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What Coaching With Me Can Look Like – A Real Client Journey

For those who are wondering what it might actually feel like to work with me – especially if you’ve never experienced coaching before – it can be helpful to see a real example. What follows is one client’s journey. The identifying details have been changed, but the substance and shape of the work are true to life.This engagement began, as many do, with something tangible. A 360 report. On paper, she was successful and well regarded – capable, reliable, trusted. The feedback did not que...

Why Don’t They Get It? The Leadership Blind Spot We Don’t Talk About

There’s a moment many leaders recognise, although we don’t often talk about it out loud. You’ve spent years becoming good at what you do. You’ve built judgement through experience, learned what to pay attention to and what to ignore, developed an instinct for what will work and what won’t. Then your role shifts. You’re no longer just delivering the work – you’re responsible for helping others deliver it too.And that’s when the frustration can creep in.You explain something that...

Why Leadership Still Fascinates Me

Leadership has been part of my working life for long enough now that I’m no longer drawn to neat models or confident answers delivered too quickly. What keeps my attention is something quieter and less tidy than that.I’m drawn to the in-between moments – the space where someone is trying to do the right thing but isn’t entirely sure how. Where they care deeply about their work, their reputation and the people around them, and still find themselves slightly wrong-footed. That feeling of w...