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Coaching and facilitation for organisations in motion

Restructures. New leadership. Growth that outpaces the plan. Priorities that shift mid-quarter. Change is a constant in most organisations now — but it’s people who carry it, and how well they carry it decides whether the change actually lands.
 

I work with organisations to support the people doing the carrying — through executive coaching, team facilitation, and leadership development designed around your context, not lifted from a template.

How I work

Coaching and development only earn their keep if something changes afterwards. So:

  • I start with what’s actually going on. I scope with you against the real problem — the behaviours, pressures and dynamics behind the brief — rather than reaching for an off-the-shelf programme.

  • I design for how people really learn. Practical tools, honest conversation and space to reflect — because people change through practice, not slide decks.

  • I measure what changes. Pre- and post-programme feedback, behavioural indicators and follow-up — so you know what shifted, not just who attended.

​What I offer

1:1 executive coaching 

 

For leaders and managers stepping into bigger roles, leading through change, or making decisions that carry real weight. Confidential, challenging and practical. I coach at every level, up to CEO.

Team coaching and facilitation 

Structured sessions that build trust, psychological safety and honest communication, especially when a team is under pressure or mid-transition.

Workshops and development programmes 

Bespoke, interactive sessions on resilience, change readiness, communication and manager capability. From a single masterclass to a structured programme over months — in person or digital, designed end to end from scoping through delivery to evaluation.​​

Client from Strike Communications

“The coaching sessions with Sian have made me feel so much more confident about my work situation. She has empowered me to keep doing the right things and encouraged me to keep going even when it's difficult.”

Client from The Hoxton

“Incredibly sharp… a real talent for identifying the underlying issues behind a situation rather than just focusing on what’s in front of you. Her coaching style is supportive without being soft, and she strikes the right balance between encouragement and accountability. I would highly recommend Sian to anyone looking for a coach who can cut through the noise.”

Client from emc3

“Working with Sian was immediately valuable. She created a calm, thoughtful space that helped me step back and reflect on the leadership challenges I’m navigating in a fast-growing business. It felt supportive, focused, and genuinely useful from the first session.”

Who is it for?

Coaching and facilitation earn their place when your people are:
  • Leading or absorbing organisational change — restructure, acquisition, rapid growth

  • Stepping into leadership, or leading at a bigger scale than before

  • Managing teams through uncertainty while handling their own

  • Returning to work after a break and rebuilding confidence and momentum

  • Building the skills change runs on — communication, adaptability, resilience

 

And because change in one part of life rarely stays in its lane, I coach the whole person — the leader whose restructure coincides with something shifting at home is not a rare case; they’re the usual one.

Why work with me?

  • An accredited coach with range — ICF-accredited, with 500 hours of professional coaching experience. Trusted by organisations including Rightmove, Spire Primary Care, World Central Kitchen, The Hoxton, Dock & Bay, HelloFresh, Mumsnet, Oddbox, The School of Life and Ocean Bottle.

 

  • Fifteen years leading change myself — before coaching, I spent 15 years inside organisations including IBM, RBS and AXA, leading proposition launches, post-MBO transformation and regulatory change. I’ve sat where your stakeholders sit, and I know what a change programme feels like from the inside.

 

  • Comfortable across environments — start-ups, SMEs, non-profits and blue-chips. I’m at home scoping with a founder on a Tuesday and presenting to a corporate sponsor on Wednesday.

 

  • Lived experience of change — redundancy, relocation, career change, returning after a break. I know what change asks of people, because I’ve been the person it was asked of.

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Let's start with a conversation

Tell me what’s shifting in your organisation and who’s carrying it. We’ll work out together whether coaching, facilitation or something blended would help — and if I’m not the right fit, I’ll say so.

Organisations I’ve worked with

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