Coaching Services

Mike is a disciplined and emotionally intelligent business coach with a proven track record in strategic leadership. Formerly a Development Director in UK manufacturing, he now focuses on coaching individuals and cross-functional teams to achieve business goals.

With almost 20 years of coaching experience, rooted in skills honed during his military service, Mike helps professionals navigate new or evolving roles by clarifying key responsibilities in leadership, management, technical execution, followership, and administration. His coaching sessions provide structured support, guiding clients from their current position to their desired outcomes through a tailored action plan. Known for his empathetic yet direct approach, Mike fosters accountability while ensuring individuals gain the clarity and confidence needed to succeed.

Sheila’s coaching approach provides the opportunity for clients to pause, reflect and re-focus. These learning conversations help to open up fresh perspectives in thinking, allowing clients to gain awareness and insights that can be converted into real change. Sheila draws from her strong academic background in Psychology, HR and Coaching, as well as her extensive organisational experience, to offer an approach to coaching that is both evidence-based and pragmatic.

Recent coaching challenges have included supporting clients to move from a directive to an enabling leadership approach, successfully launch a business startup, change career, regain work-life balance to avoid burnout, focus on healthy aging and menopause support, and develop positive influencing skills. Her coaching style draws from a Cognitive Behavioural approach, Positive Psychology, Motivational Interviewing and Mind and Body coaching.

Paul is a highly experienced and accredited career and executive coach, specialising in guiding senior scientists, engineers, and managers through major career transitions. With over 20 years of success in both public and private sectors, he helps clients articulate achievements and secure executive roles through tailored, results-driven coaching.

Paul brings deep industry insight to his practice, having been a senior manager at Sainsbury’s, Aviva, and TXU Energy. He regularly designs and delivers leadership programmes, change workshops, and performance management strategies across life sciences, software development, and healthcare. With expertise in MBTI, Insights, Quintax, and Belbin profiling, Paul blends a personable, pragmatic approach with proven methodologies, making him a trusted partner in career development and organisational growth.

Liz has over 30 years’ experience in human resources, management and organisational development and is used to working at all levels within organisations.  During her career she has held roles in a variety of organisations, including GlaxoSmithKline, Napp Pharmaceuticals, the NHS and Harvard University.  She has also been a Visiting Tutor (in leadership development) at Henley Business School. Now a senior learning and development consultant, Liz works with individuals, teams and organisations, providing services that support them in becoming the best that they can be.  In practice, this means a mix of coaching, consulting, training and facilitation, depending on what is needed. Her style combines in-depth expertise with an ability to really understand and ‘come alongside’ people and situations.

Liz mostly works with scientific, technical and professional organisations, and her areas of particular focus are effective people management, authentic personal leadership, and using strengths-based models to enhance confidence, resilience and personal effectiveness. Her first degree is in Natural Sciences from Cambridge, and she holds a Masters in HR from the London School of Economics.  She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a qualified mediator, an MBTI practitioner and a Strengthscope practitioner.

Nathan is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) who specialises in empowering neurodiversity in the workplace. He supports neurodivergent professionals, leaders and their organisations to translate difference into genuine strength. Nathan helps individuals and teams move beyond awareness to practical action, with a focus on understanding how neurodiversity shows up day to day and how to respond effectively.

Nathan is currently working towards a diploma in cross-vocational supervision (IPSRP) and accreditation as a coaching supervisor. He is also a contributor to the book Lens Not Label, which reframes neurodivergence away from a deficit model and towards strengths and sustainable ways of working. Clients value his grounded, pragmatic approach and his ability to turn insight into meaningful, lasting change.

Sara’s coaching centres on helping individuals successfully prepare for, or transition into, new roles—particularly during moments of promotion or significant professional change. Drawing on the principle from Marshall Goldsmith’s “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There,” she supports people in identifying which behaviours need to evolve in order to succeed at the next level.
Whether it’s about shifting mindset, resetting legacy relationships, or developing a new leadership identity, Sara’s approach is designed to help individuals adapt with clarity and confidence.
Sara brings over 15 years of experience in supporting professionals facing new challenges. Her work blends a strong understanding of behavioural development, emotional and social intelligence and adaptive strategies to help people lead and perform effectively.

Fiona is an executive coach and leadership consultant, with over 30 years of experience supporting organisations through growth, transformation, and complexity. Since founding her own business in 2009, she has worked with clients including the NHS, BMA, University of Edinburgh, and the Engineering Council, as well as PLCs and innovators in renewables and software. Fiona’s coaching has contributed to organisations achieving Investors in People accreditation and she also established NHS Scotland’s national coaching service for foundation doctors.

