1. How does it actually work?
Sessions are via video call, typically 60–75 minutes. Most leaders work with me across a series of sessions – either a defined 12-session engagement or a more open-ended arrangement. There are no frameworks to memorise and no homework. Just focused conversation.
2. How quickly might I notice a difference?
Most clients notice a meaningful shift within the first two or three sessions. The depth of the work tends to grow over time, and many leaders continue longer than they originally planned.
3. What kinds of issues do leaders bring?
The most common themes are pressure and overwhelm, decision-making under uncertainty, a sense of performing rather than leading from a genuine place, difficult relationships, and career crossroads. But the work is led by what matters to you – there is no standard agenda.
4. How is your approach different from other coaches?
Most coaching works from the outside in – new skills, habits or strategies applied to existing behaviour. My work starts from a different place: a deeper understanding of where clarity, confidence and sound judgement actually come from. The shift tends to feel less like acquiring something new and more like coming back to yourself.
5. Will you challenge me?
Yes – but not in the way many coaches mean it. My challenge tends to be quieter: questions that cut through the noise, staying with things others might move past, and saying what I genuinely see. That same quality defined my advisory career – I became the person colleagues trusted to deliver what nobody else would. It is at the heart of how I coach.
6. Is it confidential?
Completely. Everything discussed in our sessions remains private. I adhere to the professional code of conduct of the British School of Coaching, which includes strict confidentiality requirements.
7. What is your coaching qualification?
I obtained the ILM L7 Certificate in Executive Coaching (2023). This is a masters-level professional qualification, which I studied and trained for via the British School of Coaching.
8. How do I know if you're the right coach for me?
The honest answer is: try it. Book an introductory call for a direct sense of how I work and whether it feels right for you. Free, informal and no obligation.