LEADERSHIP COACHING & DEVELOPMENT

Turn leadership insight into everyday practice.

We design leadership development journeys that combine practical training, individual coaching and structured reflection. Leaders work on real conversations, decisions and team challenges, then test new approaches in their day-to-day work.

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Individual and group coaching   ·   Leadership programmes   ·   Online and in person   ·   International delivery

BUILT AROUND THE WORK LEADERS ACTUALLY DO

Development starts with the moments that matter.

Useful leadership development must hold up in a meeting, a difficult conversation and a changing organisation. We build the work around situations leaders recognise.

01 / Communicate clearly

Give feedback, explain decisions and set expectations in ways people can understand and act on.

02 / Handle difficult conversations

Address tension, performance and disagreement without allowing important issues to drift.

03 / Lead through change

Create clarity, involve people appropriately and help teams adapt as work changes.

04 / Build sustainable leadership habits

Use coaching and reflection to turn learning into choices leaders can apply in their real work.

A CONNECTED DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY

Training creates momentum. Coaching helps it travel back into the work.

We can design a complete journey or strengthen an existing programme. The sequence is adapted to the organisation, the participants and the change required.

1. Understand the context

We speak with the people commissioning the work and, where useful, participants. We agree what needs to change, how success will be judged and what must remain confidential.

2. Design the journey

We connect practical workshops, individual or group coaching and reflection around the responsibilities leaders actually hold.

3. Practise with real situations

Participants work on conversations, decisions and relationships from their roles, using relevant models and structured practice.

4. Apply between sessions

Leaders test approaches in their day-to-day work. Coaching provides space to examine what happened and adjust.

5. Reflect and sustain

We bring learning back into the group, identify what is changing and agree what will help the work continue.

HOW WE COACH

Coaching in its organisational context.

A leader does not work in isolation. We look at the individual, their relationships, responsibilities and the wider system around them. Coaching helps people see a situation from more than one angle, recognise patterns and develop actions that fit the environment in which they lead.

At the outset, we agree the purpose, roles and boundaries with the person commissioning the work and the participant. The content of coaching conversations remains confidential, while the wider programme can still be evaluated against agreed goals.

Practical, reflective and grounded in real work.
We use questions, structured reflection, relevant models and rehearsal. Participants leave with something they can try, observe or discuss before the next session.

MEET THE COACHES

Two perspectives. One connected programme.

Johanna and Diederick combine coaching and facilitation with first-hand experience of building teams, leading internationally and turning broad objectives into practical development.

Diederick Roodt

Leadership, communication and learning

Diederick combines coaching and learning design with nearly a decade at McKinsey, where he led a global team of more than 40 people. He built onboarding and development systems, coached and mentored colleagues, and supported people moving into greater responsibility. His training includes coaching, positive psychiatry and mental health, and psychological first aid.

Coaching training · MSc International Business · Former global team leader

Johanna Roodt

Leadership, facilitation and group learning

Johanna brings more than 15 years of international project, community and event leadership. She built new functions and a six-person team at EARMA and has extensive experience facilitating groups, supporting professionals and turning broad objectives into well-run learning experiences. Her work is grounded in how people experience communication, pressure and participation.

Coach and facilitator · Experienced team leader · International programme delivery

Two coaches. Clear continuity.

Johanna and Diederick can design and deliver together, providing continuity across group sessions and individual coaching. For larger or specialist programmes, Leladijo can add trusted facilitators while keeping roles, accountability and communication clear.

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Credibility built through leadership, learning and paid client work.

Leadership at scale

Built and led a multicultural global team of more than 40 professionals, with responsibility for development, onboarding, feedback and progression.

Building a team and function

Created new community, events and communications functions and grew a six-person team in an international membership organisation.

Learning that leads to action

Designed and delivered paid work on communication, collaboration, team relationships and sustainable performance for professional and purpose-led organisations.

INDIVIDUAL COACHING

Support for a role, a decision or a change you want to make.

You may be stepping into a new role, facing a difficult decision or questioning how you want to work and live. You can arrange coaching directly or through your organisation.

Leadership and professional development

Explore how you lead, communicate and respond under pressure, including a new responsibility or a challenging working relationship.

Career direction and change

Consider where you are, what you want from your work and what it would take to put your next step into practice.

Personal growth and wellbeing

Reflect on confidence, boundaries, priorities and patterns that affect everyday life, then develop a way forward that fits your circumstances.

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A FEW MINUTES TO REFLECT

Professional growth quiz

Explore patterns that may shape how you communicate, lead and respond under pressure. Use your result as a starting point for reflection, or bring it to a coaching conversation.

Take the 3-minute profe ional growth quiz

This is a reflection tool, not a psychological assessment. The quiz asks for your email address to send your result. Your answers, result and email address are stored for 12 months; taking the quiz does not subscribe you to marketing emails. Read how we use your information.

PLANNING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT?

Start with what leaders need to do differently.

Tell us what is happening, who is involved and what needs to change. We will help you consider whether training, coaching, facilitated reflection or a connected programme would be most useful.

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