EXECUTIVE COACHING
A thinking space for leaders navigating complexity, pressure, and responsibility
At senior levels of leadership, the challenges are rarely simple, and there are fewer places to think openly and clearly about what really matters.
You may be navigating competing demands, uncertainty, or decisions with real organisational and human consequences. You may also be operating successfully, yet sensing the need to slow down your thinking, test assumptions, or gain perspective before your next move.
Executive coaching offers a confidential space to step back, reflect honestly, and engage with your thinking more intentionally – without judgement, read-made answers, or pressure to perform.
When executive coaching is useful
Leaders often seek coaching at moments when the familiar ways of thinking or leading no longer feel sufficient. This may coincide with increased scope, transition, sustained pressure, or complexity that cannot be resolved through expertise alone.
Coaching can also be valuable when things are going well, but you want to sharpen your thinking, strengthen your leadership impact, or approach your role with greater intention and perspective.
Who this work is for
I work with senior leaders and executives who carry significant responsibility, and who value having a space to think carefully and honestly about their role.
This work suits leaders who are willing to engage with challenge as well as support – and who are not looking for advice or quick performance fixes but who are willing to engage thoughtfully with their own thinking, decisions, and impact.
How I work with leaders
My role is to offer a calm, confidential, and psychologically safe space where you can reflect, think aloud, and examine what is really going on beneath the surface.
My style is calm and grounded, combining warmth with clear, direct challenge. I listen actively, ask powerful questions, and offer perspective when it is useful — always with respect for the responsibility you carry and the context you are operating in.
I work alongside you as both supporter and challenger: someone who understands the realities of leadership, and who is willing to question assumptions, patterns, and choices when it matters.
“Through challenging coaching and pushing me out of my comfort zone and historical way of working, Laurence helped me see the bigger picture. She made me a more balanced, calmer and pragmatic leader.”
Chief marketing officer, beauty industry
Themes leaders bring into coaching
Each coaching relationship is different, shaped by your context and priorities. Common themes include:
- navigating complexity and ambiguity
- leadership transitions or expanded scope
- decision-making under pressure
- executive presence and influence
- leading teams through change
- balancing performance, values, and personal sustainability
Rather than following a fixed agenda, our focus remains on what is most relevant for you at any given moment.
Getting started
Executive coaching begins with a confidential conversation. This is an opportunity to explore what you are navigating, what you are looking for, and whether working together would be useful.
Coaching engagements are bespoke, confidential, and tailored to your context, whether sessions take place in person or online.