I Help Managers Win in the Conversations That Truly Drive Standout Performance
Working with ambitious managers and the organizations that develop them.
My mission is to help managers Standout with the tactics no one ever taught them
(but matter most)
Of course, becoming a great manager takes experience. But that is not enough — you need to know what to say, when to say it, and how to lead across six conversations. I teach leaders those skills with practical tools they can use Monday.Â
Twenty Five Years Building Leaders Who Excel And Businesses That Grow.
Most managers are leading using a playbook that worked ten years ago. Here's why I know: I spent 25 years inside the companies where this gap matters most—as a General Manager at Gartner, scaling businesses at CEB and Talent Neuron, leading global teams, and watching thousands of competent managers get overlooked, not because they weren't good, but because they were using the wrong system.
Across all of that work, one pattern kept showing up:
The difference between good and standout leaders wasn’t knowledge.
It was how they handled critical conversations.Â
This shift became the foundation of my latest book, Standout: The Six Conversations Every Ambitious Manager Needs to Master, and the Standout Manager training and coaching — real-world tactical tools and research-backed strategies designed to help leaders shrink ambiguity, unlock team performance, and accelerate their careers.
My Career and Experience
25+ years lead teams and businesses at global scale in start-ups and large organizations
1,300+ people hired, led, or promoted across organizations
 40+ executives advanced into senior leadership roles through direct coaching
3 global businesses built and scaled to $300M+ in revenue
Thousands of Fortune 1000 leaders supported through advisory work
2x author shaping how organizations think about management
Most managers follow a flawed playbook. The managers who Standout replaced that playbook with six specific conversations.
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Find out which conversations are helping you lead — and which ones are quietly holding you back.Â
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Leaders and organizations come to me when they need to:
- Get their team aligned and keep it that way — without another off-site.
- Have the feedback conversation that actually changes behavior.
- Build a management layer that executes strategy — not just delivers against it.
- Create teams that move without the manager in every decision.
- Use AI to lead faster and sharper — without losing the human edge.
- Turn ambiguity from a blocker into a leadership advantage.
- Develop managers at scale without losing what makes great coaching work
What Leading Thinkers and Leaders Are Saying
Standout provides practical insights boards and CEOs can use to unlock their organization’s potential.
Aaron Kissel, CEO Assemble; Former General Manager of the Wall Street Journal; and Former Chief Product Officer at Politico
A 30-minute session with Jaime can change the trajectory of your career. If you're serious about success, learn from Jaime.
Scott Rothman Commercial Leader, Zoom
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The people who hear Jaime’s teachings are very lucky. At one point, I felt stuck and unclear on what direction to take in my career. He helped me focus on what mattered. That shift changed how I approached my work and future career which led to my promotion.
People Leader, Global Tech Firm
AI gives every manager the "generic" advice to be average.
Standout gives them the edge they can succeed today and in five years.
Become the leader you were meant to be.
