How We Work Together

There comes a point when general advice, another leadership book or another conversation with a friend isn’t enough.

You need the space to step away from the noise, work out what is really going on and focus on what you need.

That might be a leadership challenge you can’t seem to resolve. A career that has stopped moving. A business that depends too heavily on you. Or simply the growing feeling that something needs to change, even if you’re not yet sure what.

That is why I work one to one.

My coaching is built around three things:

Clarity

We start by getting clear on where you are, what you want and what success looks like for you.

For some clients, the destination is already clear. They want the promotion, a stronger leadership team, more control of their business or greater confidence in a bigger role.

For others, working out what they actually want is part of the work.

Change

Then we look at what is happening between where you are and where you want to be.

Your strengths, behaviours, assumptions, blind spots and patterns all matter. So does the environment you are operating in.

Sometimes something in your thinking or behaviour needs to change. Sometimes you need to develop a leadership capability. And sometimes the problem is practical.

The point is to work on what is actually getting in the way.

Progress

Insight is useful. But only if something changes as a result.

We turn what we discover into decisions, conversations, experiments and practical action, applying the work directly to what is happening in your career, leadership or business.

A difficult conversation. A promotion you keep missing. A decision you’ve been avoiding. Conflict within a leadership team. A hiring decision. A change in direction.

Nothing is off the table.

How it works

Every engagement begins with understanding you and your situation in depth.

We look at what has brought you here, what you want to change, what you’ve already tried and what might be getting in the way.

Your strengths are as important as your gaps. Often, the qualities that have helped you succeed can become less useful when the situation changes.

From there, we set clear goals and build the work around what you need.

No modules. No fixed curriculum. No forcing your problem into somebody else’s coaching framework.

Because every person is different.

I work with only 10 private clients at any one time.

This allows me to understand each person and their situation in depth, give the work my full attention and provide genuinely bespoke 1:1 executive coaching.

Sessions take place on Zoom and last 90 minutes, with ongoing support between sessions when needed.

The length of our work together and how often we meet are agreed after the discovery call. We’ll consider what you want to achieve, the nature of the challenge, how much time you can realistically invest and my availability.

The first step is an initial conversation on Zoom.

We’ll talk about what’s happening, what you want to change and whether working together would be the right fit for both of us.

All conversations and coaching engagements are treated with complete confidentiality.