“Tekton” refers to a craftsman, builder, or artisan and is the root of the modern word architect.

C-suite leaders gain from this type of craftsmanship through a confidential and trusted advisor who ideates alongside them to make unambiguous observations, ask penetrating questions, and advise or coach them toward confidently intersecting the unknown future.

Services

This Tekton method of simultaneously chiseling while building uncovers the best possible solution through personal and/or organizational renewal.

 

  • Leaders must effectively steer their organization through a climate of uncertainty and exponential change. Yet, it is becoming harder to innovate outside the core, reduce the space between execution and strategy, and produce added value to those they serve. Reserved for only one to two exclusive clients each year, strategic architecture blends:

    • present-forward and future-back strategy design

    • innovation (culture / tools / language / process)

    • organizational and team evaluation

    • change management

    • vision

    • leadership alignment

      ….. to create strategic plans across a longer scope horizon.

  • A trusted, confidential advisory relationship for leaders navigating complexity, transition, and high-stakes decisions. Not consulting or coaching in the traditional sense, it is 30 years of strategy, innovation, leadership, and non- and for-profit experience as an extension of one’s leadership, available near-on-demand when it matters most.

    Leaders engage to:

    • Strengthen judgment in critical decisions

    • Cut through complexity and competing priorities

    • Gain seasoned perspective in real time

    The structure includes scheduled monthly advisory conversations and limited, on-demand access for time-sensitive moments over 12 months.

  • A curated collective of trusted, vetted experts across key disciplines.

    Tekton connects leaders to proven operators and specialists, including:

    • Fractional CFOs, COO's, and Chief Innovation Officers

    • Executive Coaches

    • Business Advisors

    • Fundraising Experts

    • Digital, Web, and SEO Specialists

    • Board Facilitators

    We don’t just refer, we vet, align, and recommend the right expertise for your context.

  • I come alongside leaders to actively participate in designing the intersection between their values (who they are) and what brings them deep satisfaction (how they contribute). Executive Coaching guides senior leaders to close the gap between complexity and clarity. I work with leaders across five archetypes of coaching experiences: Organizational Scale, Personal Growth, Alignment, Transition, and Renewal (Sabbatical).

    Coaching leaders to:

    • Navigate major transitions & de-risk strategy

    • Clarify core values & develop strategic thinking, innovation capacity, & leadership presence

    • Increase influence through communication, conflict resolution, & trust-building.

    My passion is to help leaders see the things they can’t see, cut through chaos, imagine novel possibilities, and map their journey to pursue passions that were once unimaginable.

  • Whether you need a facilitator for the next board of directors meeting, a speaker for your conference plenary, or a culture-creation facilitator for your 2-day leadership team retreat, I have an extensive history of building trust between leaders from mid-level to the C-suite. My approach is to blend data and experiential wisdom to engage the heart for lasting change.

About Rob

For 2 decades, I’ve coached or consulted around strategy design and execution, innovation tools and process, organizational culture, fundraising, and mentoring high-performing leaders to create alignment between who they are (at this stage of life) and what the do. I’ve helped several hundred non-profit and for-profit leaders successfully step into the unknown future and I understand how to translate institutional skills to individual needs. I am deeply passionate about participating in transforming their professional and personal lives.

Whether I serve as a coach, or as a consultant, I always serve as a confidential and trusted advisor.

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What Clients are Saying…

  • General, USAF Deputy Commanding General for US and Coalition Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan

    “Rob is the perfect mix of experience, skills and empathy to help a lot of folks get to their next level.”

  • C-Suite (SVP)

    “This process has been absolutely transformative for my personal, family and professional future. The coaching was invaluable in helping drill down to identify not only what I do best, but also what brings most fulfillment…to do what matters most. For anyone feeling stuck or unsure what their next chapter should hold, I can’t recommend this enough.”

  • Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director (Ret.) - David Shedd

    Rob has an extraordinary capacity to separate the “wheat from the chaff” regardless of the complexity of the problem or challenge. In the many years that I have known him, Rob has always applied knowledge with experience and wisdom with discernment to problem solving at the strategic and tactical levels; he’s the person you always want on your team - whether leading the team or providing guidance. Rob’s high ethical standards always ensure that he delivers truth over fluff, but he delivers that advice and counsel with fairness and grace.

  • President, (Ret.) Evermore Homes

    I worked with Rob during the sale of Evermore Homes, where I was CEO. Rob guided me through the transition as I began to search for my next opportunity and his counsel was exceedingly valuable. Rob’s strategic mentoring, combined with thoughtfully designed exercises, helped me process not just my next role, but how to maximize my impact outside of work. I recommend Rob without reservation for leaders looking to maximize their own, and their organization’s, impact.

  • C-Suite (International Director)

    “Rob’s professional and insightful coaching was really valuable to me in an important time of transition and planning. He exceeded my expectations! Rob’s probing and questions forced me to deeply think through issues, ideas, and solutions that helped drive some important conclusions. I highly recommend Rob!“

  • Senior Leader (VP)

    “After 40 years in the workplace, coaching felt unsettling. (At 66, there were wilted leaves on the branches!) But, it was ultimately rejuvenating to bring my true wiring clearly into focus… and to start thinking and planning on a path toward truer alignment with the person God has intended me to be. I’m truly excited and energized about what’s ahead!”

  • Senior Leader (VP)

    “Rob's coaching is invaluable. I’ve put effort into personal development and coaching throughout my career, so I was worried this would feel like a repeat. Not so! Rob is a next-level question asker. His coaching is individualized and purposeful. Rob gets even the most introspective person to ask themselves thought provoking questions. Rob has helped me safeguard my work-rest balance, ask questions that would help me to make a decision to move in a higher responsibility role, understand that I am motivated by value and impact and begin to articulate my best contributions.”

  • C-Suite (President)

    “An inflection point is defined as a time when significant change occurs. Working with Rob Wassel, or should I say walking with Rob Wassel, has been an inflection point for me… personally, professionally, and spiritually. He skillfully walked me through a process that led to greater self-awareness and an understanding of how I should be investing my time and energy into efforts that will not only bring me deep joy but also bless others. Rob was and is my coach, but through the process he guided me through he became far more than that, he became a trusted friend and advisor.”

  • C-Suite (COO)

    I have taken several self-evaluations and read numerous self-discovery books and articles to better understand my God given strengths, purpose, and passion. Feeling I had a handle on what I was meant to do and how to do it, I found myself struggling to do my work as to the Lord with consistent confidence and peace. Through coaching, Rob took me on a personal and professional journey. He helped me recognize more than my purpose, passions, values, and strengths – he helped me see how and why these grew in me through my past experiences. Rob encouraged me to consider what difference it should make in my long-term planning as well as my daily routines.

Leaders I advise:

  • Declutter to discover insights

  • Confidentially intersect the unknown future

  • Define their values-based non-negotiables

  • Envision & map a significant life transition

  • De-risk big moves

  • Develop mindsets, skills, and habits for personal renewal

  • Enhance skills in leadership, self-awareness, communication and conflict-resolution

  • Increase strategic thinking, innovation capacity, and networking

  • Optimize their use of time, leverage margins and manage outputs

Teams I coach (or consult):

  • Deeply understand the values, beliefs, and needs of those they serve

  • Create shared behaviors and trusted relationships for working together

  • Align team strategies with the enterprise strategy

  • De-silo and create coordination across teams

  • Become a cohesive executive team that serves to make others successful

  • Create generative and healthy organizational cultures

  • Increase personal awareness of their contribution and impact on the team

Let’s Build Together