This is personal.
With over 10,000 hours of working with leaders across the globe.
What stays with me isn't their titles.
It's their turning points.
Their questions. Their internal contradictions.
The moment they stopped performing leadership and started living it.
That's where I do my best work.
Not in the certainty, but in the search.
From weakness to superpower
In childhood, I was described as a “sensitive child.” For years, I received this as a weakness. A belief I carried that shaped how I saw myself and moved through the world.
Twenty years ago, I recognised that what I had always experienced as a limitation was, in fact, something to embrace and develop.
What others called sensitivity...
• Heightened capacity for embodied perception
• Ability to sense what others miss
• Perception of micro-muscle movements
• Recognition of energetic shifts
• Understanding unspoken dynamics
In the subsequent two decades, I've developed this into what many call my ‘superpower’, though I dislike the phrase.
It's simply how I work.
This personal transformation, from perceived weakness to developed strength,
is the heart of every coaching conversation I have.
A quiet lens
I don't push. I don't prescribe. I observe, then invite.
What's said and unsaid.
What's felt, and not yet named.
I blend the strategic with the emotional,
the measurable with the intuitive,
the pressing with the timeless.
My role
Help leaders find not just what to do, but how to be. With presence, dignity, and trust.
Their discovery
Authentic leadership that emerges from within rather than change imposed from without.
Why I'm here
Because leadership is hard, especially when you care.
Because strategy means nothing if you're not sleeping well.
Because authenticity isn't a tactic. It's a tension.
Because the best leaders don't need fixing. They need space.
What guides me
These aren't aspirational values. They're lived principles
that shape every conversation, every decision, every day.
Wisdom
Applied through discernment, not just knowledge.
Integrity
Lived, not performed. The foundation of trust.
Self-respect
The origin of every healthy boundary.
Personal Development
Not a badge, but a way of life.
Freedom
To think, question, and choose consciously.
A global perspective
My coaching partnerships have spanned diverse contexts and cultures, allowing me to work with senior leaders across continents and industries.
This global experience has deepened my understanding of leadership challenges across different cultural contexts, enriching each coaching partnership whilst maintaining focus on your unique journey.
Core Regions
• Europe (UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, Netherlands)
• Middle East (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel)
• Americas (USA, Argentina, Brazil)
• Asia & Pacific (India, Singapore)
Primary Industries
• Technology & Digital Innovation
• Healthcare & Life Sciences
• Financial Services & Banking
• Manufacturing & Engineering
• Government & Public Sector
Books that shaped my thinking
My approach has been shaped by key works that have influenced how I think about leadership development, human potential, and meaningful change.
The Inner Game of Tennis
Timothy Gallwey's performance equation (PE = PO - I) became the foundation of my Leadership Equation. Reducing interference rather than forcing performance.
The Parallax
Donald R. Rickert's exploration of shifting perspective to see familiar situations differently. Integration of multiple viewpoints for deeper understanding.
Transitions
William Bridges' distinction between external change and internal transition informs how I support leaders through major life shifts.
The Imposter Phenomenon
Dr. Pauline Rose Clance's groundbreaking work on imposter syndrome has deeply influenced how I help leaders recognize and work with their internal narratives around competence and belonging.
Best Practice in Performance Coaching
Carol Wilson's seven principles of coaching provide the ethical and methodological foundation for my non-directive approach.
The Four Agreements
Don Miguel Ruiz's principles for personal freedom translate directly into leadership authenticity and self-respect.
The learning never stops
My dedication to coaching and leadership development spans over three decades. In 1991, I attended my first Coach as Leader training programme, which fundamentally shaped how I showed up every day, particularly during the various turnaround missions I led throughout my career.
Throughout my journey, I've sought learning from original thought leaders to continuously enhance my approach. I've trained directly with John Grinder, co-creator of Neuro Linguistic Programming, and completed Seth Godin's altMBA programme.
My development has also included deeper exploration of Emotional Intelligence through Reuven Bar-On's work, as well as Gestalt approaches, Clean Language, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT).
This continuous learning enriches the perspective I bring to our coaching partnership
whilst maintaining focus on your unique journey and objectives.
“Leadership isn't a thing I do at work.
It's the person I've chosen to become.”
Working with what is
In the kitchen, like in my work, I start with what's here. The ingredients that are present. The conditions as they are.
I embrace the everlasting meal principle: the notes of the last meal inform the notes of the next. Nothing wasted. Everything connected.
Cooking is a language of love. It's also practice in presence, in responding to what emerges rather than forcing what isn't there.
Lessons with Gracie
Gracie, our English Pointer, reminds me daily that training is practice. Continuing practice.
Supporting her to work with her natural drives. Building her capacity for impulse control. In emotional intelligence terms, it's about developing self-regulation.
The same principles apply when I support leaders: understanding your natural patterns, building capacity for different responses, practising new ways of being.
Why practice matters more than perfection
Perfection is a construct. It doesn't exist in reality.
Practice is about reality testing - what's actually here, what's actually happening, what's actually needed.
When we stop chasing something that was never real, we can work with what is.
Leadership happens in the moment. That's where our capacity to respond lives.
What if I trusted my own judgement?
“Working with Phillip helped me realise that I'd been seeking external validation for decisions I was perfectly capable of making myself. The question became: what if I trusted my own judgement? That shift changed everything.”
Ready to begin?
This personal journey informs every coaching conversation.
If something here resonates, let's explore what's possible for you.