Industry: Cross-sector

Scope: Women leaders

Context

Women navigating complex professional environments where questions of visibility, legitimacy, and leadership posture required ongoing adjustment.

Situations included integrating into a new role or team, stepping into leadership responsibilities for the first time, clarifying the next stage of professional development, managing increased scope or responsibilities, or operating within environments undergoing organizational change.

In parallel, many were balancing demanding personal lives, including parenting responsibilities, requiring thoughtful integration between professional ambitions and personal realities.

In these contexts, creating space to clarify leadership identity, strengthen confidence, and align career goals with broader life priorities emerged as an important lever for sustainable professional growth.

The challenge

The objective was to support the development of confident, authentic leadership while enabling sustainable professional growth over time.

Key focus areas included:

• Clarifying professional positioning and leadership posture

• Strengthening leadership confidence and decision-making

• Supporting long-term growth in complex organizational environments

My role

As coach, I provided individual coaching support tailored to each leader’s context and objectives.

My role was to create a confidential and structured space for reflection, enabling leaders to explore their leadership identity, clarify priorities, and strengthen their decision-making posture.

Approach

The coaching process was based on individualised sessions and included:

• Work on self-confidence, decision-making, and leadership identity

• Exploration of internal and external factors influencing leadership expression

• Support in navigating professional challenges while maintaining authenticity

The approach was adaptive and aligned with each leader’s professional context.

Impact

The coaching engagement contributed to:

• Increased leadership confidence

• Clearer professional positioning

• Sustainable career progression

Key takeaway

This case illustrates how individualised coaching can support women leaders in strengthening confidence, clarifying leadership posture, and fostering sustainable professional growth in complex environments.