COACHING FOR WORK
Achieve your career goals
Executive Coaching & Leadership Development
DEI: Return from Parental Leave, Neurodiversity
New Ventures & Creative Pursuits
Build a career you’re proud of
Achieve your career goals
Whether you are looking to build your confidence, develop your leadership capabilities, change your career or embark on a creative venture, I will help you define your goals, identify and address what is holding you back and support you in going for what you want to achieve.
Executive Coaching (and building your talent pipeline)
It can be lonely at the top (and exhausting) and it can be more difficult to ask for help or share your concerns the more senior you become. In our sessions I’ll be your sounding board and hold a confidential, safe and neutral space to focus on your goals and to overcome anything might be holding you back.
Common areas that executives and senior management seek my help on are: burnout and managing work/life boundaries, trust and delegation, communication and empathy, confidence and imposter syndrome and understanding your own leadership style and how you want to be perceived within the business.
Coaching’s not just for executives either. I work with senior managers, managers and your identified talent throughout the business, to show your people you are investing in them, to increase retention and to build a robust succession plan for the future.
New ventures and Creative pursuits
Whether you want to start a new business, write a book, produce a film or renovate a house, I will help you to hone in on your goals, create realistic action plans and support you through the creative process as you work through your ideas.
I also understand that even the best intentioned plans can be tough to execute and it can be both scary and challenging to bring your ideas and creative drives to life. Common challenges I support my clients to work through are fear of judgement or failure, dips in motivation and practical challenges around getting started and keeping focused.
Many of my clients have ADHD or other forms of neurodiversity and so I understand that this can add additional challenge to bringing your ideas to fruition. I will work with you through challenges such as keeping on task, managing distractions, focus, getting started and sensitivity to others’ opinions. I will also help you understand how neurodiversity can positively support the creative process through hyperfocus and innovative thinking so that you emerge from the creative process not only having achieved your goals, but also with a higher level of self-awareness.
Neurodiversity
I have specialist training and experience in neurodiversity, and I understand the challenges that ADHD, ASD and other neurodivergent conditions can bring. Whether it’s feeling overwhelmed by your never ending to do list, struggling to get started or finding it hard to stay on task, I will support you in finding practical tools that work for you.
For those who have had a late diagnosis, I know that it can be an emotional rollercoaster coming to terms with what your neurodivergence means and how to help others to understand your perspective. Some people feel relieved, some people feel confused, others feel empowered. However you feel about your diagnosis, I will support you in your journey, from understanding more about yourself, to managing conversations with family and employers to supporting other family members that you suspect – or know – have the same challenges.
I also understand how neurodiversity can positively support you in achieving your goals, whether it be through hyperfocus, seeing problems from different angles or having high degrees of empathy. We can explore these positive angles as part of our work so that you approach your neurodiversity with practical strategies to manage the challenges, and with a growing appreciation of how your neurodiversity has contributed to who you are and all that you have achieved.
Returning from Parental Leave
I know from personal experience that returning to work from parental leave can feel daunting and overwhelming. Common questions that I help my clients address include:
How do I juggle family commitments with work?
How do I re-integrate back into the team?
How do I build my confidence back up?
What do I want now?
How do I hold my boundaries while still getting the job done?
Many people returning from parental leave question their abilities and identity. They worry that they have lost their skills and feel “out of the loop”. I help them regain their confidence and manage their new family commitments in tandem with moving their career forward.
How do I know if Coaching is right for me?
I want to achieve more from my career
Whether you want to grow your business, get promoted or launch a new venture, we can work together to define goals and develop action plans to get you where you want to go. We can also identify and address any specific challenges that you feel might be holding you back – whether that be building your confidence, overcoming perfectionism or managing fear of what others think, so that you feel better equipped to achieve your goals.
I'm working on a creative project
I will help you to keep motivated and on task through each stage of the creative process. From idea generation to bringing your creative project to fruition, I will help you overcome blockers such as struggling to get going, managing distractions, overcoming dips in motivation and keeping focused. This will help not only deliver your project but also raise your self-awareness and help you better self-regulate in the future.
I’m neurodiverse
Whether you have just discovered your neurodiversity or want some fresh new ideas to manage your challenges, I will help you with both understanding more about yourself as well as with practical techniques. You might want to work through how to get started with tasks, how to manage sensitivity to others’ opinions or how to keep on task. Whatever your challenge, I will use the latest research to help you learn more about how your brain processes, and what you can do to achieve your goals.
I’m returning from parental leave
You may want to rebuild your confidence or define some goals now that you are returning to work. You may want to work on your career plan, or consider how you juggle family and career, or you may want to discuss how to maintain your boundaries. Whether it is emotional or practical support, we can work together to ensure that you feel confident and well-equipped as you return to work.
My Approach
I hold a safe, non-judgmental and confidential space for you to explore your career goals and what might be holding you back. Unlike talking to family, friends or colleagues, our sessions will give you neutral time and space either to use as a sounding board for new ideas or to work through issues that you might feel uncomfortable sharing elsewhere.
Some sessions will be practical and solution-focused, where I will use skilful questioning to guide you towards the outcome that you want to achieve. You may want other sessions to be more reflective – drawing on my Psychology training to help raise your self-awareness and to help you overcome anything that might be getting in your way.
Most importantly, I will strike a balance between challenge and support, focus and good humour so that working together is not only thought-provoking and productive, but also enjoyable and enlightening.
How It Works
Schedule a Free 1:1
This is a relaxed and easy going initial chat.
It’s a chance for you to tell me where you’re at and what you want to change, and for me to give you a feel for how I might help and to answer any questions that you might have.
See how you feel
We can start with one session and see what you think.
If you enjoy it, then you can either schedule regular sessions, or else book appointments as and when you need them. Each session is an hour, and I work face to face, by phone or by zoom.
Start seeing the changes
As a result of working together, you will notice your thoughts and feelings start to shift – both during the sessions as well as in the days after.
Whether this is a “lightbulb moment” where things suddenly make sense, or a more gradual process, you will begin to feel clearer, focused and more settled in yourself.
Testimonials
“Lisa gives me the space to explore the topic at hand and her skillful questioning enables me to find a new perspective and get clarity. Every session is time well spent”
“I feel now more than before that I am the only thing holding me back. Lisa has helped me unscramble my thoughts and help me to disregard negative untruths about myself.”
“After every session I feel I have come away with something positive and useful and I like the fact that we set small goals to achieve before the next one.”
Get In Touch!
lisa@lisachristie.co.uk
Call
07976 094495
