Fawkes Coaching & Consulting helps leaders and emerging leaders become more self-aware, adaptable and effective - turning insight into practical changes in how they communicate, influence, lead teams and navigate change.
Leadership development that starts with self - but doesn't stop there.
Helping leaders understand themselves, adapt how they lead, and have greater impact in complex environments.
Leaders are often promoted because of their expertise and ability to deliver. But as responsibility grows, technical capability alone isn’t enough.
They need to communicate and influence across functions and cultures, lead different personalities and perspectives, navigate ambiguity and change — and understand the impact their own leadership has on others.
For individual leaders, that can mean recognising that what got you here may not be what takes you forward.
For organisations, it can mean having highly capable people in leadership roles who haven’t necessarily been equipped with the skills to lead effectively.
That’s the gap my work helps to close.
Insight → Application → Impact
The challenges aren't always about technical capability or experience. They can show up in different ways:
For organisations, these challenges can show up as disengagement, communication breakdowns, slower decision-making, reduced collaboration or talented people struggling to make the transition from technical expert to effective leader.
For individuals, they can feel like working harder without necessarily having the impact you want.
Experience gets leaders so far. Developing greater self-awareness — and knowing what to do with that insight — is what enables them to keep growing.
Change & complexity - being expected to provide clarity and direction while navigating ambiguity, competing priorities or significant change yourself.
Leading others - finding that getting the best from a diverse team requires a different skill set from delivering the work yourself.
Adaptability - recognising that the way you naturally communicate or lead doesn't work equally well with every person, situation or culture.
Communication & influence - having the expertise, but struggling to communicate it with clarity, visibility or influence needed to bring others with you.
Confidence - second-guessing decisions, holding back or questioning whether you're ready for greater responsibility.
when leadership starts to feel more complex...
Fawkes Coaching & Consulting provides practical, personalised leadership development that helps leaders understand themselves, adapt how they lead and have greater impact.
If these challenges sound familiar...
“Understanding yourself is the starting point. How you use that insight is what changes how you lead.”
With over 20 years’ experience in global life sciences — including more than a decade in senior leadership — I understand leadership from both sides: the experience of leading in complex organisations and the work of developing the people who lead within them.
I’ve led teams, integrations and transformation in highly regulated, multicultural environments, navigating many of the same challenges I now help leaders and organisations address — communication, influence, team effectiveness, cultural differences and change.
Today, I combine that experience with coaching, behavioural tools and cultural intelligence to help leaders understand themselves, adapt how they lead and have greater impact.
Alongside my leadership development work, I continue to consult on organisational transformation, keeping my work grounded in the realities leaders and organisations face today.
My approach is simple: leadership development starts with self — but it doesn’t stop there.
Director of Fawkes Coaching & Consulting
Hi, I’m Charmaine Reid
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Catherine S.
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Charmaine's guidance has been instrumental in helping me align my personal and professional aspirations. Charmaine has helped me understand my core values and beliefs, allowing me to set meaningful and achievable goals.
What sets Charmaine apart is her genuine dedication to her clients' well-being and success. You can tell she really cares for us achieving our goals. One of the most remarkable aspects of Charmaine's coaching is her ability to tailor strategies specifically to my needs and preferences. I really appreciated the wheel and the activity to find my purpose!
Thanks to Charmaine's support and guidance, I've not only achieved various short-term goals but have also developed a self-awareness about my long-term purpose. I wholeheartedly recommend Charmaine to anyone seeking coaching, thank you so much!
“Working with Charmaine has been a real life-changing experience for me. Her holistic approach to coaching has not only transformed how I approach my professional goals but has also enriched my personal life in ways I never imagined.”
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Regulatory Information Management Specialist
I had the privilege of being coached by Charmaine over six months and she was absolutely brilliant. Always punctual and professional, Charmaine guided me through our coaching sessions with expertise.
Her thought-provoking questions and active listening helped me gain clarity on both immediate and future career goals. I wholeheartedly recommend Charmaine to anyone seeking a dedicated coach who genuinely cares about her clients' success. Thank you Charmaine, for being an invaluable partner in my career journey!
"Charmaine's thought-provoking questions and active listening helped me gain clarity on both immediate and future career goals."
Sara T. PhD
Medical affairs professional
I completed a transformative leadership coaching program each designed to enhance essential leadership skills: communication, conflict resolution, negotiation, influencing, situational leadership, persuasion, and critical thinking. The program’s hybrid format, blending self-paced learning with one-on-one coaching sessions, was particularly effective. This mixed approach allowed me to delve deeper into the content on my own, then focus on the most pertinent aspects during my sessions with my exceptional coach.
I am incredibly grateful for Charmaine’s guidance. Her ability to ask insightful questions and steer me towards finding my own answers made the learning experience profoundly impactful. She masterfully balanced challenging me when necessary and providing support when needed. Her dedication to my development was evident in her flexibility, exemplified by an impromptu session involving my manager to further my growth—something that was not planned but proved to be immensely beneficial.
I feel incredibly fortunate to have had such an inspiring and committed coach. Her tailored approach and unwavering commitment to my success have been instrumental in my leadership journey. This program has been a game-changer, and I recommend it to anyone looking to develop their leadership skills.
“Charmaine’s ability to ask insightful questions and steer me towards finding my own answers made the learning experience profoundly impactful.”
Clare A.
Learning solutions specialist
Charmaine created an open space for me to reflect and asked me provoking questions that helped to challenge and reframe some of my beliefs and recognise what I could do differently. As a result of this coaching experience, my mindset has shifted; prior to this, I often felt overwhelmed, anxious, negative and disempowered about my work.
I now feel more focused, positive and confident to manage change and assertively approach difficult conversations at work in a way that aligns with my leadership and communication style. With the support of Charmaine, I have been able to identify tangible steps forward and have already started to see the results of this.
“I often felt overwhelmed, anxious, negative and disempowered about my work. I now feel more focused, positive and confident to manage change and assertively approach difficult conversations at work.”
Kay W
Business Operations Manager
I had the pleasure of working with Charmaine from 2010 to 2022 at Shire/Takeda and reported directly to this truly inspirational lady for much of this time. Charmaine, to me, has always embodied a blend of resolute professionalism, warmth and approachability, generosity and dedication to her colleagues, tenaciously and tirelessly investing time and boundless energy in her role and in enabling others to flourish, grow and explore.
I am so very grateful to Charmaine for her immense support of my learning and development and I remain very proud to have had the opportunity to be her colleague for over a decade. I am very much enjoying reading Charmaine's new and exciting professional pursuits and look forward to following her ever-inspiring journey!
“Charmaine has always embodied a blend of resolute professionalism, warmth and approachability, generosity and dedication to her colleagues, tenaciously and tirelessly investing time and boundless energy in her role and in enabling others to flourish, grow and explore.”
start with insight
Take a step back and reflect on how effectively you’re leading yourself and others.
This quick leadership audit explores four key areas — self-leadership, communication and influence, team effectiveness, and leading through change and complexity.
Identify what’s working well, where you may be getting stuck, and where greater awareness or adaptability could strengthen your leadership impact.
