Our approach

Preparing leaders for greater responsibility and complexity

For over ten years, we’ve helped leaders thrive , using an approach inspired by elite sports coaching. It’s built around three pillars:

1

Master the System

Your success depends on the environment you operate in. We’ll help you:

Navigate board dynamics, stakeholders, and politics.
Create a clear, compelling vision and strategy.
Align your organization – structure, governance, and culture.

2

Elevate Your Skills

Leadership at this level demands new capabilities. Together, we’ll sharpen:

Communication that inspires and influences.
Accountability and delegation that actually work.
Stakeholder management and public presence.

3

Strengthen the Self

Behind every role is a person. We’ll focus on:

Building resilience and confidence under pressure.
Projecting authority and presence.
Handling conflict and the isolation that can come with the top job.

How we work

We engage actively with key stakeholders around the individual to fully understand the context and to ensure focus and alignment on expectations and progress.

The process includes extensive stakeholder interviews, psychometric assessments and other self-exploration techniques. These tools support clients in deepening their self-awareness and understanding of their impact on the environment around them.

From this, a clear agenda emerges

Proven tools

Our experience as executives and coaches has given us a broad range of proven tools and techniques that are helpful in coaching interventions but that the client can take forward with them through their life and career.

In addition to our core training with the Meyler Campbell Mastered program we have extensive training and interest in various areas of applied psychology from cognitive behavioural therapy; sports psychology; positive psychology and mindfulness.

Structured reflection

In addition we provide a supportive space for structured reflection and challenge engaging a variety of coaching techniques to enable you to develop practical actions to take away from each session.

This often involves simply being a confidential and safe sounding board for you to discuss the issues at hand, test positions and approaches or work through challenging emotions.

Typical engagement and costs

A coaching engagement typically last 6-12 months although stakeholders normally see visible results in the first 3 months. We recognise that sometimes time is of the essence and accordingly work intensively with clients from the outset .

Extended relationships are not uncommon for clients in continually evolving roles and circumstances.

Our model is flexible but we typically work on a retained basis (as opposed to fixed sessions / time) over an extended time-period with an agreed set of objectives. This enables us to develop deeper relationships with clients and their organisations and provide them with access to coaching support when they need it most.

“The first thing I realised when I moved into the CEO role is that there are suddenly very few people to whom you can talk completely openly. Kate became a valued sounding board and a safe place for structured conversations about my frustrations and worry list. She brought clarity to complex situations and helped me understand how to better communicate with my Board.”

- CEO, Charity

“Ivan has helped me become more conscious of the people around me and the impact I have on them. Through his listening, guiding and reasoning, he has helped me embrace the true meaning of collaboration and the importance of creating a team of people who are engaged and feel part of something special. I no longer go to work feeling worried and looking to get through the tasks of the day; my focus is on driving performance by making a positive difference to people's lives.”

- Operations Director, Leisure Sector