What is Coaching?
Coaching is a forward-looking partnership that helps you think more clearly, make intentional choices, and find your own way through — whatever meaningful growth looks like for you.
It works through curiosity, presence and powerful questions, not advice or instruction. You bring the expertise in your own life and work; I bring the structure, the questions, and the space to think.
Executive coaching can sound like it's reserved for the most senior leaders, but it's for anyone navigating growth, change, ambition, uncertainty, or a feeling of being stuck — whether you're early in your career, stepping into leadership, in a career transition, or already operating at the top.
It's not mentoring, advice-giving, or therapy. A mentor shares their expertise; coaching helps you build your own. Advice tells you what to do; coaching strengthens your ability to decide for yourself. Therapy explores and heals the past; coaching focuses on the present and the future you want to build.
My approach
Performance begins with clarity. Through combining challenge and compassion in the right amounts, at the right moments, my coaching cultivates growth and my clients leave with clarity.
I offer a calm space with a deliberate balance: structure alongside fluidity, support alongside stretch, directness alongside warmth. I ask thoughtful, sometimes challenging questions that help you explore new thinking, uncover possibilities, and turn that thinking into practical forward momentum.
Clients often describe the experience as deeply supportive where they are safe enough to be honest, are stretched enough that enables them to think differently, resulting in clarity, a path forward and positive outcomes.
Compassion
- Non-judgemental space
- Walking the path alongside you
- Honesty without fear
- Recognition that life is complex and work is complex
+ Challenge
- Reflect and reframe
- Courage to face into the unknown
- Challenge assumptions
- Go further than you imagined
= Clarity
- Clarity to enable performance
- Clarity to navigate decisions
- Clarity of intentional choice
- Clarity to create confidence
Testimonials
“The coaching was truly life-changing, giving me the clarity and confidence to transform both my career path and my approach to professional growth. It provided actionable strategies that turned uncertainty into a clear, empowered direction…… every session felt like a productive challenge that made me think deeper while feeling fully supported.”
– Head of Commercial Banking, Citibank
“The value of this coaching to me and the organisation I work for is difficult to emphasise enough - it has totally changed the way I think about setting goals for myself, how I manage my team, how I communicate both to seniors and juniors. It has made me a more effective leader and a more valuable member of my organisation.”
- COO, Private Investment Office, Single Family
"Working with Maddy was enlightening. She is trustworthy, patient, and curious, and throughout the process I felt she was invested in my development and committed to helping me achieve my goals. I learned a great deal about myself through her coaching – she balanced asking thought-provoking questions at the right moments with giving me space to think.”
– Business Management Director, HSBC
“It was a real pleasure to work with Madeleine. She created a supportive, non-judgemental environment and struck a great balance between listening and asking insightful questions. I always left our sessions with greater clarity and practical actions to take forward.”
- Senior Manager, Deloitte
"Working with Madeleine was a turning point for me.......she has a rare gift for asking exactly the right question at the right moment, and she combines warmth and encouragement with real clarity and challenge. I came away with renewed focus, a practical plan, and a greater confidence in my direction. I can’t recommend Madeleine highly enough to anyone looking to grow, refocus, or take the next step in their career."
- Independent Consultant, Global Tech Policy and Digital Strategy
