from solving to seeing

executive coaching

accredited professional

Leading without all the answers

I accompany senior leaders who are ready to lead differently; those facing transition, complexity, or the quiet sense that their old ways no longer fit. Our coaching isn’t about performance management or quick solutions. It’s about awareness, relationship, and choice.

  • I hold a Master’s in Executive Coaching from Ashridge Hult

  • I am an accredited Senior Practitioner of EMCC (European Mentoring and Coaching Council)

  • I am a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Acccountants, England and Wales and, a Partner in a Top 20 UK Consulting Firm

when it’s time to see

Coaching becomes the handrail through uncertainty, helping you notice what’s shifting, choose what matters most, and step forward with renewed clarity and confidence.

Where are you in the journey right now?

orientation, disorientation, re-orientation

When the ground shifts, something new can emerge.

You know the feeling, when what once made perfect sense suddenly doesn’t. We move through our days with clarity and confidence until something changes: a new role, a restructure, or an unexpected turn that unsettles the familiar.

Disorientation feels uncomfortable, yet it’s the doorway to re-orientation, the messy middle where real change begins.

see what others miss

  • The biggest leadership breakthroughs rarely come from better data or tighter processes.
    They come from a shift in perception; seeing the system, yourself, and others in a new way.

    Coaching offers that space. Not to perform better, but to see differently, so decisions, conversations, and relationships become clearer, calmer, and more effective.

    “People don’t make logical decisions. They make meaningful ones.”

    This isn’t about fixing weaknesses or chasing productivity. It’s about reclaiming perspective in the noise.

  • Organisations reward logic, speed, and certainty.
    But leadership happens in the psychological space, where trust, story, and emotion shape every choice.

    This is the missing value: the part of human behaviour that defies data but defines outcomes.
    Coaching helps you work in that space; the place where meaning drives performance.

    In coaching, you learn to notice tone, context, and narrative; how your presence feels, not just how it performs.

  • Traditional coaching focuses on goals and outcomes.
    My work focuses on awareness; the quality of attention that precedes every intelligent action.

    When perception shifts, performance follows.
    You start to see the patterns underneath the pressure.
    You hear what’s unsaid in your team.
    You reconnect to purpose, not just targets.

    “Efficiency and imagination are often opposites.”

    Coaching gives you permission to imagine again; to think creatively about complex problems and to act with integrity under uncertainty.

  • Here, we explore the invisible dynamics that drive visible results: trust, clarity, attention, and meaning.
    You’ll leave not with a model, but with a way of seeing that stays with you.

    “The opposite of a good idea can also be a good idea.”

    In practice, that means developing range; the ability to hold paradox, to experiment, and to lead with curiosity rather than control.

  • Coaching is your rehearsal room for leadership: a space where silence, reflection, and imagination become active tools.
    It’s where you can test new ideas, reframe challenges, and reconnect with the deeper purpose of your work.

    Grounded in relational coaching from Hult Ashridge, my approach blends psychology, systems thinking, and behavioural insight to create awareness that leads to wiser action.

    This is not about performance management.
    It’s about leadership presence: how you show up, decide, and connect when the script runs out.

  • When you see differently, you lead differently.
    You listen more deeply, decide more clearly, and act more humanely.
    And that changes how people respond: to you, your vision, and your organisation.

    Because leadership isn’t about having all the answers.
    It’s about seeing what others miss.

transformation

  • I grew up in systems that rewarded competence; where mastery was proof of worth. This defined me as a Chartered Accountant, Partner, and Finance Director. I led finance operations and transformation.

    The work was demanding and meaningful, built on clarity, rigour, and responsibility. Over time, that discipline taught me something deeper; that knowledge is most powerful when it creates space for others to think, lead, and act.

    What if leadership isn’t about control, but connection?

  • I offered clarity and frameworks and coaching revealed another dimension of leadership: one not defined by answers, but by awareness.

    Supervision and study at Hult Ashridge expanded my practice. Through psychology, and reflective inquiry, I learned that presence can be as catalytic as action — listening that deepens thinking and opens what’s possible.

  • Training in relational coaching at Hult Ashridge changed everything. I learned to notice what happens in the moment between us; to pause before acting. To feel the urge to help and stay with it instead of reaching for a solution.

    Silence became another form of dialogue: presence as an active discipline of trust. I call this sacramental resistance: the courage to hold space for what is real, complex, and human.

step into the space between

If you’re standing between clarity and uncertainty — between what was and what’s next — you are not alone.

Our work begins with a conversation — grounded, curious, and shaped by the questions that matter most to you.

Let’s explore what wants to emerge when we stop trying to have all the answers.