True North Coaching and Development

https://www.truenorthdevelop.com/blog/who-are-you-trying-so-hard-to-be-try-gently-instead

Who are you trying so hard to be? Try gently instead. We spend a lot of time striving, pushing, controlling when we're wedded to identity and who we think we need to be. What would it look like to try more gently?

https://www.truenorthdevelop.com/blog/the-power-of-choice-in-leadership

The power of choice in leadership 2026 has gotten off to a fresh start - I’ve been transitioning my business and am focusing more on my coaching practice and my burnout and leadership coaching offerings moving forward.  It was a tough decision, and it’s been a gradual process as I gained more and more clarity over the last

Tired of work related drama? What role are you playing that's keeping it alive? When we can recognize what part we're playing in the drama triangle, we can start to let go...

Tired of Drama at Work? — True North Coaching In April I attended a retreat in Boulder with an amazing group of meditators and learners.  It was a profound experience where we were invited to step in and do some deep work, right from the first day.  At one point we were talking about the drama triangle, first described in th

...written by Shelley Pernot on February 19th, 2025 Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about burnout. It’s part of how I market myself, it speaks strongly to the demographic of coaching client I try to reach. And it’s an epidemic. One that many organizations struggle to address. One of

Struggling with Burnout? Here's one simple question to ask yourself... - True North Coaching and Development Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about burnout.  It’s part of how I market myself, it speaks strongly to the demographic of coaching client I try to reach.  And it’s an epidemic.  One that many organizations struggle to address.  One of the organizations I currently work with reports a burn...

...written by Shelley Pernot on October 16th, 2024 “Shelley, I’ve had this ring for a while.”

She took it off her finger and showed me.

“I gave this to myself as a gift after I completed a really big climb.”

I looked down. It was a simple silver ring with a mountain scene

What Pain Can Teach Us About Leadership - True North Coaching and Development “Shelley, I’ve had this ring for a while.”  She took it off her finger and showed me.  “I gave this to myself as a gift after I completed a really big climb.” I looked down.  It was a simple silver ring with a mountain