Moment #1: Preparing to Step Up

Turning high-potential leaders into high-impact Chief Officers.

Client Success Story: Sara

After a stellar track record in large organisations, Sara joined a fast-growing global business as a senior leader, attracted by its culture and ambition. She performed well, but after 18 months she felt stuck. It wasn’t just the current role, it echoed a deeper pattern that she’d run into before: “always second place, never truly at the top table”.

Recognising her talent, and the risk of losing her, Sara’s CPO brought me in. 

Through a tailored coaching journey, Sara and I focussed on her inner beliefs and how she thought about her ability, influence and ambition. We also devised the strategies she needed to project her talent more effectively in the business. She quickly reclaimed confidence in her power, and joy in her leadership.

Within 12 months, she was stepping confidently into the Chief Officer role. She became a central force in the Executive Committee, emerging as a trusted advisor to the CEO, a cross-functional influencer, and being a key player in driving billion-pound global growth for the business.

Following Sara’s Chief Officer Coaching, her CEO observed: “Sara is the glue in the Executive Team, demonstrating a whole new dimension to the Chief Officer role.”

Your Chiefs-in-Waiting

The final leap to the top table is often the biggest challenge in a leader’s career. It requires them to back themselves with conviction while mastering new ways of operating that weren’t needed in their prior roles.

Without support, talented leaders can misjudge their readiness, either holding themselves back or over-reaching too soon. The result? Delays, lost confidence, or missed opportunities to unlock their full value at the top level of the business.

But when a leader in waiting makes the necessary positive shift, truly stepping into their next-level of potential, the results are game-changing:

• Their confidence and clarity expand,

• Teams are energised by the internal hire,

• The business gains a fully-integrated leader delivering at a higher level.
  
  

This matters, because transitions at this level carry massive value and massive risk, to the business and to the individual involved.

Which is where I step in, securing your high-potentials’ growth, fast-tracking their impact, and keeping them moving forward - not stuck, frustrated, or at risk of leaving.

If you have high-potentials preparing to step up as a Chief Officer,

Contact me to discuss how I can help.