Building Confidence – Executive Coaching for Women…

Sarah Thompson, CEO hired me as her coach six months into her post as she and her Board agreed she would need some support in her first CEO role. Here is what she had to say about working with me as her coach…

“As a first time CEO I needed some support to help me make the transition and to navigate the change in my role and how I coped with it. I needed someone to bounce around ideas to help me clarify the issues I was facing and ensure I prioritised effectively and maintained my focus and vision.

I knew Carla would understand the issues I was faced with and how I might approach them – her own achievements in her career means she understands what I’m going through! I knew coaching would help from the first session which explored my personality, what makes me tick and what I wanted to achieve. I felt she understood me very quickly and that I could be totally honest with her (and she wouldn’t judge me!).

I now have real clarity about my goals, what I want to achieve and how I’m going to tackle the thornier issues my organisation has. I feel much better and more confident now that I have that clarity, and additionally Carla is very good at giving me positive feedback on how I’m progressing against the goals I set myself – it’s like a shot in the arm that I need to give me an energy boost!”

Carla’s coaching was immensely helpful to me and guided me through some tricky situations at work. Carla has some wonderful tools and techniques that have really helped develop me as a leader and given me confidence to move forward. I’d thoroughly recommend Carla as a leadership coach.

Over an extended period of business transformation, Sandra coached, mentored, and challenged in a style that both supported the leaders but also ensured that they were clear on both their accountabilities and the impact they were having on their teams.

Carla provided leadership coaching for me over an 8 month period. Carla’s advice, guidance and coaching during this period has been extremely useful in helping navigate difficult situations, find new approaches and manage change more effectively. I loved Carla’s ‘inner driven’ and bespoke approach to coaching which focused on me as an individual and the different challenges I faced. From the coaching I feel more confident, have a different perspective and feel like I have really developed a lot in such a short time. The online modules she offers are a great resource to be able to pick and choose modules based on the areas of development you need when you need it.

Jen is a fantastic coach. After just a few sessions, she helped me “cut the noise” and see more clearly what I wanted to achieve from a career point of view, reduce anxiety by focusing on what I can control, and be better at setting boundaries. As the CEO of a small charity, these are issues that I have been struggling with for a while. I only wish I had met Jen sooner!

Carla has an excellent coaching style, great insights, and an amazing toolbox of useful exercises and techniques to help shift perspective and gain clarity. This is all backed up by very solid experience and knowledge. I thoroughly enjoy working with her, get invaluable content from each session, and I highly recommend her.