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Transformational Coaching that strengthens Leadership, Retains Top Talent & Drives Growth
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Coaching that strengthens Leadership, retains Top Talent & drives Growth
✔ Develop senior leaders & leadership teams through coaching
✔ Embed coaching as an organisational capability to drive culture and performance
✔ Create high-impact leadership pipelines that scale with your business
Is Leadership Development in your organisation delivering real impact in 2025?
🔴 High potential leaders are 3.7x more likely to leave if not developed
🔴 40% of senior leaders are considering leaving due to burnout
🔴 54% of CEOs say talent retention is their #1 concern
Most leadership development initiatives fail because they:
❌ Are one off training sessions that do not create real sustainable behaviour change
❌ Lack structure, accountability and ongoing leadership development
❌ Don’t build leadership resilience – leading to burnout and disengagement
Coaching changes that. It creates lasting transformation, helping organisations develop leaders who stay, scale and succeed.
Coaching that transforms Leaders and Organisations
I partner with senior leaders, organisations, HR & L&D leaders to develop resilient, high-impact leadership teams through:
📌 Executive coaching for senior leaders: strengthening leadership impact, resilience and confidence in navigating complex change and pivotal transions
📌 Leadership team coaching: aligning teams for high performance and collaboration
📌 High potential talent development: preparing future leaders to grow and scale with the business
📌 Embedding coaching as an organisational capability: building a coaching culture for long-term growth
I integrate proven coaching frameworks to ensure measurable leadership impact:
🔹 ARMS™ : Building authentic, resilient leaders
🔹 BUILD™ : Creating high-performing teams
🔹 BOLD Leadership Accelerator™ : Accelerating strategic leadership impact
Why work with me?
With 16+ years of coaching experience, a Master’s in Coaching and 20+ years in leadership and talent development and driving transformational change, in my roles at Barclays UK (Head of Leadership Coaching), PwC, NHS and Leeds and Open University Business Schools, I :
✔ Led strategies that drove engagement, cultural transformation and organisational performance
✔ Developed high-performing, collaborative leadership teams that fuel business growth
✔ Empowered executives to navigate change, build resilience and accelerate career progression
✔ Increased female representation at senior levels through targeted leadership initiatives
✔ Led DEI iniatities and mentoring programs, fostering inclusive, psychologically safe cultures
✔ Provided strategic coaching to senior leaders, progressing careers and driving retention
✔ Supported leadership teams in high-growth businesses to sustain and scale their leadership capability
✔ Facilitated immersive leadership programmes that enhanced performance and enabled professional/academic qualifications
📅 Book a Strategy call today and let’s explore how coaching can transform leadership and talent development in your organisation.
📩 Get in touch via the contact form or send me a direct message via Linkedin
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