1:1 Executive Coaching

The further up you go, the fewer people you can really think out loud with. Boards want answers, teams want certainty, and the things that keep you up at night are exactly the things you cannot say in the all-hands. 1:1 Executive Coaching gives you a fixed hour every fortnight that is entirely yours — a private, confidential space to slow down, name what is actually going on, and decide what you will do about it.

This is not advice-giving or mentoring. As your coach I will not pretend to know your business better than you do. What I bring is a structured way of thinking, the right questions at the right moment, and an outside perspective with no agenda except your growth. We work on the live issues in front of you — a hard people decision, a board you have to win over, a strategy that is not landing, a version of yourself you have outgrown — and we turn each into a clearer next step you can actually take.

A typical engagement runs six or twelve fortnightly sessions of seventy-five minutes, in the quiet of the Telok Ayer studio or over Zoom if your week will not allow the travel. We start with a chemistry call and a clear picture of what "different" would look like in six months, and we check progress against it as we go — because coaching that does not change how you lead is just an expensive conversation.

Who it's for

A senior leader who needs a steady, unbiased thinking partner — and a quiet hour to think clearly.

What you can expect to change

• A clearer head and a steadier hand in the decisions that actually move the business
• Sharper leadership presence — heard and trusted without raising your voice
• A sounding board you can be honest with, off the record, every fortnight

What's included

• 6 or 12 fortnightly 1:1 sessions (75 minutes each)
• A confidential chemistry call and goal-setting session up front
• A simple, agreed picture of what success looks like in six months
• Between-session WhatsApp or email access for the live moments
• A short reflection note after each session, captured your way
• A mid-point review against your goals, recalibrated if needed