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90-Minute Discovery Session
An in-depth session before the programme begins, mapping your goals, blockers and context. This shapes everything that follows and is where the real work begins.
Before month oneThe Executive Inside Track
A four-month partnership for senior leaders navigating a significant transition: a step up, a pivot, or a fundamental shift in how they lead. You get the inner work, and the inside track.
Most leadership development teaches you what to think. This is about learning how you think and changing it where it matters.
On the coaching approach"When I first reached out to Kate, I felt boxed in by too many constraints, to the point where I no longer felt quite at ease and a serious change in my career seemed the right step.
Kate brought structure to a situation with no obvious way forward. She helped me get clear on what really matters to me, map my options against those values, and prepare for them, drawing on her extensive experience from the recruiting side. She then used the breadth of her network to identify very specific opportunities.
While we were working through these concrete steps, an unexpected opportunity emerged that changed the whole approach. Kate helped me shape it. Today I'm in the driving seat, and my career is in balance with my values."
The Programme
Eight sessions over four months, moving through four deliberate phases: an honest baseline, clarity on what you actually want, the direction and story to get there and a concrete plan you are held accountable to.
An honest baseline: where you are now and the leadership strengths and blind spots you bring.
Most senior leaders know their values. The harder part is knowing how you need to see them lived day to day, and reading quickly whether an opportunity is a genuine match.
What is actually in your way, and the compelling story of you: how you are positioned, and how the people who matter, whether boards, clients or investors, will read it.
Stakeholders, relationships and influence, then a 90-day plan with accountability built in. You leave with momentum, not just insight.
What's Included
An in-depth session before the programme begins, mapping your goals, blockers and context. This shapes everything that follows and is where the real work begins.
Before month oneTwo structured 60-minute sessions each month, following a deliberate eight-session arc. Prepared in advance, documented afterwards. Not a chat, a working conversation.
2 × 60 min / monthA written review after every session, anchored in your own words, plus practical work between sessions. A record of your thinking that accumulates across the programme.
After every sessionWhen a real decision lands between sessions, you don't wait. Voice note, message, or a quick call. Most clients use this sparingly; knowing it's there changes how they operate.
24-hour response · WhatsApp or voiceWhere relevant, insider navigation of the executive search process: how to read a recruiter's brief, when an agency call actually matters, and how boards and search committees read your CV and interview. Or, if you are moving into portfolio, fractional or board work, how to position yourself for it. Drawn from 15 years running that process.
Woven throughoutTwo 30-minute sessions in the months after the programme ends, to check the changes hold and adjust the plan against reality. The work should outlast the programme.
2 × 30 min · post-programmeWho This Is For
This programme is designed for senior professionals who are facing a moment that matters and who know that having a rigorous thinking partner will make the difference between a good outcome and a great one.
It is not for everyone. I work with a small number of clients at any one time and only take on engagements where I believe the fit is right.
Why This Work
Across fifteen years and hundreds of senior leaders, I noticed something. The leaders who navigated transitions well weren't the most experienced or the most connected. They were the ones who had done the internal work first. Who knew what they actually wanted, not just what looked good on paper.
I also noticed how rarely senior professionals have anyone to think that through with. Not a peer with their own agenda. Not a recruiter with a role to fill. Just a rigorous, confidential thinking partner.
"AI is transforming my role and I want to get ahead of it, instead of the change happening to me."
"I know I need to make a move. I don't know where to start."
"I've been in this role for a decade. I have no idea how the market sees me now."
"I got the offer. I'm not sure I even want it."
"Everyone assumes I've got this figured out. I haven't."
If any of this sounds familiar, keep reading.
The Investment
The programme runs for four consecutive months from an agreed start date and a commitment to the full programme is required. That is how the work delivers results. The investment is discussed openly on the first call, before you decide anything.
Payable in two instalments: half upfront, half at the midpoint · German VAT applicable where relevant · Corporate invoicing availableBring whatever is live for you right now. A real 30 minutes of thinking, not a pitch.
All enquiries treated in confidence · Typical response within 24 hours · Connect on LinkedIn