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Operational shift through strategic outsourcing

Case Study: Driving Operational Shift Through Outsourcing

The Challenge:   A global pharmaceutical company was undergoing a major operational shift, transitioning several key regulatory activities to a new strategic partner. To lead this complex change, the organisation required a consultant with deep expertise in regulatory affairs, vendor management, and project delivery—someone who could manage multiple stakeholders, mitigate risks, and ensure continuity throughout […]

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Case Study: From Redundancy to Reinvention

The Challenge: After more than 30+ years in the automotive industry, my client faced an unexpected turning point: redundancy. While this marked the end of a long and successful corporate career, it also opened the door to reinvention. With a wealth of experience behind him and a newfound passion for personal development, he decided to […]

Growing into leadership with confidence

Case Study: Growing into Leadership with Confidence

The Challenge:   A Medical Affairs professional came to coaching wanting greater confidence. Her key areas where in handling challenging questions, reducing assumptions and navigating interactions with senior colleagues. Despite being experienced, capable, and holding a Ph.D., she often felt overlooked for progression and hesitant to speak up. She wanted to strengthen her conflict management […]

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Case Study: Elevating Executive Presence for Women in Sales

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 […]

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Case study: Building confidence to pursue a senior role

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 […]

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