The Composed Professional™
One-on-one coaching programme for capable people with confidence challenges holding them back in their career.
Available for employer-funded or private clients.
This programme is for capable men and women with confidence challenges getting in the way of their full potential.
In the presentation, the important meeting, or speaking up in high stakes situations, they go quiet, rush or don’t show up with the presence they’re capable of.
Sometimes these challenges have been getting in the way for years. Sometimes they appear (or reappear) with a new role or challenge.
It could be nerves, self-doubt, or some other block that gets in the way of owning their 'voice'.
It can be obvious to everyone. Or maybe it's reasonably well masked. Either way, it's a real problem that can affect capable people at every career stage.
It's also very fixable with the right mindset, tools and determination. I know because this is my story, and because I've coached so many others to become more composed professionals.
That's why confidence coaching is my specialty. There's no better feeling than seeing what's possible when someone finds the tools, courage and encouragement to step into their most confident self.
What it's costing
It's more common than many realise, but it's often hidden because it can be uncomfortable to talk about.
It can show up in:
good ideas not shared
questions not asked
important conversations not owned
stakeholders not influenced
people seen as less capable than they really are.
For employers, this is about helping an already capable person show more of what they can do. Better contribution and more influence.
What changes
I've seen my confidence coaching change careers and lives at every level, from grads to the C-suite.
More composure in high pressure situations.
More courage, and greater trust in their own capability.
Clearer and more confident contribution.
Seen as the capable professional they truly are.
What is The Composed Professional™?
The Composed Professional™ is a four-phase one-on-one coaching programme for capable people with confidence challenges affecting their performance and progression.
The programme is grounded in coaching techniques, neuroscience and practical mindset work. It also draws on the best learnings from my own journey, from a nervous salesperson struggling with self-doubt to a confident speaker and mindset coach.
Over the four months, the goal is to move from:
"I know I'm capable but my confidence challenges hold me back and it's affecting my success."
to:
"I have tools I trust to help me show up with more confidence and presence. I don't hold myself back anymore."
Who it's for
The capable person with confidence challenges affecting their success and career enjoyment.
The one who's unsteadied by a step up or change in role.
The one who needs to build more confidence, courage and presence for their next career move.
The one who wants more confidence and presence in public speaking.
The one who really is capable but second-guesses themselves, holds back or plays small.
The one who's passing up opportunities and roles they're ready for.
The four-phase journey
Six 1:1 coaching sessions across four months.
Phase 1: Clarify how confidence challenges show up, what it's costing, and the real-world goals we’re working towards.
Phase 2: Learn practical tools for more confidence and composure, while working on the self-doubt and thinking patterns getting in the way.
Phase 3: Try out the tools and strategies in the real world, review what’s working, celebrate progress and refine. Build greater self-trust and courage as they see what they’re capable of.
Phase 4: Cement their new identity as The Composed Professional™: showing up with greater confidence and presence, trusting their capability and knowing they can keep stepping up to new challenges.
Manager alignment add-on
Most of my 1:1 coaching is employer-funded (it’s worth asking if yours will), although the programme is also available privately.
For employer-funded coaching, I recommend adding three manager touchpoints. This adds the manager’s perspective on challenges, goals and progress. I also provide guidance on how the manager can support the coachee between sessions.
Coaching conversations remain confidential. Manager involvement stays focused on agreed goals and progress.
Measuring progress
This is a programme built to create real change, so we track and celebrate it. That keeps everyone clear on the progress being made and where to focus next.
We start with an onboarding questionnaire to clarify challenges and goals, and finish with a reflection capturing progress and the plan to keep improving.
I provide a summary of progress and recommended next steps. With the manager alignment add-on, manager input strengthens the picture.