FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVES, NEWLY-PROMOTED LEADERS, AND FOUNDERS
Executive coaching
Most leaders I work with arrive at a threshold. A new role, a wider remit, a team inherited from someone else, a strategy that asks them to lead differently than the one before.
Who am I becoming in this role, and is that the leader I want to be?
That question is what executive coaching is for. It is a confidential conversation, held over time, about how we lead and who we are as we do it. The work is quiet.
Most arrive at a threshold. Few have anywhere to think it through.
Why leaders work with a coach?
The reasons rarely come singly. Most clients arrive carrying a few at once.
Thresholds in the role
A promotion, a wider remit, an inherited team - the moments when what worked yesterday will not be enough tomorrow.
A confidential space to think
Few leaders can be fully honest with their team, their board, or even their peers; the session belongs to the client.
Seeing ourselves more clearly
Most leaders carry blind-spots they have lived with for years, and a good coach helps them notice those themselves. Hard to forget.
Becoming the leader you intend to be
Examining how we think, where we get in our own way, and what we are willing to change in order to lead differently.
Listening and judgement
Attention, and questions that open rather than close, are leadership skills. Coaching is where we practise them.
The weight of senior roles
Senior roles are lonelier than they appear, and there are few places to speak of the doubts that go unsaid.
How I work
I work 1:1 only. No cohorts, no group programmes, no drive-by training.
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How we work together: a monthly retainer, or a fixed package of sessions, agreed at the start.
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How long a session runs: 30 to 45 minutes, occasionally 60.
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How often we meet: weekly or fortnightly for most clients. Some prefer monthly, or ad hoc as needed.
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How long it lasts: a first engagement typically runs 2 to 6 months. Many continue beyond that, often with pauses in between.
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Confidentiality: absolute, and contracted.
My practice follows the standards of the International Coaching Federation (ICF): supervised practice, examined competencies, and a published Code of Ethics. Some readers will care about that. Some will not. This matters to me.
What clients say
"David is very good at pushing you, but he does it in a way that actually lands. He kept nudging me out of my comfort zones and offering different lenses through which to view the same situation. Often, those lenses entirely changed how I saw the problem.
Some of the most useful work we did involved unlearning rather than learning. That was harder than I thought it would be. But David held the space for it, allowing me to reflect honestly and take the first real steps in a new direction."
Eugenio Villamizar, Founder & Chief Catalyst Officer, France
"Working with David created space for conversations and reflections that were not always easy for me to express or admit. The process felt very natural from the beginning. He combines professionalism and genuine involvement with humanity, calmness and humor, which makes the conversations both profound and accessible.
In a relatively short period of time, we have already created more clarity, calmness and perspective together. He also brought practical tools and valuable business insights that continue to influence the way I think and make decisions today."
Youri Gesquiere, Serial Entrepreneur, Belgium
A first conversation
Half an hour, by phone or video. No charge, no obligation.