This is Common
Sense Leadership.

Simple in principle. Powerful in practice

№ 01

The Premise

When you are too close to it, even the obvious becomes hard to see.

I help founders and leadership teams step out of the operational noise, see what's really happening beneath the surface, and make the shifts that strengthen performance, alignment, and culture.

Jenny Johnston · Zürich

Practice est. 2018
№ 02 · What I Believe

Real leadership begins where performed confidence ends.


Why it matters

Growth doesn't just demand better strategy. It demands better leadership underneath it. Leadership teams rarely struggle because they lack intelligence, they struggle because standards, ownership, and direction aren't strong enough. A business becomes stronger when leadership doesn't depend on one person carrying everything. That's what I help people build.

№ 03 · Two Paths

Where do you need the work to start?

Path 01 · For FOUNDERS

You are the ceiling of your own business.

For founders carrying too much, ready to build a leadership team that can operate without you in the middle of everything.


01

Foundations — first layer of growth & structure


02

Scale Architecture — 12-month plan, no founder bottleneck


03

Sparring Partnership — high-trust thinking partner


Path 02 · For Leaders

It's almost never a skill problem.

For leadership teams who are capable on paper but stuck in practice. Targeted, honest work on what's actually getting in the way.


01

Individual Coaching — step-up moments


02

Team Workshops — surface what isn't being said


03

Leadership Programmes — cohort, real challenges


№ 04 · Meet Jenny

My work comes from building, not just advising.

A woman with shoulder-length dark hair, smiling and laughing, sitting on a dark upholstered chair indoors. She is wearing a black turtleneck and blue jeans, holding a tablet in her left hand, and has a gold watch on her left wrist.

At 24, I was leading a team of 100 with no roadmap and a quiet fear that someone was about to find out I wasn't ready. That experience, learning to lead under pressure, shaped everything that came after.

I grew a Swiss recruitment business to a top 5 in the country, built it while raising two children, and sold it. I've started two more since.

I know what it costs to carry a business, a team, and a vision at the same time. I also know what becomes possible when the structure around you finally works.

№ 05 · Diagnostic

Are you the bottleneck?

A short, honest diagnostic to help you see where you might be getting in your own way — and what to do about it.

What it surfaces

Five questions, twelve minutes, one honest read.

  • Where your calendar is controlling the pace of the business.

  • Which decisions your team can't make without you and why.

  • The conversations you're avoiding that are quietly costing you.

  • Whether you're building leadership or performing it.

Free · 12 min
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№ 06 · Let's Begin

If something needs to shift, start there.

Some clients come with a very clear brief. Others just know that the current way of leading is no longer enough. That's often where the conversation starts.