1:1 Coaching for owners, leaders & managers -
Turning clearer thinking into confident action
Practical, high-quality coaching for business owners, senior leaders, managers and key talent, led by experienced coaches and focused on real results.
Find the right coaching for your businessIs coaching right for you or your team?
Would you or someone in your team welcome and benefit from space to think, fresh questions and greater self-awareness?
Focused one-to-one coaching will help you make confident decisions, agree clear actions and stay accountable.
Discover whether coaching is your next step.
Take the coaching quizGive yourself space to think
One-to-one coaching gives you a safe space to step back, explore challenges and test your thinking.
Your coach will help you work through uncertainty, decide your next steps and turn decisions into action, with practical support and ongoing accountability.
What are the benefits of coaching?
For the individual
Coaching helps you build clarity, confidence and self-awareness, make better decisions and handle pressure. Clear actions and accountability support your growth and leadership impact.
For the business
Coaching supports stronger leadership, better performance and staff retention. It also helps teams communicate, work together and adapt to change.
A confidential space to speak openly
You’ll have a private space to explore concerns and test ideas, with clear confidentiality boundaries agreed upfront. If your employer funds the coaching, everyone will agree what, if anything, can be shared outside your sessions.
WHO IS COACHING FOR?
Coaching responds to the challenges you face now and the outcomes you want to achieve.
Business owners, CEOs and managing directors
who need space away from day-to-day demands to reflect, make sense of competing priorities and identify actions that will support growth and move the business forward.
Senior leaders
who want to inspire others, lead change, handle difficult decisions or take their team with them in a new direction.
Line managers
who need to manage people with greater confidence, improve performance and make a stronger impact in their role.
People taking on a new role
who’ve recently stepped up or taken on wider duties. Coaching will help them set clear priorities, build confidence and make their mark.
Key and emerging talent
who have strong potential, but need to speed up their development and prepare for greater responsibility.
OUR COACHING SERVICES
Ongoing coaching
Regular one-to-one sessions give you a trusted space to focus on your most pressing issues and longer-term aims.
You’ll test your thinking, identify clear actions and stay accountable as your priorities and business evolve. Ongoing coaching offers continuity, helping you maintain progress and respond to new challenges with greater confidence.
Six-sessions coaching package
A focused series of six coaching sessions will help you work towards specific goals, build momentum and turn insight into action.
Each session builds on the last, allowing you to track your progress, address obstacles and develop practical ways to improve your impact.
Coaching responds to the challenges you face now and the outcomes you want to achieve.
HOW OUR COACHING PROGRAMMES WORK
We use a tried and tested approach to help you get as much value as possible from your coaching sessions
1. Understand your goals
We’ll start by exploring what you want to achieve, the challenges you face and the changes you’d like to make. Often just talking this through helps to crystallise exactly what you want from coaching. It also helps us with step 2.
2. Finding you the right coach
The relationship between you and your coach plays a key role in the experience. A chemistry call will help you decide whether the coach’s style and approach feel right for you.
3. Agree how you and your coach will work together
We use a simple coaching contract to set clear goals, expectations and ways of working. This gives your sessions purpose while leaving room to respond to new issues as they arise.
4. Turn thinking into action
Your coach will challenge and support you, help you identify practical next steps and hold you accountable for the actions you choose.
Practical coaching with a clear purpose
Our experienced coaches combine careful listening with stimulating questions, constructive challenges and a strong focus on action.
You’ll have the freedom to think deeply while keeping sight of the results you want to achieve. Each session will help you move from reflection to clear, confident action.
SEE HOW WE’VE HELPED OTHER BUSINESSES DEVELOP THEIR PEOPLE INTO BEING THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE
Meet our team of coaches – each with their own set of leadership coaching skills
Adam Pickford
Adam is a natural developer of others who enjoys helping people learn, grow and perform with greater impact. He creates practical development experiences that help individuals build their confidence and put their learning into practice.
Catherine Pugh
Catherine loves helping leaders, managers and emerging talent grow and make the most of what they do best. Her warm, down-to-earth approach to help people find healthier, moreproductive ways of working.
Cathy Kirk
Cathy enjoys helping leaders and managers feel more confident and work through trickychallenges. Her approach is personal and practical, helping people build their skills and putthem to use in ways that make a lasting difference.
Adam is a valued coach, creating a trusted space where I can think clearly, speak candidly and work through complex leadership challenges. He continues to strengthen my confidence and enable me to lead with greater clarity and intent.
Dave Harris
Founding Director & Partner, Etch Associates
Cat is an outstanding coach who quickly builds trust and creates the conditions for honest reflection and growth. She listens carefully and asks the kind of probing questions that genuinely shift your perspective. Her coaching was always grounded in my priorities, but she consistently challenged me to think differently and…
Ananda Shukla
CEO The Henry Smith Foundation
Having Adam as my coach has been invaluable — we've built a deep level of trust which gives me a safe space outside of my business to think, challenge assumptions and identify actions.
Pete McCallum
MD, TECC
READY TO LEAD WITH GREATER CLARITY AND CONFIDENCE?
Talk to Highlight People about the right coaching option for you, one of your leaders or a valued member of your team.
FAQS
One-to-one coaching is a focused conversation between you and an experienced coach. It gives you a safe space to explore current challenges, test ideas, clarify your thinking and decide what action to take.
Leadership coaching suits business owners, CEOs, managing directors, senior leaders, line managers and people preparing for greater responsibility. It’s tailored to the individual’s role, goals and current challenges.
Training develops defined knowledge or skills. Mentoring often draws on the mentor’s own experience and advice. Coaching uses questions, reflection and challenge to help you reach your own conclusions and take purposeful action.
You’ll discuss the issues or goals most relevant to you. Your coach will help you examine the situation, question assumptions, explore options and agree practical next steps.
After understanding your initial coaching needs, we’ll identify a coach who’s a good match for you. You’ll then have a chemistry call with that coach to check you’re happy before your sessions begin. You’ll be able to discuss your needs and experience their approach before deciding whether the fit feels right.
Six sessions suit a defined goal or period of change. Ongoing coaching offers continued support as your role, priorities and challenges evolve. We’ll help you choose the option that best fits your needs.
Yes. Clear confidentiality arrangements will form part of the coaching contract agreed before your sessions begin.
Coaching focuses on real issues from the start, so each session will lead towards clearer thinking and practical next steps. Lasting results develop as you apply what you’ve learned and maintain action between sessions.