Now I'm that person for others — a sparring partner and systems advisor for people navigating complex work situations alone. I'm also neurodivergent-aware (AuDHD myself), which means I understand how different brains process pressure, ambiguity, and decision-making, and I build that into how I support people, not as an afterthought.
HANNA TAGEN
Sparring partner & Systems advisor
I help leaders, teams, and individual contributors (ICs) tackle problems when the usual advice does not get you anywhere useful.
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- Meeting style
- Structured, thoughtful, practical, clear
- How this feels
- Less noise. Better thinking. Clearer decisions. More workable systems.
Have you ever felt your thoughts get clearer the moment you say them out loud?
Do you have someone to bounce them off? For a long time, I didn't either.
What I do
I help people think better in complex situations — and build better ways of working around them.
Some problems need a second brain to think out loud with. Some need the actual system rebuilt. Most time, it's both.
Leadership Sparring
A real peer for the decisions no one else can weigh in on
When the stakes are real and the context is tangled, generic advice doesn't cut it — you need someone who'll actually think it through with you, not just nod along. That's sparring: I push back, ask the annoying questions, and help you find the move that fits your situation, not a textbook one.
- Complex people, team, or stakeholder situations
- Decisions where the tradeoffs are real
- Clarity when you're stuck, overloaded, or pulled in five directions
Operational Clarity
Fixing the systems, not just the symptoms
If your team keeps hitting the same wall, the wall is usually the system — not the people. I help you rebuild the structures around the work: meetings, workflows, ownership, handoffs, planning rhythm — so the friction that's quietly draining everyone actually goes away.
- Workflow, structure, and operating rhythm review
- Decision-making, ownership, and delegation clarity
- Practical support across tools and ways of working
Neurodivergent-Aware Perspective
Support that actually understands how your brain works
I'm AuDHD myself, so this isn't a checkbox — it's the lens everything else runs through. Whether you're the one leading with a neurodivergent brain or managing someone who is, I help make the invisible friction visible, and turn it into something workable.
- More workable systems for neurodivergent professionals
- Less friction, confusion, and invisible overload
- Thoughtful support for hiring, onboarding, and collaboration
Who it is for
For people under real pressure, and for teams that want clearer ways of working.
Sometimes the issue is a hard decision. Sometimes it is a broken system. Often it is both at once.
Individuals
Leaders, managers, founders, and solo experts who carry a lot and have no one to think it through with.
- You're facing a hard decision or a difficult people situation
- You need structure for something messy and emotionally charged
- You want a sharp sparring partner, not vague encouragement
- You're neurodivergent, think you might be, or you support someone who is — and generic advice assuming one kind of brain isn't cutting it
Teams
Organizations that want more effective, more automated processes, clearer structures, and more thoughtful support for the humans doing the work.
- Your workflows or team dynamics are creating drag
- Important work is getting stuck in bottlenecks or handoffs, and no one knows why
- You want practical operational thinking, not abstract theory
- You want to support neurodivergent employees well — not just check a box
How it works
A simple process for getting to clarity, fast.
Grounded in reality — the actual constraints, the actual people, and the move that makes sense right now.
Step 01
Name what's actually going on
We start with the real situation, not the polished version — where the tension is, what feels blocked, and why.
Step 02
Untangle the human and system layers
We look at patterns, roles, pressure, structure, expectations, and tradeoffs together, so the advice actually fits reality.
Step 03
Leave with a stronger next move
Not just insight. You leave with more clarity, a cleaner decision frame, and practical next steps you can actually use.
What I Offer
Choose the level of support the situation needs.
Some situations shift in one good session. Others benefit from an ongoing advisory relationship.
Level 1
1:1 sparring sessions
Focused sessions for leaders and professionals who need clarity on a complex situation, decision, or pattern.
Level 2
Advisory for teams and organizations
Ongoing support for teams who need clearer workflows, structure, hiring, meetings, and decision-making.
Level 3
Ongoing strategic partnership
Continued support for people or teams who want a trusted external mind over time — part sparring partner, part operational advisor.
Send me a message
Prefer email? Write directly to hanna.tagen@gmail.com.