NEW BOOK · PUBLISHED JULY 2026
The Confluence Method™
A practical guide for leaders who want to stay connected, think clearly, and make decisions that hold — even when the pressure is highest.
'The true unlock of a high-performing team is beyond fostering trust and truly about how discomfort is met — by generating the collective capacity to hold tension.'
— Tricia F. Stewart, Chief People Officer, Genentech
How courageous leaders transform conflict into trust, better decisions, and stronger teams
About the book
Conflict is inevitable. Fragmentation isn't. Hollie and Jim Rottman draw on decades of work with leadership teams to show why even smart, capable people lose the ability to think clearly together under pressure — and what to do about it.
The Confluence Method™ introduces three practical moves — Regulate, Reveal, and Direct — that help leaders and teams stay connected, make better decisions, and build the kind of trust that holds when the stakes are highest.
This book is for leaders who want to:
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Make better decisions under pressure.
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Lead difficult conversations with greater confidence.
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Build trust without avoiding conflict.
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Keep smart people thinking together when opinions differ.
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Create stronger alignment across functions and teams.
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Turn conflict into a source of learning rather than delay.
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Build a team that can perform in complexity, not just in calm.
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Lead in biotech, healthcare, or mission-driven organisations where collaboration is essential and delays are costly
THE FRAMEWORK INSIDE THE BOOK
Three moves that change everything
Through three embodied moves, leaders learn how to stay present under pressure, surface what is really happening, and guide their teams toward clearer thinking and decisions that hold.
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REGULATE
Recognise pressure before it derails performance
Understand what pressure is doing to you and your team before it narrows thinking and accelerates reactivity.
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REVEAL
Address tension before it becomes costly
Surface what isn't being said. Create conditions where honest, difficult conversations become possible.
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DIRECT
Guide teams through disagreement without losing trust
Move through conflict toward decisions that hold — without fragmenting the people that make the work possible.
About the authors
Together, Hollie and Jim are the co-creators of The Confluence Method™ — an embodied methodology that helps leaders and teams build the collective capacity to stay clear, connected, and capable under pressure.
Hollie Rottman
EXECUTIVE COACH · SOMATIC PRACTITIONER · CO-FOUNDER
Hollie works with executives and teams at the intersection of somatic practice, relational capacity, and organisational change across healthcare, biotech, NGOs, and global organisations. Her work is grounded in the belief that leadership begins inward — and that sustainable change happens through embodied awareness, not technique alone.
Jim Rottman
TEAM COACH · CONFLICT SPECIALIST · CO-FOUNDER
Jim specialises in conflict capacity, team dynamics, and executive coaching for leaders in high-pressure environments. He brings a practical, field-tested approach to helping leaders stay present and connected in the conversations that matter most — and to building teams that can think clearly together when the pressure is highest.
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