Executive Coaching
Not therapy. Not a framework. A proper conversation with someone who understands the pressures you are dealing with, will listen without an agenda, and will be straight with you about what they see. Most senior leaders do not need more noise or another process to follow. They need space to think clearly.
The situations that come up
- You are navigating a significant transition (a new role, a promotion, a restructure) and need space to work through what that means for how you lead.
- You are facing a difficult decision and want to think it through with someone who will push back, not just validate.
- There is pressure you cannot talk about internally, and you need a confidential space outside the organisation.
- Something in a team or board dynamic is not working and nobody is naming it. You need a clear-eyed read on what is actually happening.
- You are dealing with the gap between the leader you want to be and the one you feel you are showing up as right now.
- You are performing well by external measures but something is costing you more than it should, and you are not sure what it is.
What to expect
We start with an initial conversation, no obligation or assessment, to work out whether there is a good fit. If there is, we agree a programme, usually monthly sessions of 60 to 90 minutes, via Teams or in person depending on what works.
Sessions are led by what is on your mind, not by a predetermined agenda or model. I will ask questions, offer observations and challenge assumptions where that is useful. What I will not do is tell you what you want to hear.
Everything discussed is confidential. I do not share session content with employers, line managers or any third party unless you ask me to.
What I bring
I am a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD with 25 years of experience working at senior level with leaders in complex, high-pressure environments: insurance, telecoms, BPO, manufacturing and beyond.
I completed the Barefoot Coaching training programme in Business & Personal Coaching and am completing an ILM Level 7 qualification in Executive Coaching. My coaching is grounded in real organisational experience as much as formal methodology. I have sat in the room where the hard conversations happen, at all levels.
What I offer is not a generic coaching product. It is a relationship with someone who has seen the pressures senior leaders face, understands the politics and constraints, and will be genuinely useful rather than professionally supportive.
Start with a conversation
The first step is a short, informal conversation to see whether there is a good fit. No pitch, no assessment, no obligation. If it feels right, we go from there.