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Leaders seek to make a difference in the world. They drive innovation and growth and they energise other people to deliver results.

Being a leader in practice can be exciting and fulfilling, but it can also be daunting and stretching. I support people as they embrace this challenge, helping them thrive and maximise their leadership impact.

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My services

I work as a trusted partner with my clients as they think through the issues they face in their professional activities and relationships. More fundamentally, I guide them in developing their own distinctive leadership approach, based on their personal values, passions and talents.

The unusual blend of commercial, leadership and coaching experience I bring enables me to contribute towards what they need to do in their roles, as well as who they aspire to be as leaders.

The roles I typically play for clients include:

  • one-to-one personal coaching and mentoring
  • leadership team coaching and facilitation
  • delivery of leadership development programmes
  • keynote conference speeches

Examples of my recent assignments include helping:

  • the CEO of a national charity to handle the challenges of the Covid pandemic and the subsequent cost of living crisis
  • the Founder of a tech start-up to navigate rapid business growth
  • the CEO of a consumer goods business to clarify their strategic priorities and engage their leadership team

Publications

THE ROLES THAT COACHING AND MENTORING PLAY FOR CHARITY CEOs

A report on the findings from my recent doctoral research study exploring the roles that coaching and mentoring play for charity CEOs in the UK.

This is an extremely welcome paper that highlights the power of mentoring and coaching. It can be lonely as a charity CEO, and the research findings demonstrate that having a safe space to talk things through can be vital.”

Jane Ide, Chief Executive, ACEVO
The Roles that coaching and mentoring play for charity CEOs

THE INSPIRED LEADER

Find out how leaders can discover, experience and maintain their personal inspiration by reading my book, The Inspired Leader.

This is a wonderful book…a celebration of humanity.”

Professor Alison Hardingham, Henley Business School

Powerful, timely and unique.”

Matt Shattock, Chairman and CEO, Beam Suntory Inc.

I wish I had read this book 40 years ago.”

General Sir Peter Wall, former Chief of the General Staff, British Army
The Inspired Leader book

Blog

Do leaders need to be lucky?

Feb 15, 2018

Napoleon once remarked that the kind of generals he most wanted in his army were lucky ones. In recent weeks, I have been talking to a fascinating variety of leaders…

The benefits of a ‘squiggly’ career

Jan 10, 2018

Over the past three years, I have interviewed nearly 100 leaders from many different walks of life to find out their sources of personal inspiration. One of the most striking…

What can we learn from a real fire fighter?

Dec 12, 2017

One of the key challenges facing leaders in any sphere is finding ways to keep focused on the big strategic picture. It’s so easy to get dragged into fighting the…

Podcasts

The Inspired Leader podcast series is run in partnership with The Marketing Society and shares interviews with people from many fascinating walks of life. Its aim is to explore what we can learn from the ways they fuel their inspiration as leaders.

Contact

If you would like to explore how I might support you and your leadership team, I'd be delighted to hear from you.

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