Stress Has A Pattern.
I Help You See Yours.
I help leaders see what takes over under pressure
and build the skills to meet it differently.
Build the emotional intelligence, communication skills, and self-awareness to lead effectively when the stakes are high.
And learn how curiosity can change what happens next.
If you are here, something takes over when stressed...
- The tightening before a conversation you’ve been avoiding
- Heat rising the moment you’re challenged in the room
- Shutting down — or taking over — when the pressure escalates
- Replaying it afterward, wondering why you reacted that way
- Knowing exactly what to do… until the moment actually arrives
That’s where curiosity comes in.
You need a map of your stress response.
And the skills to do something about it.
Leadership development starts with seeing what you can't see.
Most leadership development is spaghetti.
A workshop. A coach. A book. A 360 review. An assessment that tells you who you are in calm conditions.
Each one gives you something. None of them reach the moment that actually matters – because none of them know what’s getting in your way.
That’s where I come in.
You can’t change a pattern you don’t understand. That’s why it keeps coming back.
So, I created a system. I start with the WE-I Profile, real data on what’s actually happening inside you under pressure. A clear map of the pattern running your most important moments.
Then we get curious about it.
And build the exact skills to meet it differently – pinpointed and practiced around the conversations that have always been hardest for you.
So, when pressure hits – and it will – you meet it with your whole self.
No guesswork. Just clarity, curiosity, and the skills to do something with it.
SEE Your Blindspots
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.
UNDERSTAND Your Pattern
Next, we connect your lived experience to your WE-I results - a story you recognize. Suddenly, it all makes sense.
CHANGE Your Behaviour
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.
How I help
INDIVIDUALS | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
You know something isn’t working – a conversation you keep avoiding, a reaction you don’t understand, a pattern that shows up every time the pressure rises.
Go deeper, faster. Get real data on what’s happening underneath the surface so we can get to the pattern, not spend months circling around it.
From there, I help you build the emotional intelligence and communication skills to understand the pattern, work with it, and practice responding differently when it matters most.
TEAMS | TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Teams have patterns too.
When communication gets stuck, conflict keeps resurfacing, or difficult conversations aren’t happening, go deeper, faster – with real data, a shared language, and a clearer picture of what’s happening underneath the surface.
From there, we build the skills to communicate, collaborate, navigate difficult conversations, and handle pressure differently.
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KIRSTEN SIGGINS TEDx Speaker · Certified Executive Coach · Certified WE-I Practitioner · Certified National Psychological Health and Safety Professional, CMHA
About Kirsten Siggins
I have been where you are.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from executive coaching?
My system is data-led from the start. The WE-I Profile provides objective measurement of your internal stress response before a single session takes place, so everything that follows is grounded in what’s actually happening, not what you think is happening. You’re not working from someone’s impression of you or the impression you have of yourself. Together we go deeper, faster, with infrastructure for sustainable change.
What is the WE-I Profile, and how is it different from tools like DiSC or Myers-Briggs?
The WE-I Profile is the only EQ assessment that measures your internal stress response — what happens inside you when the pressure is real and the stakes are high. Tools like DiSC and Myers-Briggs measure personality and communication style in calm, self-reported conditions. The WE-I captures the non-conscious patterns that operate beneath the surface, specifically in high-pressure moments. That’s the data that drives actual behavioural change.
How much time will this take me?
The core work for individuals takes about 2-4hrs in the first month. Most leaders start to see real shifts in the first 2 sessions.
Team engagements are scoped on a discovery call based on team size, goals, and scheduling. The discovery call is the right place to map out a realistic timeline for your specific situation.
What are the Curiosity Skills?
The Curiosity Skills & Curious Conversation Framework are the Institute of Curiosity’s proprietary, neuroscience-backed methodology — fifteen years in the making developed by Kirsten Siggins & her mom/ business partner Kathy Taberner {now retired}. It gives leaders a simple, three-step system for staying regulated, asking better questions, and navigating high-stakes conversations, even under stress. Taught around the exact conversations that have always been hardest for you.
Is this available virtually, or does it require in-person sessions?
Individual sessions and WE-I profiles are available virtually. Team workshops are in-person only — the work is too important and too interactive to lose people to a screen.
Is the discovery call really free with no sales pressure?
Yes. Thirty minutes. The call is a genuine conversation about what’s happening for you or your team and whether this work is the right fit, in either direction. Most people leave with a clear next step, whether that’s working together or not. Kirsten will tell you honestly if this isn’t the right solution for your situation.
What kind of leader is this best for?
This work is best for leaders who know something happens to them under pressure but can’t yet name what it is. It’s for leaders in transition {a promotion, more responsibility, higher stakes} who keep hitting the same wall in difficult conversations, no matter how much they’ve already tried to fix it. Most of all, it’s for leaders ready to look at themselves first, not just everyone around them.
The Next Step Is A Conversation.
Kirsten Siggins · Institute of Curiosity · Kelowna BC · inquiries@instituteofcuriosity.com
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