Stop solving
the same problems
every quarter.
How Psychological Capital transforms the way you lead — and the results you get.
Built on two decades of peer-reviewed research and thousands of hours coaching CEOs and senior leaders at Bank al Etihad, Uber, IBM, and Heineken Brazil.
Every leader knows the feeling. The disengaged team. The burnout wave. The quiet resignation. The strategy that stalls in execution.
You fix one — another appears. You're playing Whac-a-Mole with human problems, and the moles are winning. The coaching session helps for a week. The offsite charges the team for a month. The new process hits a wall by the next quarter.
You don't have a process problem. You don't have a people problem. You have a measurement problem — you've been managing the wrong thing.
What if the root has been measurable all along?
Four tools you can run starting Monday.
Good Leader, Good Business is a short read with concrete instruments — not just inspiration. Audits, frameworks, and a 90-day plan you can apply to your team this week.
The HERO Framework
Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, Optimism — the four measurable components of Psychological Capital that predict team performance better than almost anything you're tracking today.
The SPARK Resilience Model
A research-grounded sequence (Stimulus, Perception, Affect, Response, Knowledge) for turning setbacks into systematic learning — for you and for your team.
The Team PsyCap Audit
Fifteen diagnostic questions across the HERO dimensions. Find out where your team's performance is actually leaking — before the next quarterly review surfaces the symptoms.
The 90-Day Team Plan
A practical, step-by-step playbook to develop Psychological Capital across your team. Designed for execution, not for theory. Start it Monday.
What sets this book apart is its completeness in such a short read. The instruments, audits, and assessments Jeff provides give leaders concrete tools, not just inspiration. And his storytelling makes the research accessible and applicable to anyone.Scott Whyte Partner, Health Enterprise Partners
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The Team PsyCap Audit.
A 15-question diagnostic that reveals exactly where your team's Psychological Capital is strongest — and where it's leaking. Get a personalized score across the four HERO dimensions and a clear next step.
- Built on the validated PCQ research instrument (Luthans, Avolio, et al.)
- Takes about five minutes to complete
- Personalized score across Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, Optimism
- No spam — just your results and an occasional case study from the field
When my team faces an obstacle, we typically generate multiple paths forward — not just one plan and a backup.
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Dr. Jeff K. Holmes.
Jeff is the founder of theLeadershipWell, an executive coaching firm working with senior leaders across Silicon Valley, Jordan, the broader US, and Europe. His clients include CEOs of growth-stage companies and senior leaders at multinational enterprises in banking, technology, and consumer goods.
His approach pairs research depth with a relentless focus on practical, ROI-driven outcomes — bringing peer-reviewed frameworks into the room without losing sight of the human in the chair across from him.
When he's not coaching, you'll find him on a bike or in the surf off the California coast.
If you read this and want help applying it to your team — that's what I do.
I work with CEOs of $2M–$2B companies and senior leaders at large enterprises. If you'd like to explore whether 1:1 or team coaching makes sense, the first conversation is free and useful regardless of where it leads.
Schedule a 30-min PsyCap diagnostic call