Lead on your Terms

This isn't "just coaching"

Insight on its own doesn't change a working week. We name what's really going on, decide what changes, and make it real inside the role and life you have now.

Who it's for

Lead On Your Terms is for women in People & Culture at an emerging‑leader or senior level. The ones trusted with the hard things, relied on by everyone, and rarely asked how they’re doing.

You carry the restructure, the difficult exit, the complaint no one else wants to touch or, in Talent Acquisition, the hiring targets and the roles that never stop coming. You hold other people’s hardest conversations and then have nowhere to take your own.

On the outside you look capable and composed. On the inside, imposter thoughts are loud.

You might recognise that you

  • second-guess your capability and minimise your success, despite your track record

  • privately wonder when someone will work out you're not as sure as you look

  • hold yourself to expectations no one else could meet — and still feel it isn't enough

  • back everyone else, but have no one in your corner backing you

  • are running on low reserves, and know "keeping going like this" isn't sustainable

  • have outgrown parts of your role, but don't yet trust yourself to make the next move

    If that feels uncomfortably familiar, this is for you.

Before Working with Me.

You’re operating at a high level but most of your days are spent in constant execution rather than meaningful leadership. You’re holding so many pieces together there’s little space left for you, and you know that “just keeping going like this” isn’t sustainable.

After Working with Me.

You move from constant execution to leading with more intention, visibility and influence. You’ve created space in your week for thinking and what matters most, feel more energised and resourced, and have a clear sense of the direction you want to go – with the confidence and self‑trust to start moving towards it on your own terms.

Why Work with Me.

With more than three decades in People & Culture and deep experience inside corporate environments, I understand both the organisational realities you’re navigating and the personal cost impacts.

My coaching offers a grounded, practical space to think, recalibrate and redesign how you work and lead, so your success feels sustainable and aligned with the life you actually want.

After 12 weeks, you will

  • back your capability and own your success — out loud

  • stop waiting to be found out, and lead with confidence your track record has earned

  • set a high bar you can actually meet, and know when you've cleared it

  • have had someone in your corner, and leave able to back yourself

  • lead with ways of working you can sustain

  • know your next move and trust yourself to make it.

    How it works

  • 6 x 75-minute sessions, fortnightly, over 12 weeks

  • Microsoft Teams or face-to-face

  • WhatsApp support between sessions, with additional resources and articles.

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Your Questions, Answered

  • After 30 years in People & Culture and more than 30,000 conversations with P&C professionals, I know the specific pressures women in this field face.
    Lead On Your Terms is:

    • Designed specifically for women in People & Culture

    • Grounded in real‑world P&C experience, not theory

    • Coaching‑led, practical, and tailored to the realities of your organisation and role

    This is not a one‑size‑fits‑all leadership curriculum. It’s a focused space for you, as a woman in People & Culture, to step into the leader you already are.

    • 12 weeks of support

    • Coaching sessions: fortnightly 1:1 sessions

    • Between‑session support: [e.g. WhatsApp/voice note check‑ins, reflections

    • Tools and frameworks tailored to People & Culture leadership challenges

    • Real‑time application to situations you are facing at work right now

  • Most women in this program are already busy. Lead On Your Terms is designed to fit alongside a demanding role.
    You’ll want to allow for:

    • 75 minutes for each coaching call

    • 60 minutes a week to reflect, apply, or complete small actions

    The focus is always on real work situations, not extra homework for the sake of it.

  • Lead On Your Terms is likely a fit if you recognise yourself in at least one of these:

    • You’ve recently stepped up (or are about to) into a more senior P&C role

    • You’re experienced but still feel like you’re “winging it” half the time

    • You’re tired of feeling like an imposter despite positive feedback

    • You want to lead in a way that feels like you, not a persona

    If you’re unsure, the best next step is a conversation. We can talk through where you are, what you need, and whether this is the right programme for you.