OUR SERVICES
LELADIJO COACHING
Coaching for Growth & Wellbeing
Practical coaching for leaders, teams, and professionals who want greater clarity, stronger communication, sustainable performance, and room to grow.
Diederick Roodt
Johanna Roodt
THE CHALLENGE
Working harder is not always the answer
"The same patterns that help us succeed can also start to hold us back."
Many capable people reach a point where effort alone is no longer enough. The next stage of growth may require clearer communication, stronger boundaries, more confidence, better decision-making, or a more sustainable way of working under pressure.
Coaching creates the space to step back, see the pattern more clearly and turn reflection into practical action.
Whether you are navigating a career transition, stepping into greater responsibility, managing a high-demand role, or simply feeling stretched, coaching offers structured, confidential support that is both thoughtful and practical.
Meet the Leladijo Coaching Team
LELADIJO COACHES
Coaches with distinct but complementary approaches, united by a commitment to practical, human and sustainable growth.
Diederick Roodt
Communication, leadership and professional growth in demanding environments
Diederick coaches professionals who want to communicate with more clarity, lead with more confidence and grow sustainably in high-performance environments. With nearly a decade at McKinsey & Company, he brings a structured, practical and human approach to career growth, leadership, confidence and communication under pressure.
Best for
Career growth and professional development
Communication and leadership presence
Confidence in high-pressure environments
Stakeholder management and difficult conversations
Sustainable performance for ambitious professionals
Experience & credentials
Co-founder, Leladijo Consulting
Nearly a decade at McKinsey & Company
Communication and leadership trainer
Coaching certification, Association for Coaching
International multi-industry corporate experience
Johanna Roodt
Wellbeing, leadership and professional growth in demanding environments
Johanna brings a lot of positive energy and creates a warm, supportive and judgement-free coaching space for people who want to reconnect with themselves, find clarity and grow in a way that feels balanced and real. Her work combines coaching, wellbeing, communication, leadership and practical tools that help people move forward gently but meaningfully.
Drawing on her experience in the international association and events sector (both as an employee & entrepreneur), Johanna supports professionals, leaders, entrepreneurs and working parents at all stages of their journey. As a mum of four, she understands the realities of balancing ambition, wellbeing, leadership and family life.
Best for
Clarity and personal growth
Wellbeing, resilience and emotional balance
Stress management & increased energy
Confidence and life transitions
Leadership and team development
Communication, mediation and conflict support
Recruitment, job search and career growth
Association and events professionals
Young professionals and entrepreneurs
Working parents and mums
Experience & credentials
Certified coach since 2016
Member, Association for Coaching
Mental Health First Aider
Certified Yoga teacher (Yoga Alliance)
International communications, events and engagement experience
Leadership, recruitment and team development experience
SELF REFLECTION TOOL
Discover your High-Performance Type
What helps you succeed may also be what is quietly holding you back. In just 3 minutes, discover the pattern that may be shaping how you communicate, lead, grow and perform under pressure.
You will receive a short result designed to help you reflect on:
What your pattern may look like
What it could be costing you
What your next growth edge may be
How coaching could support you further
3 Minutes - Immediate Results
The Hidden High-Performer
The Responsible One
The Stretched Leader
The Quiet Expert
The Always-On Performer
The Thoughtful Overthinker
HOW WE WORK
Our approach
Every coaching engagement begins with understanding who you are and what you are navigating. Everything else follows from that.
01
Discover
We understand your context, goals, patterns, and pressures, before we agree on a direction.
02
Shape
We define a coaching focus that fits your needs and working reality, not a pre-built template.
03
Work
We combine conversation, challenge, reflection, and practical tools across sessions that feel relevant and real.
04
Sustain
We help turn insight into lasting change beyond the sessions and into actual daily work.
FORMATS
Ways to work with us
Every engagement is tailored to your context, goals and schedule.
01
1:1 Coaching
Individual coaching for professional growth, leadership, communication, wellbeing and personal clarity. Online or in person.
02
Group Coaching
Facilitated group sessions that create reflection, shared learning and practical action across a cohort or peer group.
03
Workshops
Support for teams navigating pressure, change, communication challenges or new ways of working.
04
Intensive Days and Retreats
Deeper coaching and facilitation experiences for individuals, teams or leadership groups. Including our established Crete retreat offer.
WHO COACHING IS FOR
People and teams in demanding environments
Leaders and
managers
For people leading others through growth, change, complexity, or pressure. Whether they are new to leadership or navigating a more demanding stage of it.
Teams and
partnerships
For groups that need stronger trust, clearer communication, and healthier ways of working together, especially across hybrid, remote, or cross-cultural settings.
Professionals in transition
or stretch roles
For individuals navigating career shifts, greater responsibility, confidence challenges, or demanding work environments where something needs to change.
WHY LELADIJO
Coaches who have operated at the sharp end
We are not generalist life coaches. We are certified coaches who have led global teams, built capability systems, and worked directly inside complex, high-pressure organisations.
That means our coaching is shaped by real professional experience, not just frameworks and models. We understand what it is actually like to lead, to be accountable, and to navigate environments where the stakes are high.
Certified Coach status — Association for Coaching
Coaching training — UC Davis, Science of Well-Being
Mental Health First Aid and Psychological First Aid certified
Global team leadership and multicultural coaching experience
Wellbeing-informed but performance-oriented throughout
Coaching integrated into wider leadership and development programmes
"Reflective, rigorous, and grounded in real working experience."
LET’S WORK TOGETHER
Whether you are looking for space to reflect, support a leader, strengthen a team, or build more sustainable ways of working, we can design a coaching approach that fits your context.
Let's shape the right kind of support
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