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When Your Business Can’t Grow Without You

Posted on 15 October, 202616 October, 2026 by Sharn Rayner
how to step back from my business
15
Oct

A family holiday run from a balcony showed me what a business that depends on its founder costs, and how a proper handover frees you to grow and sell.

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Posted in Blog & Resources, Strategy  |  Tagged increasing business value before selling, working on the business not in in
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What My Family Tree Taught Me About the Leadership Project You Keep Putting Off

Posted on 7 October, 20267 October, 2026 by Sharn Rayner
07
Oct

What building my family tree taught me about mindset, strategy and leadership, and how to finally start the project you keep putting off.

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Posted in Blog & Resources  |  Tagged leadership, mindset, strategy
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Stop it! Ah, if only it were that easy

Posted on 28 September, 20267 October, 2026 by Sharn Rayner
Sharn Rayner studying at night at her desk with a laptop, handwritten notes, a cup of tea and NLP books
28
Sep

A business that depends on you costs you freedom and value. Two founders, one coaching lesson, and the question that turns insight into change.

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Posted in Blog & Resources  |  Tagged business coaching, mindset
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Hope Is Not a Strategy — But It Might Just Run Alongside One

Posted on 17 July, 202617 July, 2026 by Sharn Rayner
Leadership and the World Cup
17
Jul

Hope is not a strategy — but can the two run in parallel? A New Zealand executive coach on the England manager, mindset and what really gives leaders an edge.

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Posted in Blog & Resources  |  Tagged business strategy, executive coaching NZ
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What Actually Creates a Leadership Breakthrough

Posted on 14 July, 202614 July, 2026 by Sharn Rayner
Leadership coaching NZ
14
Jul

Leadership breakthroughs are rarely new ideas. An executive coach on what actually shifts when CEOs stop being held back by self-limiting beliefs.

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Posted in Blog & Resources  |  Tagged executive coaching NZ, strategic coaching for CEOs
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Thirty Years of Setting Goals the Same Way

Posted on 14 July, 202614 July, 2026 by Sharn Rayner
handwritten quarterly goals, a reflection on discipline and progress
14
Jul

I found a university photo of my goals taped to a cupboard. Thirty years on, little has changed. A quarterly review on discipline, failure and progress.

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Posted in Blog & Resources  |  Tagged reflecting on business goals, treating failure as feedback
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I Hate Yoga, and What It Taught Me About Strategy

Posted on 6 July, 202628 September, 2026 by Sharn Rayner
yoga class as a metaphor for strategic leadership and stepping back
06
Jul

A runner told me she hates yoga. Her reason is the same one leaders give for avoiding strategy, the discomfort of work that pays out later, not now.

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Posted in Blog & Resources  |  Tagged strategy versus firefighting, why leaders avoid strategic thinking
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I Asked ChatGPT to Roast Me

Posted on 3 July, 20263 July, 2026 by Sharn Rayner
executive coach Sharn Rayner reflecting on a ChatGPT roast
03
Jul

I asked ChatGPT to roast me and it found the blind spot I coach other people out of every day. What an AI roast taught me about leadership self-awareness.

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Posted in Blog & Resources  |  Tagged leadership self awareness, the founder is the bottleneck
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Done Is Better Than Perfect

Posted on 30 June, 202630 June, 2026 by Sharn Rayner
Sharn Rayner book Behind the Coaching Breakthroughs front cover
30
Jun

I spent eighteen months writing a book, then almost talked myself out of sharing it. What I learned about holding back the work that matters most.

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Posted in Blog & Resources  |  Tagged fear of being judged at work, shipping work despite self-doubt
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Are You Listening, Really?

Posted on 2 June, 20262 June, 2026 by Sharn Rayner
02
Jun

Executive coaching NZ insight: the listening habit that helps leaders understand their teams, their clients, and the success of their businesses.

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Posted in Blog & Resources  |  Tagged leadership coaching NZ, strategic coaching for CEOs
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  • When Your Business Can’t Grow Without You
  • What My Family Tree Taught Me About the Leadership Project You Keep Putting Off
  • Stop it! Ah, if only it were that easy
  • Hope Is Not a Strategy — But It Might Just Run Alongside One
  • What Actually Creates a Leadership Breakthrough
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