Executive coaching is a series of one-on-one sessions between a leader and a qualified coach. It’s a positive, empowering process which encourages you to reach your full potential.

As a coach, I don’t provide answers or issue instructions. Instead, I help you to question assumptions and see yourself from new angles. By getting a more accurate view of yourself, you find your own answers.

Yes, provided you’re open to the idea of change, and you’re willing to work at it.

The coaching process helps generate self-awareness. It’s a chance to see yourself more clearly and by doing so, to be a more balanced and effective leader.

The benefits of this go beyond the individual. You show others what positive behaviour looks like and motivate them to perform at their best. People feel valued, and that means better retention.

In other words, executive coaching has a positive effect on the whole organisation.

The world of senior leadership can be difficult to navigate. It can also be lonely.

While there may be practical support at your place of work, there’s often little opportunity to speak openly about your doubts and uncertainties.

Coaching gives you the chance to be honest in a way that’s not always possible with friends, family or work colleagues. I’m non-judgemental. Most importantly, I’m here to help you find sustainable, repeatable methods for overcoming the obstacles.

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Coaching is more than just talking. It’s action-based. We set measurable goals, and create steps to reach them.

It’s my job as a coach to keep you accountable for the actions, to reach further each time, and to make sure you’re on track with the overall objective of the process.

It’s a relationship built on trust. In a confidential space, I act as a sounding board, incisive questioner and supporter.

I help you to identify strengths and areas for improvement, and you’re given practical strategies for boosting performance and, ultimately, for raising self-esteem.

I ask the right questions and by listening carefully to your answers, I help you see connections and insights which can be difficult to spot on your own.

I’ll sometimes ask questions which test and challenge you — particularly about self-limiting beliefs, assumptions or behavioural habits which don’t serve you.

The overall aim is to bring you from confusion to clarity. You know what you’re aiming for, and how to get there.

Therapy is emotion-based, looking to the past to explain present-day behaviour. While coaching is also about behaviour and self-awareness, it focuses on the present and the future.

Therapists are trained and licensed medical healthcare professionals. They help you overcome traumatic events. Coaches aren’t mental health experts.

Coaching is about change and future action. It’s about moving forwards. We aim to close the gap between how things are now and your future potential. We focus on helping you reach your goals.

This depends on the number and length of sessions you have and whether the coaching includes “extras” like psychometric testing or 360-degree feedback tools. However to give you an idea, a programme of three on-line coaching sessions costs from £750.

Yes, everything you say is in confidence. Nothing will be shared with anyone at your place of work. You can speak freely.

Yes, I offer both transition coaching and career coaching.

Transition coaching is ideal if you’ve moved into a more senior role, or are just about to, and need support and guidance while navigating the complexities of change.

Career coaching helps you figure out your next move. It could be within your current organisation, or a new role elsewhere. Bear in mind that there isn’t just one right answer. The process aims to identify your core values and innate strengths so you can make the right decisions for yourself.