How We Work Together:
I’ll be very honest with you: I don’t work with everyone, and I don’t offer an initial consultation to everyone who gets in touch. I’ll ask a few questions first to understand what is happening, what you are looking for and whether I think we would work well together.
If we decide to meet, I strongly prefer to do it face to face at my office on Davies Street in Mayfair, London. Clients come to see me from across the UK and from abroad. If getting to London is impractical, we can use Zoom.
This is not a 20-minute sales call. I give the meeting the time it needs, and it can easily run for several hours. We will talk about the business, the people, the decisions in front of you, what is working, what is not and what you actually want to change. I will ask a lot of questions. You can ask me anything you want as well.
By the end of that meeting, we should both have a very clear idea whether working together makes sense.
If we decide to go ahead, I will build the programme around you. My coaching is bespoke. There is a structure behind the way I work, but the focus, frequency and length of the programme depend on the client, the business and what we are trying to achieve.
My coaching programmes start at three months. I do not offer one-off coaching sessions. One conversation can be useful, but I am interested in what happens afterwards.
Some clients come to me because of one major problem. Others want somebody alongside them while they grow a company, build a leadership team, make difficult decisions or gradually remove themselves from the day-to-day running of the business. Some engagements have a clear end point. Other clients stay with me for years. Some of my longest coaching relationships have lasted six or seven years.
I do not run sessions by the clock. Sometimes one decision needs the whole meeting. Another day we may cover five different things. Sometimes I will tell you exactly what I think. Sometimes I will ask questions until you see something you had not seen before.
I use a whiteboard a lot. When a situation is complicated, I like to put the whole thing in front of us so we can actually see it. It is a bit like a general looking at a map before a battle. Once everything is in front of you, what felt messy in your head often starts to make a lot more sense.
During the programme, my clients have direct access to me between sessions. If something important happens, message me. A difficult decision, negotiation or problem does not wait politely for the next appointment.
I keep track of what we agree. If you tell me you are going to do something, expect me to ask what happened. I like good conversations, but I care much more about what happens because of them.
If this sounds like the way you want to work, book your complimentary initial consultation.
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