“I highly recommend Simon as an executive coach. He helped me gain clarity around the specific challenges I was facing and develop a clear strategy for addressing them. Simon's coaching style is incredibly natural and conversational, creating an environment where I felt comfortable opening up about my concerns. He guided me to dig deeper into the root causes of my challenges, rather than just addressing surface-level issues, which allowed me to gain valuable insights. As a result, I've developed greater self-compassion, a clearer sense of direction, and the motivation to take meaningful steps toward becoming a more effective leader.”
— Carolyn Sharpe, Assistant Director and Consultant in Public Health, Hackney and City of London Borough Councils
“I have recently secured a new, more senior role in my organisation. Coaching really helped me to think through my options and gave me the confidence to stretch myself and apply. ”
— Deputy Head, Regional Government
“Coaching with Simon has played a key role in making me a better professional. It’s helped me lead with greater self-awareness, optimism, and balance. I’ve learned to listen more deeply, to challenge more constructively, and to stay anchored in what really matters. These changes have had a meaningful impact on how I show up for others and they’ve contributed to the wider organisation’s goals around efficiency and trust.”
Enrique Opi Tufet, HR Director, World Mobile Group
“I started the coaching at a time of extreme change in my organisation. This was not something that I would normally do, but it really helped me talk through the changes that had taken place. It helped me to move forward more confidently in my new role and become more stable following the changes that had taken place.
My confidence in being a strategic position in the organisation and starting to see myself as that person has been enhanced. I am able to make decisions and have the conviction to know that they are right. I am developing as the leader with strategic direction rather than operationally getting involved in tasks that I don’t need to.”
— Co-Director, Education sector
“My people management skills have been enhanced, which includes managing the expectations I have of myself. My team has benefited, as I am getting better at looking after my own wellbeing, while still being a supportive colleague and manager.”
— Annamarie Comrie, Associate Director
“We built a very trusted relationship. Simon allowed me to go deep when needed, he pulled me back on track and refocused me. He said things that needed to be said. Ultimately, he has helped me to start a longer journey to better understand myself and find tools to help me improve.”
— Sarah Sedley, Programme Manager, London Borough of Camden
“When I started the coaching process I was on a temporary acting up contract and wanted to secure a permanent role. I achieved this. Having Simon coaching me through this really was invaluable.”
— Senior Area Manager
“Goals could be split into those relating to both personal and organisation objectives, and I made progress in both sets. I’ve seen improvements in my self-motivation at work, my ability to quickly empathise with other positions in a fuller manner, and resolved a conflict on my longer-term career trajectory.”
— Michael West, Deputy Chief Economist, UK Health Security Agency
“The executive coaching supported me across all of my goals, in particular in establishing myself as an effective leader. I covered a lot of work that is below my level and therefore missed opportunities to lead. This has led to me feeling overworked and burnt out at times. The coaching sessions provided me with an increased self-awareness and perspective on my work situation as well as a greater sense of self-compassion, resilience and self-confidence.
I also feel I have clarity in how to go about achieving my leadership goals, which I did not have previously. I am a more confident leader as, even though the job is still challenging, I have more clarity in how I need to manage specific issues and reach my own goals.
Thank you for a really interesting and empowering experience.”
— Assistant Director
“I've learned to put boundaries in place that I did not know were needed. I've learned to try and look at things from others' perspective to gain a better understanding of something. Simon made me appreciate some of my better qualities as a team leader and my positive outlook I can have even in the thick of it”
— Jayne Kaye, Team Leader, Change Grow Live
“Talking things through in a completely confidential space and not being judged or worried about what I was saying has been most useful to my work. The coaching gave me a safe space to talk openly. These sessions challenged me in a way I may not have previously been open to. I found it a very valuable process and one I would not be hesitant about accessing in the future if needed.
I have had colleagues both inside the organisation and externally comment on having seen me grow in confidence. I feel happy at work now following the significant change we have had. I now have a voice which is listened to and valued and I am looking forward to developing the organisation and taking it forward into the future. Thank you, Simon for helping me to work through a difficult time in my working life.”
— Senior Manager
“Working with Simon in executive coaching made me understand what type of person/manager I am, and it made me like myself more in that context! I think it has most enhanced my own self-belief, and therefore my decision making and problem solving at work. I’ve become a more confident decision maker. I have a bit less self-doubt which is refreshing.
Discussing the people I manage has helped me better understand their motivations and I’ve adjusted my management style accordingly. Simon was very good at asking the right questions for me to self-reflect effectively.”
— Senior Manager, Regional Government