🌊 Part 3 - The What: Purpose, Architect & Coach

“One of my favourite quotes comes from Rudyard Kipling, who wrote about his “six honest serving-men” - What, Why, When, How, Where, and Who. These steward framings, as I call them, have helped me steward teams, organisations, and new ventures for years, and I’ve seen them bring clarity to nearly every leader I’ve coached. They sit at the heart of transformation.

In this post, we hone in on three core components of stewardship - the first of Rudyard’s steward framings: “What”, which guides how we act, build systems, and hold responsibility. Over the coming weeks, we’ll continue this series, exploring each component in depth.

The What of Stewardship is made up of three components: Purpose, Architect, and Coach.”