COACHING FOR LEADERS
You've stepped up.
Now own the role.
Coaching for managers and directors in the first months of a bigger role, so you can own it without burning out.
- ICF Professional Certified Coach
- Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring
- Author of seven books
- ICF Professional Certified Coach
- Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring
- Author of seven books
SOUND FAMILIAR?
The promotion was the easy part
You’ve been promoted, made permanent or handed a bigger team or a new area where you’re not the expert. It’s exciting and you want to prove you belong. But you’re stretched, you’re not sure what to prioritise and you need to be heard in rooms where you used to just deliver.
Own the role
Be heard
Lead beyond your expertise
Get your capacity back
Grow without burning out
Most people in this position try to work it out on their own. Some manage. Most find it takes longer and costs more than necessary.
WHY WORK WITH ME
Coaching from someone who has built and run things
I've built and run a business
When advice would help, I offer it, constructively and without preaching. Mentoring is optional, with boundaries agreed at the start.
I know how organisations work
I’ve spent years helping organisations get teams, priorities and ways of working pulling in the same direction. I take time to understand yours, so what we work on fits your real situation.
We work from your values
Underneath, we connect the role to what matters to you, so it fits the life you want rather than taking it over.
“You gave me the bandwidth to explore areas that were important to me … in a constructive and non-preachy way.”
THE PROGRAMME
Taking the Helm: six sessions to own your new role
Six one-to-one sessions over about six months, held online. We work on what matters most to you, in the order it matters, rather than a fixed curriculum.
STAGE 1
Get your bearings
Agree your goals, understand the role and the people around it, and get clear on what you bring and what matters to you.
STAGE 2
Set your course
Work on your most pressing challenges, one at a time, in the order they matter to the role.
STAGE 3
Hold your course
Embed what’s working, review your progress and plan how to keep going without burning out.
- A 90-minute first session for goals, bearings and values
- One short exercise after the first session
- Five further 60-minute sessions, roughly monthly
- A short written summary with agreed actions after each session
- Practical tools and templates you keep
- Optional mentoring, with boundaries agreed up front
- A three-way meeting with your manager or HR, on request
OPTIONS AND PRICES
Three ways to work together
Focus
£950
3 sessions
For one pressing issue. First session 90 minutes. Use within 4 months.
THE FULL PROGRAMME
Taking the Helm
£1,800
6 sessions
The complete arc, from bearings to holding your course. First session 90 minutes. Use within 9 months.
Continue
£250
Per session
Monthly sessions for clients who have finished a programme and want to keep going.
Paying yourself? Prices include VAT. If your organisation is paying, the same prices apply plus VAT.
Pay at the start or in two instalments. Purchase orders welcome.
Online as standard. In person by arrangement, with travel time and costs charged separately. Reschedule free with at least 24 hours’ notice.
FUNDED BY YOUR EMPLOYER?
Want your organisation to pay?
Many of my clients have their organisation fund their coaching. I have a one-page note you can forward to your manager or HR. It explains what Taking the Helm is, what the organisation can expect and what it costs.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
In their words
FOR HR AND L&D
Supporting new leaders across your organisation?
I work with HR and leadership teams to support newly promoted managers and directors. Three-way meetings at the start and end keep you involved, while the sessions themselves stay confidential, in line with the ICF Code of Ethics.
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ABOUT ME
I'm David Lowe
I coach managers and directors in the first months of a bigger role. I’ve built and run my own business, and I’ve spent years helping organisations align teams, priorities and ways of working.
I hold a Doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring from Oxford Brookes University, where I researched humour and conversation in coaching, and I’m an ICF Professional Certified Coach. I also train and accredit other coaches through The Art of Professional Coaching, and I’ve written six books, including The DNA of Coaching.
QUESTIONS
Before you book
It’s for managers and directors who have recently stepped up: promoted, made permanent, made interim, or given a bigger team or a new area. If you’re between roles or facing redundancy, I’m not the right coach, and I’m happy to suggest others who are.
Mostly coaching: you do the thinking, with questions and challenge from me. When my experience would help, I’ll offer it, if you want it.
Yes. What we discuss stays between us, in line with the ICF Code of Ethics. If your employer is paying, progress is shared through three-way meetings or by you.
Online as standard. In person is possible by arrangement, with travel time and costs charged separately.
Reschedule free with at least 24 hours’ notice. With less notice, the session counts as taken. In a genuine emergency, just talk to me.
Book a free 30-minute chat. We’ll talk about what’s going on in your new role and whether coaching with me is the right fit. No pressure either way.
FREE 30-MINUTE CHAT
Just stepped up? Let's talk.
A free conversation about your new role and whether coaching would help. Pick a time that suits you.
Prefer to write? Email da***@*******we.coach