Development Areas

The coaching engagements are designed to support already successful and high potential leaders to accelerate their career development and step up to be promoted to the next level. The programmes typically involve the leader improving leadership capabilities and transforming behavioural change to improve personal, team and business performance in one or more of the areas given below.

  • Balance strategic leadership with operational execution to deliver short, and long-term results.

  • Give direction and enable development of business strategy.

  • Make clear decisions, prioritise objectives and manage workload.

  • Influence stakeholders to initiate change and collaborate in international matrices.

  • Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to communicate, influence and manage conflict.

  • Inspire and motivate individuals / teams to optimise personal and business performance as a 'leader of leaders'.

  • Operate at the right level of detail for the role and delegate and empower effectively.

  • Demonstrate an appropriate level of confidence, gravitas and executive presence.

Coaching Programmes

Examples of typical coaching programmes are given below.  Initial contracts are usually 6-12 months and may last considerably longer. Coaching takes place in person in UK / in the country where the leader is based and in telephone or video calls.

  • USA based, international telecommunications business. American Executive Committee members: Chief Product Officer (promoted from EVP Head of Products), Chief Commercial Operations Officer (promoted from SVP of Commercial Operations and Chief Marketing Officer), EVP of Customer Engagement and Services (promoted to Chief Customer Success Officer) EVP Global Sales (promoted to Chief Revenue officer) and SVP General Council. Also SVPs and VPs in these executives' teams.

  • USA subsidiary of a global, Japanese distilled beverages company. Russian President, International Region (promoted from Managing Director EMEA and South America.) Executive Committee member. Also coaching Russian MD International Region and coached Global MD Scotch, Gin and Irish Whisky.

  • World's Number 1 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platform. British SVP Success Lead EMEA (promoted from SVP. Customer Success UK, Ireland and France. Canadian, SVP of Customer Success. Also his reports in Japan, Australia.

  • Major Chinese global computer technology company. German SVP & GM Worldwide Enterprise Business Segment, President & General Manager, North America (Promoted from VP Global Accounts). Group Executive Committee member.) Also Five of his VP and ED reports in all geographies.

  • Global brewing company. British COO, (Global Group Executive Committee) and VP Commercial Asia. Now President of Brands of a leading distilled beverages company. Also Turkish, Greek, Russian and British CEOs. Became President of Brands of a leading distilled beverages company and is now their President of North America. Current client Deutsche Bank UK. Previous client Deutsche Bank (worldwide).

  • Global Japanese pharmaceutical company. British SVP and Head of Corporate Planning. (Promoted from MD UK to SVP and now a member of the global executive committee) Also his UK MD successor.

  • Global travel company. American VP Global Merchandising. (Group level responsibilities Promoted from SD).

  • Global pharmaceutical, crop protection and chemical company. German head of Functional Controlling and British Head of International HR.

  • Canadian Private Equity Company. French EVP (Executive Board member)

  • USA based, global chemical and engineered materials company. Dutch MD Europe and Director of Global Sales (Promoted from VP Sales to Member of Group Executive Committee.)

  • UK structural steel company. British CEO, Irish COO and British MD.