You’ve done the work. The books, the programs, maybe a coach. You’re the one people count on when things get hard.
And still, there are moments when the version of you that shows up isn’t the one you’d choose:
You can be the smartest person in the room. Under pressure, your emotions still drive your decisions. About money. About people. About the moments that matter most.
Every high performer has a pattern under pressure. The ones who keep getting better can see theirs.
That’s where curiosity comes in.
Most leadership development is spaghetti.
A workshop. A coach. A book. A 360 review. An assessment that tells you who you are on a good day.
Each one helps. None of them measure what happens when the stakes are real. And that’s the version of you that decides the outcomes that matter most.
So, I start with data. The WE-I Profile measures what actually happens inside you under pressure, not how you see yourself.
Then we get curious about it.
Then we build the exact skills to meet it, practiced around the conversations that matter most to you.
No guesswork. Just clarity, curiosity, and the skills to use them.
We start with the WE-I Profile to capture your stress response in real time - not who you are on a good day - what actually happens inside you when the stakes are real.
Next, we connect your lived experience to your WE-I results - a story you recognize. Suddenly, it all makes sense.
Awareness becomes action. Using your data and my Curious Conversation Framework, we build the exact skills to meet your pattern differently, in the room, under pressure.
For leaders who want their next level. You’re already performing. You want to perform when it’s hardest, too.
We start with real data on what’s happening under the surface, so we skip months of guessing and go straight to the pattern.
Then we build the emotional intelligence and communication skills to meet it, practiced in the conversations that matter most to you.
For teams that want to be better under pressure, not just get along. Teams have patterns too.
Real data and a shared language show your team how it actually operates when the stakes rise.
Then we build the skills to communicate, decide, and work through hard conversations together.
Most high performers think they do. Seven questions. Three minutes. See what’s running the show.
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I know what it’s like to be good at what you do, and still have something take over when it matters most.
I learned pressure as a competitive swimmer training at the highest level, then in a decade in the high-stakes entertainment industry. Athletes with identical preparation performed differently when it counted. The difference wasn’t talent or mindset. It was self-awareness: knowing what happens inside you when everything is on the line.
I couldn’t see my own pattern for years. When I finally could, everything changed.
Now I help leaders do the same. I pair the WE-I Profile with the Curious Conversation Framework, the Institute of Curiosity’s proprietary method, fifteen years in the making and refined with leaders across healthcare, government, law, financial services, and education. The WE-I shows you your pattern. The framework gives you the skills to change it.
If you’re ready to see what’s possible, let’s talk.
Leaders who are already good and want to be better, especially when the stakes are high. People who choose this work, not people sent to it. If you’re here because someone told you to be, it’s probably not the right fit – yet. If you’re here because you know there’s another level, let’s talk.
It’s data-led from the start. The WE-I Profile measures your internal stress response before a single session, so everything that follows is grounded in what’s actually happening, not anyone’s impression of you, including your own.
DiSC and Myers-Briggs measure personality and communication style in calm, self-reported conditions. The WE-I Profile measures what happens inside you under pressure: the patterns running beneath the surface when the stakes are real.
The core individual work takes about 2–4 hours in the first month. Most leaders see real shifts in the first two sessions. Team engagements are scoped on a discovery call.
Individual work and WE-I Profiles are virtual. Team workshops are in person; the work is too interactive to lose people to a screen.
Thirty minutes. An honest look at where you are, where you want to be, and whether this is the right way to get there. No pitch, no pressure.
Kirsten Siggins · Institute of Curiosity · Based in Kelowna, BC · Virtual for leaders, in person for teams – I come to you.
Leadership Development for High-Pressure Moments.
Curiosity, emotional intelligence, and Curious Conversations for leaders who want to be at their best when it matters most.
Virtual for leaders. In person for teams.
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