Leadership coaching

It can be lonely at the top. We often get less feedback about how we are doing, and there is more at stake. The pressures grow, the competing demands on our time increase, and the need to navigate change is constant.

Leading effectively - with a clear vision, and having a positive impact on those we work with - can be hard.

Leadership coaching can help. The people I work with are often at the top of their game, running their own departments or companies, moving up the career ladder or newly promoted. Able to take charge and build rapport quickly, I bring compassion, honesty, clarity and warmth to my coaching, and my clients notice a difference from our first session.

As well as improving resilience my clients also learn how to spot and manage their own “trigger” points, and learn how to get back on track when things go wrong. I help clients get better at rolling with the punches – the things that work throws at us. Using techniques backed up by neuroscience, we explore what makes them tick, who they are when they’re at their best, and how to harness that self-awareness to become a more effective leader.

My coaching is goal focussed – with clear objectives and desired outcomes set right at the start, ensuring we’re both clear about what you want my coaching to help you achieve. This highly professional, robust approach is in part due to my business experience. I’ve been part of Executive Teams, reported to CEOs and led high performing teams. Business School educated, I know what it’s like to work in a fast-paced, complex operating environment, to have targets and multiple stakeholders. All this experience provides the backdrop to my coaching. It doesn’t play a part in my coaching sessions, but it does help me understand what’s needed to succeed.

Typically, I suggest a programme of six sessions as a minimum, as in my experience this is how long it takes to create lasting impactful change, but I will also create bespoke programmes depending on client requirements.

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” — Barack Obama

Lisa is a fantastic coach. She listens deeply and challenges with care and compassion for her clients, always seeing their potential. We worked together over the course of 18months, during which time she has helped me develop a deep understanding of what drives me. It’s been invaluable in helping me develop my sense of future direction.

Rebecca Harper. Senior Managing director at tenao

Lisa is a very engaging coach. Her no nonsense direct and insightful approach has been refreshing. We quickly developed a strong rapport which has allowed me to openly and honestly explore my values and the qualities I bring to work, and determine when I am at my best. She has helped me see my achievements more clearly and to believe more strongly in my potential. Working with her has been a very positive, fun and enlightening experience.

Jacqui Sanders, Senior Partner at Fleishman Hillard UK

Lisa is an exceptional coach. She listens to what you need, rather than telling you what she thinks you need. She works with you, in the style that best suits you, to put your needs into action. And, crucially, she holds you accountable for making the changes that you need to grow. She is also approachable, authentic, and has your best interests at heart. Highly recommended.

Ed, Head of issues and media management at kpmg