Why work with me?

Throughout my career as a senior leader and manager in education and the third sector, I have managed many large teams and have worked with hundreds of talented people. Yet way too often, they either didn’t know how good they were or refused to believe it.

In fact, many were sure they were not good enough to grab great opportunities thrown at them: promotion, their next big role, new professional challenges, bigger teams to manage, leadership responsibilities…

I decided I wanted to do something about this: I hate seeing talent going to waste and people ignoring or turning down opportunities, giving up on their big goals and dreams simply because they tell themselves they’re ‘not there yet’.

I have been there myself - I know how it feels! I grew up with lots of ‘musts’ and expectations on who and how I should be… and it took me a while to realise I let all those voices and other people’s views limit me. I took jobs way below my capabilities (i.e. cleaning and shop assistant jobs - with a master’s degree, 5 years of full time teaching experience and speaking four languages) or jobs I didn’t enjoy - I was worried that I wasn’t good enough, and each time I got a new job I suffered a horrible impostor syndrome. Are they going to find me out?

It took me a while to learn who I was, who I wanted to be and actually show up and put my skills to a good use. I learnt that I am incredibly resilient and have a lot to offer and now there’s almost no looking back.

I am an educator, so of course I believe everyone can learn. I will work with you to help you decide what approach works best for you and how to get where you want to be. It won’t always be easy but it’s definitely going to be worth the effort and energy.