The Challenge:   A client in the Sustainability sector recognised a gender representation gap within their leadership pipeline. While women made up a healthy proportion of their sales team, few were putting themselves forward for open leadership roles. This raised concern, as it suggested a potential disconnect between the company’s diversity goals and the lived […]

Helping a client to navigating difficult conversations, manage perceptions and gain confidence to pursue a senior role.   The Challenge: How to build confidence to pursue a senior role My client (a HR professional) was feeling stuck. She felt unheard and unsupported by her manager. Wanting to build her confidence to navigate difficult conversations with […]

What if self-belief isn’t just about confidence, but about knowing who you are at the core? Not long ago, someone I trusted said something that really shook me. They questioned why people would want to spend time with me. It wasn’t said to hurt – but it landed deeply. For a moment, I felt exposed. […]

A personal story about parenting, leadership, and learning to lead with trust and vulnerability.  Empowerment, to me, is about owning our own power and using it to lift others up.  As a coach and mentor, this is where I get to live my purpose – by encouraging growth, agency, and confidence in ourselves and those […]

“It is only with one’s heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye” The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.   I read The Little Prince a long time ago, but it quickly became one of my favourite books, one I come back to time and again. Although it’s […]