Hiring a Coach
Overview
Executive & Professional Coaching with me offers a confidential, non-judgmental space where high-achievers—from senior leaders to ambitious specialists—pause the “do” of work to explore the “why.” Whether you’re stepping into a new leadership role, navigating a major career transition, grappling with burnout, or simply striving for greater clarity and impact, our partnership uncovers the unconscious drivers—beliefs, patterns, and motivations—that shape your decisions and behaviors.
Why undertake executive coaching with me?
Professional success often masks hidden dynamics that can pull you off course: old coping strategies that no longer serve you, organizational pressures that trigger anxiety, or unexamined assumptions that limit your growth. My dual training in psychodynamic and Tavistock-inspired systems thinking (Higher School of Economics , Hons) empowers me to guide you below the surface. We’ll examine how early experiences and organizational cultures influence your leadership style and learn to transform those insights into practical strategies.
What We’ll Do Together
1. Being Present
From our very first session, you’ll find a safe, confidential space where your thoughts and feelings are held with care and respect. This client-centered environment encourages you to slow down and explore what’s happening inside—your hopes, your doubts, and the subtle tensions that drive your behavior. By learning to be fully present with yourself in each conversation, you’ll cultivate the self-awareness that underpins lasting growth.
2. Uncovering Hidden Patterns
Under the surface of every decision are unconscious beliefs and emotional triggers built up over a lifetime. Together, we’ll map those hidden currents—identifying the early experiences and organizational pressures that fuel both your greatest strengths and your most persistent blind spots. With clarity on these deep-seated patterns, you’ll stop reacting on autopilot and begin directing your energy where it truly belongs.
3. Clarifying Values & Authenticity
True leadership emerges when your actions align with your deepest principles. We’ll work to articulate your core values—what really matters to you—and test how consistently those values show up in your daily decisions. As you learn to lead from this place of authenticity, you’ll inspire trust in others, experience greater fulfillment, and make choices that feel both courageous and coherent.
4. Harnessing Strengths
You already possess a set of natural talents, skills, and attributes that have carried you this far. Our work will shine a spotlight on these strengths, then design simple, practical routines to bring them into sharper focus every day—whether that means delegating more effectively, speaking up with conviction, or structuring your calendar to match your peak performance rhythms. The result: enhanced confidence, resilience, and measurable impact.
5. Reflective Practice
Change doesn’t happen only in the coaching room. Between our sessions, you’ll adopt a reflective habit—capturing insights, gathering feedback from peers, and challenging the mental models that limit you. I’ll provide prompts and tools to help you document your wins, dissect your setbacks, and view each experience through fresh eyes. Over time, this iterative reflection becomes a compass for continuous learning.
6. Co-Creating Goals
Insight without direction can leave you feeling adrift. We’ll translate every breakthrough into clear, achievable goals—whether that’s mastering a new leadership skill, reshaping team dynamics, or navigating a career pivot. Each goal will be framed in terms that honor both your personal aspirations and your organization’s strategic objectives, ensuring you move forward with purpose and alignment.
7. Sustainable Integration
Real transformation happens when new ways of thinking and behaving become second nature. We’ll develop rituals, habit-stacks, and accountability systems that root your progress in your everyday routines. From setting weekly intention sessions to building peer-supported check-ins, you’ll have the reinforcement you need to keep your momentum alive long after our formal engagement ends.
8. Evaluation & Measurement
To ensure your journey remains on track, we’ll establish meaningful metrics from the start—whether it’s 360° feedback scores, stress-reduction markers, or tangible business outcomes. At regular intervals, we’ll review these data points together, celebrate your progress, and recalibrate our plan as needed. This evidence-based approach guarantees that your investment in coaching delivers sustained, measurable returns.
The coaching I received from Sofiya transformed not only how I see myself, but how I lead my entire organization. We spent many sessions uncovering recurring patterns in my decision-making—habits I’d unknowingly repeated across different teams and projects.
By mid-engagement, it felt as though a switch had flipped: meetings flowed more smoothly, my strategic priorities became crystal clear, and my confidence in hiring and delegation soared. I’m endlessly grateful for the time and insight I gained through this process. Today, I can clearly see how I’ve shifted from reactive firefighting to proactive leadership—and that change has rippled through every part of my business.
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