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My coaching approach

People build careers around expectations.

They become overwhelmed, disconnected, or unfulfilled.

Coaching with me enables you to

Pause - Put First Things First - Move Forward

And create sustainable success that fits who you are.

How coaching with me can help....

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New Managers

Coaching with me helps you build confidence, credibility and effectiveness as you transition into leadership

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Established leaders

Coaching with me helps you to transition from reactive leadership, removing overwhelm and into intentional leadership

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Career Crossroads

Coaching with me helps you gain clarity, overcome uncertainty and transition into careers that better align with your strengths, values and aspirations

My personal experience

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I have personally lived three transitions that many people experience but rarely talk about:​

  • Becoming successful by doing what was expected of me.

  • Realising that success without alignment leads to overwhelm, burn-out and dissatisfaction.

  • Intentionally redesigning my career and leadership to fit the person I have become.

 

Having navigated loss, burnout, accidental leadership, career reinvention and leadership myself, I understand what it feels like to question your direction while still wanting to make a meaningful impact.

 

My Coaching Philosophy

Put First Things First​

Before deciding where you're going next, it's important to understand who you are today.​

 

Many professionals build successful careers by meeting expectations—those of employers, leaders, family, or even their younger selves.

 

Over time, what once felt right can begin to feel disconnected from who you have become.​

 

My coaching helps you put first things first: reconnect with your values, strengths, aspirations, and leadership identity before deciding what comes next.

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My Coaching Framework

From Expectation to Intention

I use my From Expectation to Intention framework to help you move from a career shaped by external expectations to one guided by conscious choice. 

My coaching approach is designed to meet you where you are and is tailored appropriately. I will guide you to Pause and Notice what is currently happening for you, Put First Things First by reflecting on who you are now, what matters most and what kind of life and work do you actually want and what kind of leader do you actually want to be and to Move Forward by taking action that creates sustainable change; whether that is to develop new ways of leading or redesigning your career.

Together, these stages help you create sustainable success that fits who you are today.

You don't need to start over. You need to move forward—with intention.

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Pause and Notice

“If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall,

every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster”

(Stephen R. Covey)

Coaching gifts you the space to pause and reflect on where you are now. You will discover what is truly going on for you, what no longer fits, and what is impacting the desire for change. Getting to the heart of the matter will create the focus for our coaching journey together and the sustainable change you will create.

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Put First Things First

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“The space in which we live should be for the person we are becoming now - not for the person we were in the past.”

(Marie Kondo)

 

In this space I support you on your journey of self-discovery to consider

  • Who am I now?

  • What matters most?

  • What kind of life and work do I actually want?

  • What kind of leader do I want to be?​

 

From here you clarify your non-negotiable values – the core principles you want to live by. You will reclaim your identity beyond roles, labels, or expectations and will define what sustainable success looks like for you.

With conscious awareness of your values, you become empowered to make choices that feel aligned, navigate challenges with clarity, and create a working life that reflects who you truly are.  

Move Forward

"Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is.

Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be"

(Goethe)

This is where you create intentional change. Develop new ways of leading. Redesign your career. Build sustainable success.

  • How do I lead in a way that's authentic and that delivers sustainable success?

  • How do I build a career that reflects my values rather than other people's expectations?

 

You choose actionable goals that you will move you to a working life that reflects the person you’ve become. My coaching will help you to keep the end goal in mind, reflect on what you can control, what resources you need to make it happen, and support you through challenge and learning.

You establish actions and habits that you are committed to, and that will bring you sustainable positive change.   

Depending on where you are and where you want to be, our coaching journey will help you notice, shift and achieve outcomes such as:

  • Greater clarity

  • Stronger confidence

  • Better decision-making

  • Clearer sense of purpose

  • More effective delegation

  • Better leadership impact

  • Career transition

  • Sustainable performance

I hope to work with you soon.

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