You
You’re good at what you do, but something isn’t working.
That’s where I come in.
Does this sound like you?
You’re good at what you do. You work hard. You get results. You’re known for doing a great job.
But at some point your ability to nail a PowerPoint deck or run a complex project wasn’t enough anymore. Instead the core of your role is how you work with people. How you engage, communicate and build trusting relationships.
In short, you’re a leader.
Except no one ever taught you those skills. You you were suddenly expected to know how to lead, or left to figure it out for yourself. Even if you project confidence on the outside, on the inside you doubt yourself and have a nagging feeling you aren’t quite cutting it.
Perhaps you’re still trying to do your old job too, so you exist in a constant state of overwork. Likely you’re frustrated that your team seem unable or unwilling to step up. Yet you also find it challenging holding people accountable.
On top of all of that, now you’re in a leadership role people look to you. You have fewer peers, less support available, and greater pressure and expectations – your own and from others. It can feel lonely, daunting, and frustrating. Especially when you’re used to being good at your job.
It’s time to stop wishing things would get better, and to take action. Because you don’t have to do this alone.
The good news
1. How you feel is totally normal – and very common. So there’s no need to beat yourself up for not already being the leader you want to be.
2. It isn’t magic, leadership skills can be learned. Many are simpler than you realise.
3. You are capable of leading. You’ve already shown yourself to be committed and willing and able to learn, or you wouldn’t have got as far as you have.
4. You don’t have to transform into someone else. In fact you will be your most effective as a leader when you embrace who you are, lean on your strengths and are open about your gaps.
The bad news
1. There’s no right way to lead – I can’t give you a formula, or a rulebook that will teach you in four easy steps how to to it. Be sceptical of anyone who says they can.
2. It takes practice. That means sometimes it isn’t going to work, or you’ll get it wrong.
3. Growing your leadership will require you to go beyond where you’ve gone before. Beyond what’s comfortable.
4. It will take time. So does anything worthwhile. But it is worth it.
What you’ll get working with me…
I will challenge you, encourage you, help you see things about yourself in a way you’ve never seen before.
You will deepen your self-awareness while building confidence and developing a toolkit of leadership skills and behaviours to help you thrive in any situation.
You’ll experience someone completely in your corner. Someone who supports you no matter what. Someone who cares, deeply. Someone with an unshakeable belief in you, who is unafraid to say the things you need to hear to reach your next level.
And I’ll do it all while helping you not take yourself too seriously – because if we can’t also enjoy what we do, I’m not interested!
Work with me, and I’ll help you build the self-awareness, confidence and skills to be exceptional.
What I ask in return…
Coaching is a partnership. That means both sides have to be willing to do the work, and to bring value to the work we do together.
You’ve heard what I’m committed to. What I ask of you in return is:
- You commit to the process – in other words, you’re in;
- You are ready to do the work, to be in the discomfort;
- You are curious and willing to learn;
- You open to deep self-reflection; and
- You are ambitious for what comes next.
If that sounds like you, let’s chat.
Ready to explore working together?
“It is hard to put into words how valuable this has been. The whole experience has been so important over the last year, it’s been transformative and I wouldn’t be in the place I am now without it..”
K.S., Executive Director, Charity