Known for her supportive yet stretching style, Fiona brings insight, focus, and a fresh perspective to every conversation. She combines incisive questioning with practical strategies, underpinned by 360-degree feedback and personality profiling. Fiona holds an ILM Level 7 Diploma in Executive Coaching and Leadership Mentoring, is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, and a Member of the Association for Coaching.

A warm and engaging coach, Pippa brings a highly professional and humorous approach to her work, with an emphasis on developing relationships, communication, and balance to achieve long-lasting results strategically aligned with personal and business goals. Pippa’s coaching style is based on building the trust and curiosity necessary to explore new solutions and ideas – she believes it is imperative to not only identify new opportunities, but also to have the bravery and focus to see this through into practical action.

Pippa is currently studying for a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling which centres on listening and questioning to get to the crux of the issue, from which empowering solutions. She has an extensive range of business expertise, skills and cross-sector insights earned over a 20+ year career both in-house and as a consultant. Her experience includes working with organisations of all sizes from Sainsbury’s Argos and Pearson Group to SMEs, and across multiple sectors including Further Education, Technology, Retail, Charity, Government, and the Public Sector.

Natacha is a leadership development consultant and an experienced coach, specialising in research-intensive and innovative sectors. She supports professionals throughout their leadership journey, helping them navigate transition points that bring increased responsibilities. During her career she has held roles in industry, start-ups and the University of Cambridge - leading projects with international reach. She is an associate professor in governance and sustainability leadership at SKEMA Business School in Paris, a coach at the Cambridge Marketing College and a former lecturer and examiner at the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Natacha is also a mentor and coach for UKRI Future Leaders fellows development network.

She is a certified (ICF) and accredited coach (NLI) offering a safe, thought-provoking and creative space that inspires her coachees to maximise their personal and professional potential. She draws on solutions focused approaches, taking the time to think, using positive psychology and the latest applied neuroscience for leadership development and learning, to increase impact and influence. Natacha combines her extensive knowledge with her experience in industry, business management, and collaboration to support knowledge transfer and transformative development.

With a strong foundation in both counselling and clinical supervision, Jackie offers a unique and compassionate approach to coaching that fosters personal and professional growth. With years of experience in communication training and the field of mental health, she has honed her skills in supporting individuals through challenges, empowering them to overcome obstacles and reach their full potential.

As a skilled counsellor, Jackie creates a safe, non-judgmental space where clients can explore their concerns and gain clarity. She is dedicated to providing tailored support that meets the unique needs of each client, helping them gain insight, confidence, and direction. Whether individuals are seeking personal coaching or professional guidance, Jackie brings both expertise and empathy to every session, ensuring a transformative experience that propels them toward success.

With over twenty years’ operational, training and development and coaching experience, Diana has worked for many commercial global organisations, as well as public sector and not-for-profit organisations across the UK, Switzerland and Germany. Her corporate background is in international HR and L&D and she has a degree in Modern Languages and an MBA (Distinction). Diana delivers and coaches in English and German. She is a qualified coach and mediator and holds a TEFL certificate. Diana is co-author of “Delivering Exceptional Performance” (published by Financial Times/Pitman in association with Ashridge Management College) and author of ‘Post-Traumatic Success’ (Panoma Press).

Diana works as a consultant and coach across all sectors and worldwide. She particularly loves working with groups and individuals on interpersonal skills, writing and presenting with confidence, management development for new managers and thriving under pressure. More recently she has also gained a lot of experience in preparing recent graduates/early career movers for interviews and assessment centres.

Liz is an experienced executive coach with 25 years of HR and learning and development experience across large pharmaceutical organisations, including GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca. Since 2014, she has led her own consultancy, supporting clients through career inflection points such as transitioning from expert to leader, overcoming stallers or navigating leadership complexity.

Her coaching is grounded in reflection and curiosity, encouraging clients to explore new thinking and generate meaningful change. Liz creates a space where clients feel supported and motivated while being challenged to grow. She holds a Master’s in Organisational Behaviour, a Practitioner Diploma from the AoEC and is an ICF Associate Certified Coach. She is accredited in MBTI, FIRO-B, Belbin, Hogan, Strengthscope and the Key Polarity Indicator™, using these tools to deepen insight and shape development.

Lindsay is a passionate advocate for the PA and EA profession, dedicated to raising its profile and ensuring these essential professionals receive the recognition they deserve. With 30 years of expertise in the industry, she has worked as a PA/EA to C-Suite Executives in both the UK and US, organised international conferences and events, and led teams of administrative professionals. Lindsay has spent 18 years designing and delivering engaging, jargon-free training programmes that have empowered over 6,000 PA and EA professionals worldwide. A qualified trainer and NLP practitioner, Lindsay is also a global speaker, industry judge, podcast host, and the award-winning author of A-Z Pearls of Wisdom for Executive PAs.