic plan that aligns with your skills, knowledge, and leadership—so you can create real impact.
No more feeling stuck or uncertain. As your coach, I’ll guide you every step of the way, helping you step into your most authentic, efficient, and influential self while bringing your mission and vision to life.
Your leadership will be grounded in Self-CARE practices and my signature 6 Pillars of Self-Mastery: Your Blueprint, Ethics, Well-Being, Expression, Logic, and Leadership.
By the end of the program, you’ll feel empowered, confident, and ready to make a meaningful difference—because the world needs your leadership now.
1. Develop a plan that prioritizes your well-being.
Achieving peak performance as a leader starts with taking care of yourself. You’ll create active practices to optimize your energy, recovery, and peace of mind while designing your day for productivity and happiness. By understanding how your environments shape you, you’ll craft spaces that inspire focus and fulfillment, ensuring you lead from a foundation of vitality and balance.
2. Clarify and align your leadership style with your values and ethics.
Through a clear understanding of your core values and beliefs, you’ll create a personal code of conduct that acts as your compass for every decision and interaction. This alignment will give you the confidence and clarity to communicate with authenticity, ensuring your leadership resonates with others and remains rooted in your principles, even under pressure.
3. Create practices to enhance your mental resilience and critical thinking.
Discover how your emotions influence your thinking and embrace flexible, open-hearted decision-making. You’ll cultivate intellectual resilience, leaning into curiosity and balance instead of rigid binaries. This approach fosters deeper connections and equips you with the tools to lead equitably, recognizing and respecting the perspectives of others.
4. Identify your most effective and authentic communication style.
Explore and refine your natural modes of creative expression to communicate with greater clarity and impact. By aligning your messaging with your strengths, you’ll engage your audience effortlessly, ensuring your ideas are understood and valued. You’ll also craft a powerful purpose and vision statement that articulates your mission to solve meaningful problems and make a lasting difference.
5. Implement a strategy to make your emotions, energy, and work environment all work together to optimize your productivity.
Build a personalized productivity blueprint based on how you work best. With actionable strategies that align with your natural rhythms, you’ll design a schedule that enhances focus and efficiency. By transforming your calendar into a tool that works for you, you’ll experience greater satisfaction, consistent results, and more time for what matters most.
6. Foster human-hearted leadership practices that build connection, trust, and understanding and foster dignity and respect.
Embody the 6 Principles of Leading from Natural Human-Heartedness—Non-Contention, Impartial Witnessing, Compassion, Yielding Flexibility, Humility, and Common Oneness. These principles will guide your leadership as you stand for equity and dignity, inspiring confidence and recognition while making a meaningful impact in the lives of those you lead.
Darren StehleHere’s the kind of person who will benefit the most from working with me:
- You’re committed to clear, open-ended communication and expressing yourself authentically and effectively to foster connection, understanding, and inclusivity—especially in spaces where it’s needed most.
- You cultivate and support a sense of common humanity through openhearted, open-minded leadership that respects the dignity of every person and strives to create environments where everyone feels valued.
- Furthermore, you’re coachable, open to challenges, and eager for a thinking partner to help you gain clarity, direction, and strategies aligned with the impact you want to make—whether that’s within your team, your organization, or your broader community.
- You prioritize your well-being, understanding that your peace of mind, energy, and enthusiasm directly enhance your leadership and positively impact those you lead.
If you answered “YES” to all four points above, this program will help you and those you lead become more effective, influential, and impactful.
If you answered “NO” to any of the points, this program isn’t for you right now—and that’s okay.
Ready to Get Started?
Complete the contact form below and share a little about your current situation, challenges, and aspirations.
You are welcome to share whatever you want, with as much detail as you like, to help me to get to know you in advance of our meeting. I’ll respond personally to schedule a time for us to have a conversation.
BE WELL 🙏
Darren