Executive Coaching
Leading through change.
Creating what’s next.
For leaders who want to make the most of change and shape a brighter future.
Welcome
There's a lot changing in the world. From AI and new technologies to geopolitics, environmental challenges and social change, leaders have plenty to think about. New opportunities, shifting priorities, evolving organisations and important decisions to make along the way.
Being a leader can be one of the most rewarding things you'll ever do. You have the opportunity to build something you care about, bring people together, create value and make a real difference. It can also be complicated, especially when you're balancing competing priorities, responsibilities and expectations in an uncertain world.
You might be leading your organisation through a major change, exploring an exciting new opportunity or wondering how best to respond to what's happening around you. Perhaps there's an important decision to make, a conversation that isn't happening, or something keeping you awake at 3am. Often these moments are also opportunities: to see things differently, develop as a leader and discover possibilities that weren't visible before.
I'm an executive coach with extensive experience of leadership and organisational change. I work with leaders to create the space to think, explore and grow: to get clearer about what matters, develop their capacity to lead and turn new possibilities into action.
How I work
I work with leaders who want to make things happen.
You may be leading your organisation through change, responding to new challenges, exploring an opportunity or working through a decision that has become harder to resolve than you expected. Coaching creates dedicated time and space to get underneath the issue, bring different perspectives into the room and make meaningful progress.
Leadership is rewarding, but it can also be demanding. You're balancing the needs of your organisation, the people around you and your own ambitions, often in circumstances where there are no easy answers. I help you make sense of the whole picture, have the conversations that matter and find a way forward you can feel confident about.
My approach is practical, commercial and highly personal. I bring many years of experience working with leaders and organisations through growth and change, including my own experience as a business owner. I won't give you a ready-made answer. We'll work together to uncover the possibilities, make clearer decisions and turn them into action.
I work in focused, defined engagements designed around what you want to achieve. We might start with a half-day or full-day strategy session, bringing the key people together to explore what's happening and create some initial momentum. Where there's more to do, I offer programmes that combine group sessions with individual coaching, giving us the time and space to build on that momentum and achieve meaningful results.
The result is progress on the things that matter to you and greater capacity to shape what comes next.
What we might work on
Every leader is different, and so are the challenges and opportunities they face. I work with executives and leadership teams, business owners and entrepreneurial families, as well as individuals exploring new directions. You might want to explore:
Growth and opportunity — where you want to take your organisation next and how to make the most of the opportunities ahead.
Leading through change — responding to a changing world, adapting to new circumstances and helping others navigate uncertainty.
A big decision — creating the clarity and confidence to weigh up your options, make a decision and move forward.
Strategy and direction — stepping back to consider the bigger picture, your priorities and what you want to achieve.
Leadership and people — developing your own leadership, building capable teams and helping others do their best work.
Working together — strengthening relationships, improving communication and having conversations that matter.
Innovation and creativity — exploring new ideas, challenging assumptions and finding different ways of doing things.
Ownership and succession — considering the future of a business, changing responsibilities and preparing the next generation of leadership.
Change and transition — navigating a new role, restructuring, acquisition, investment or another significant turning point.
You — reflecting on your own ambitions, strengths and priorities, especially when your ideas about the future are beginning to change.
You don't need to arrive with the question neatly defined. Working out what really needs your attention can be part of the coaching.
Meet Vicky
I know what it's like to lead through change. I became an owner-director of my own family business unexpectedly in my early thirties. Over the following eight years, I helped lead the business through growth, transformation and some very challenging economic conditions, culminating in its sale to a major US corporation.
Since then, I've built a broad career as a senior business leader, executive coach and business owner. I've held CFO, COO and non-executive roles, worked with boards and leadership teams, and helped organisations navigate everything from rapid growth and changing ownership to financial challenges, restructuring and major organisational change. My experience spans listed companies, privately owned businesses, education, charities and other purpose-led organisations.
Executive coaching brings those different strands of my experience together. I understand the realities of leadership, the pressures of making important decisions and the complexities of bringing people with you through change. But I also know how valuable it can be to step away from the day-to-day, see things differently and discover new possibilities. I'm interested not only in what you want to achieve, but in helping you develop your own leadership and capacity along the way.
I trained as a Chartered Accountant at PwC, having originally studied English at Oxford, and I continue to write creatively. Perhaps unsurprisingly, my work now draws on all of those worlds: commercial thinking, curiosity, creativity and a genuine interest in the person sitting in front of me.
I've learned that leadership can be exciting, rewarding, frustrating, funny and occasionally completely bewildering. I'm not here to tell you how to do your job. I bring experience, perspective and a good understanding of the territory, then work with you to find the answers that are right for you.
Let’s talk
If you're navigating change, exploring a new opportunity or thinking about what comes next for you or your organisation, let's have a conversation.
We can talk about what's happening, what you'd like to achieve and whether working together would be useful.