Leadership can be demanding, complex and sometimes lonely.
Coaching creates a dedicated space to step back from the immediate pressures, explore what is really happening, challenge assumptions and consider new possibilities.
I work with senior leaders individually and with leadership teams, combining rigorous coaching with a deep understanding of leadership, organisations and complex international environments.
Executive coaching offers a confidential space to step back from the demands of leadership and focus on what matters most to you.
You might be:
Together, we explore your goals, your context and what may be getting in the way — turning insight into meaningful choices and action.
My role is not to give you answers, but to help you discover the perspectives and possibilities that enable you to move forward.
A leadership team’s impact depends not only on its individual members, but on how well they work together.
Systemic team coaching helps teams step back and strengthen the way they:
The goal:
A leadership team that is more aligned, more accountable and better able to create impact together.
Executive Coaching focuses on you as a leader — your leadership challenges, choices, relationships, confidence and impact.
Systemic Team Coaching focuses on how you and your colleagues lead together — strengthening collaboration, shared accountability, collective decision-making and the team’s impact on the wider organisation.
Sometimes the two approaches complement each other. An individual leader may benefit from coaching alongside a team coaching process, particularly when the leadership challenge is both personal and collective.
Whatever you're navigating, we can start with a conversation to explore what would be most useful for you or your team.
“Esther has been so supportive in a difficult transition period, and helped me to work through all the challenges on my desk to find ways through. Whilst this role hasn't worked out for lots of reasons, Esther listened, challenged, offered strategies and was very compassionate. I'd say she's given me some life tools not just work tools!
If you are looking for a charity-experienced senior coach to help you through challenge or to open up opportunities, I'd heartily recommend Esther to you.”
— Annabel Walis, Strategic Marketing Planner, Save the Children UK
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“Esther supported me and my leadership team over several months in strengthening trust, cohesion and collaboration. Her systemic approach helped us surface underlying dynamics and address them constructively as a team.
As a result, we developed a stronger sense of alignment and more effective ways of working together. The impact was tangible both in how we interacted and in how we led collectively.”
— Bernadette Fonge, Country Director, Plan International
Whether you're considering executive coaching for yourself or systemic team coaching for your leadership team, the first step is simply a conversation.
Tell me a little about what you're navigating and what you'd like to achieve. We'll explore together whether coaching could be useful — and whether we're a good fit to work together.
