capacity notice
I work with a maximum of 10 individual leaders at any time to ensure responsive support and the personalized attention effective coaching requires.
capacity notice
I work with a maximum of 10 leaders at any time to ensure same-day response for crisis situations and the deep attention grief coaching requires.
Executive Coaching for Supporting Teams Through Loss and Change
Systematic development of the leadership capabilities product leaders need when team members face bereavement, illness, divorce, or major life transitions.
When personal loss meets leadership responsibility, you need specialized support that understands both the human psychology of grief and the unique pressures of tech leadership.
When someone on your team experiences significant loss or change—whether from bereavement, divorce, illness, or major life transition—you're suddenly responsible for supporting them through their most vulnerable moment while maintaining team performance.
Most product leaders handle this through instinct. You adjust work, say what feels right, and hope it's enough.
But grief creates measurable cognitive impairment lasting 6-12 months: compromised decision-making, reduced processing speed, and decision fatigue hitting 40% faster than normal. Without systematic frameworks for supporting people through this, well-intentioned efforts often make things worse.
Executive coaching develops the systematic skills you need not just for this situation, but for the multiple loss and change situations you'll face throughout your leadership career.
What You'll Develop
These coaching programs focus on building systematic capabilities for leading when team members face loss and change:
Support team members through various personal crises effectively
Maintain team performance during disruption
Navigate stakeholder communication about capacity changes
Build resilient team structures before crises hit
Prevent your own compassion fatigue and burnout
The skills we build together serve you for the rest of your career—not just during this immediate challenge.
Executive Coaching for Supporting Teams Through Loss and Change
For product leaders who need to support team members through grief and other personal crises while maintaining team performance.
This isn't just about grief—it's about developing the leadership capabilities for any crisis that affects your team:
Support team members through various personal crises effectively
Maintain team performance during disruption
Navigate stakeholder communication about capacity changes
Build resilient team structures before crises hit
Prevent your own compassion fatigue and burnout
Program Options
3 Sessions
Weekly or bi-weekly 60-minute sessions
1 month of asynchronous support with 24-hour response on weekdays
Focus on immediate challenges and core frameworks
$357 per month for 3 months
or $891 if paid in full
8 Sessions
Weekly 60-minute sessions
2 months of asynchronous support with 24-hour response on weekdays
Systematic skill development for sustained capability in supporting teams through loss and change
$947 per month for 6 months
or $2,376 if paid in full
Grief Coaching for the Person Experiencing Loss
For product leaders and team members experiencing normal grief who need to maintain their effectiveness while accelerating their recovery.
Normal grief recovery takes 12-18 months. With professional grief counseling, that timeline shortens to 6-9 months while you maintain leadership effectiveness throughout.
This specialized support addresses the specific challenge of leading (or performing) effectively during recovery:
Recognize when judgment may be compromised and implement appropriate safeguards
Adjust delegation and decision-making during reduced cognitive capacity
Communicate about capacity changes without losing credibility
Maintain leadership presence while creating space for recovery
Design sustainable work approaches that support both performance and healing
Accelerate recovery timeline through systematic grief counseling techniques
Important: This coaching is for normal grief only. About 7-10% of people develop complicated grief requiring clinical therapy. The email course covers warning signs that indicate when therapy rather than coaching is needed.
Program Options
3 Sessions
Weekly or bi-weekly 60-minute sessions
1 month of asynchronous support with 24-hour response on weekdays
Focus on immediate challenges and core frameworks
$357 per month for 3 months
or $891 if paid in full
8 Sessions
Weekly 60-minute sessions
2 months of asynchronous support with 24-hour response on weekdays
Systematic skill development for sustained capability in supporting teams through loss and change
$947 per month for 6 months
or $2,376 if paid in full
Schedule a Discovery Call
Not sure which program fits your situation? Schedule a 15-minute conversation to discuss what you're facing and determine the right kind of support.
This isn't a sales call. It's an honest assessment of whether coaching would help, which program makes sense, or whether other resources (including the free email course on supporting colleagues through grief, or therapy referrals for complicated grief) would serve you better.
Or email me directly at [email protected] to discuss your specific situation.
Who I Am and Why I Can Help
I'm Matthew Stublefield, and I've spent 20+ years leading product and technology teams across diverse industries—technology, healthcare, education, manufacturing, media, and finance.
What makes me uniquely qualified to help with grief in the workplace is the combination of extensive leadership experience with specialized training in grief counseling. I understand both the operational demands of leading product teams AND the neurobiological realities of how grief affects decision-making, risk assessment, and leadership capacity.
20+ years leading teams from 2 to 400 people across multiple industries
10+ years in product management and technology leadership roles
Grief Counselor Professional (GC-P) certification through the American Institute of Health Care Professionals
Master of Science in Project Management (MSPM) with emphasis in conflict and dispute resolution
Consistent track record of helping teams achieve 2-3x productivity improvements through systematic leadership development
I've personally navigated leading teams through organizational change, personal loss, and the complex human dynamics that arise when grief enters the workplace. The systematic frameworks I teach aren't just theory—they're proven approaches that work across different organizational cultures and leadership contexts.
Most importantly, I understand that grief isn't something you "fix" or "get over." It's something you learn to navigate while maintaining your effectiveness as a leader and protecting your team's wellbeing.
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