Executive Coaching

A space to step back, challenge your thinking and create new possibilities.

Leadership can be hugely rewarding. It can also be demanding, complex, and at times pretty lonely. As responsibility grows, so do the expectations. You have more people to influence, more complex decisions to make, competing priorities to navigate, and often less space to stop and think about how you are leading through it all.

Executive coaching creates that space. I work with leaders who want to understand themselves better, think more clearly about the challenges they face, and lead more intentionally. And you don't need to have a problem to benefit from coaching. Many of the people I work with are already successful and performing well. They are curious about how they could be even more effective as their role, responsibilities, or ambitions evolve.

How an Executive Coaching Programme works

Executive coaching usually takes place over several months, giving us time to explore what's happening, experiment with different approaches and build on what you learn along the way.

We'll agree what you want to get from the coaching at the outset and, where useful, we can use tools such as Hogan personality assessments or 360 feedback to deepen your self-awareness and help us understand the patterns, strengths and behaviours that may be shaping how you lead, as well as what might sometimes be getting in your way. If your organisation is sponsoring the coaching, we may also involve your manager in defining the coaching goals and outcomes, and review progress together at pre-agreed milestones.

In our sessions, I'll create the space for you to step back and think. I'll listen carefully, ask questions, challenge some of your assumptions and offer feedback on what I'm noticing. And while I believe you know far more about yourself and your world than I ever will, there are times when I'll take my coaching hat off and share an observation, relevant research, a practical tool or some guidance from my own experience.

Sessions can take place online or face-to-face in London, Reading, Oxford and the surrounding areas, depending on what works best for you.

What is it like to work with me?

Shall we talk?

If you're considering executive coaching for yourself or someone in your organisation, the best place to start is simply with a conversation. Tell me a little about what's happening and what you're hoping to achieve, and we can explore whether coaching might be useful and whether I'm the right coach for you.