Beyond heroic workarounds
I coach capable leaders to build teams and systems that perform — without relying on heroic effort.
When responsibility grows faster than structure, capable people compensate. They step in, smooth things over, carry the load. It works — for a while. I help leaders build something that doesn’t depend on that.
How much of your team’s performance depends on heroic workarounds?
Most leaders know the answer is “more than we’d like.” That’s where we start.
Performance has an inner game and an outer game. I work with both — because building your own capacity only goes so far if the system around you keeps demanding more heroics, and fixing the system only goes so far if the people in it haven’t grown into it.
The inner game
1:1 leadership coaching
For the leader who’s tired of being the one everything escalates to.
The outer game
Teams & systems
For the team or organisation that’s outgrown its own workarounds.
A bit about me
I’m Andrew Bunting — 17 years in international tech at Intel, a decade as a coach, and a lifelong relationship with endurance sport that taught me most of what I know about performance under pressure. Read my story →
For organisations
Bringing this into your organisation? I work with HR and L&D teams to help leaders reduce dependency on key people and build more resilient teams. For organisations →