Coaching The Elephant

Why Culture Still Eats Strategy: For Breakfast, Lunch, and the Team's Future

René explains that even brilliant strategies crumble without a healthy culture. He breaks down four team culture archetypes, showing how emotional clarity, connection, and psychological safety are indispensable for long-term performance, not optional extras.

Fail Successfully - Embrace Mistakes

Instead of fearing errors, René reframes failure as a powerful school for growth. He argues that organizations and individuals thrive when mistakes are openly shared, analyzed, and normalized, creating resilience and innovation through a mindset shift from blame to learning.

The Why, How and What of Mental Performance Coaching

In this episode, René breaks down the purpose and power of mental performance coaching. He explores why it matters, how it works, and what real change looks like, from boosting clarity and confidence to building resilience under pressure. A practical look at the tools helping athletes and leaders unlock their full potential.

What You Do With Feedback Is What Matters

René explores the emotional challenges of feedback - shame, defensiveness, silence - and flips the narrative: feedback becomes transformative when met with humility, curiosity, and a deliberate mindset to learn and grow.

When the Heart Leads the Brain - What ancient wisdom and modern science reveal about inner intelligence

What if your heart was more than just emotional? In this episode, René explores how ancient wisdom and modern science reveal the heart’s powerful role in decision-making, emotional regulation, and leadership. Learn a simple daily practice to shift into heart-brain coherence—and discover how leading from the heart can elevate clarity, presence, and resilience.

Coaches Under Pressure: The Missing Conversation in Elite Sport

René highlights burnout and emotional silence among elite coaches. He argues for normalizing mental performance conversations, supporting coach vulnerability, and building systems that safeguard not just athletes—but those who guide them.

The Discipline of Switching Off

This article unpacks the art of toggling focus and rest—essential for sustained peak performance. Drawing from athletes like Djokovic, René shares mindfulness and visualization strategies for recognizing when to switch on and off, optimizing both concentration and recovery.

Fixed or Growth? How Your Mindset Shapes Every Part of Your Life

Examines how adopting a growth mindset across different life areas enhances adaptability and success, while recognizing that fixed mindsets can offer stability in certain contexts.

From Control to Trust: What Great Leaders Let Go Of

Highlights the transformative power of trust in leadership, illustrating how letting go of control fosters team empowerment and a collaborative culture.

Becoming the Advisor Enterprise Families Actually Need

Argues that advisors to enterprise families must evolve from technical experts to emotionally intelligent partners, capable of navigating the complex interpersonal dynamics that underpin family businesses.