Training, Development & Coaching
I’ve written all the courses, all the programmes, all the details out on here and then I realised that the best possible way for us to work together is to simply have a chat about what your needs are, to look at how I can help you based on the knowledge, experience and expertise I have.
It might be that there’s a course I’ve run already that suits your purpose, it might be that once we’ve had a conversation, I see a need you don’t see and we tailor a different programme. It might be that I recommend something or someone else. It might be that I’m not for you.
It all starts with a chat, with a conversation so get in touch and let’s talk.
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Working with Leaders
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Working with Teams
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Workplace Culture
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Coaching
Working with Leaders
Sarah’s skill lies in first understanding the different needs and demands on the individual, understanding their lens on the world, their challenges, their barriers, their mindset.
And then she develops programmes that start with self-leadership, self-awareness; working with leadership teams to understand the impact of their own behaviours and how their behaviours can be contagious and cascade through every single level of the business. From that crucial cornerstone, leadership programmes look at evolving human leaders building powerful leadership impact frameworks.
Training can incorporate navigating challenging conversations, managing conflict and delivering feedback whilst building positive workplace relationships.
Training can include building a success mindset, supercharging performance.
Knowing how to have the right conversation is a transformative skill in developing the leaders of tomorrow. And it’s the art of having the right conversation to generate a positive outcome that is often at the heart of building performance teams.
Working with Teams
Building teams that work and collaborations that matter are at the heart of Sarah’s work with teams. Often held as workshops, they are fun, fast-paced with huge energy in the room.
Sarah also specialises in providing away days that are memorable and have real impact in the workplace. Away days are an opportunity to bring together a team, develop personal skills, build and elevate a growth mindset and positively reinforce working collaboratively, evolving communication skills, understand our influencing abilities and how we can flex our personal styles to bring our best self to work and how we can positively affect others. And have fun.
And what better way than to bring in some LEGO. Sarah is also a LEGO Serious Play Trainer
The process of making something, which is then discussed, leads to more valuable, more insightful and more honest discussions. Lego Serious Play is a facilitated thinking, communication and problem-solving technique for the use in teams and businesses. It is a process designed to enhance innovation and ‘thinking with our hands’ opening up conversations. It’s based on research that shows that this kind of hands on, minds on learning produces deepens the reflection process and supports an effective dialogue – for all levels.
Typically, workshops focus on challenging issues or developing strategies bringing people together to collaborate and communicate (who doesn’t love building a Lego tower). Read more here.
Take a look at recent feedback…
Workplace Culture
As a workplace culture consultant, I help businesses and organisations develop and build a workplace culture that is more than a tick box or a mission statement pasted on a wall.
The workplace culture programmes begin with insight; insight into the business, the leadership team and the people exploring what will help individuals thrive and, crucially, what is realistic, feasible and actionable. Sarah works with organisations to help you plan, evolve and develop workplace culture strategies from the inside out. Culture cascades from the leadership team but is enabled by every single person in the organisation and business; and so Sarah looks at how behaviours and actions translate into a positive culture economy that lives and breathes rather than simply a poster child for award entries.
Sarah is also a ADHD workplace champion helping organisations and individuals thrive building an inclusive environment.
As a menopause workplace specialist, Sarah also advises workplaces on building psychologically safe workplaces.
Coaching
Sarah provides coaching for personal development and workplace success. She works with organisations to provide exec coaching and also works with personal clients who want to make a change, level up, show up and explore how they move forward.
Coaching can be provided as a one-off breakthrough power session or a series of coaching sessions to facilitate ongoing change and development.
I’ll let the feedback speak for itself…
“The past 3 months with Sarah has honestly been life changing. When I signed up, I was burnt out and had been for nearly a year. I'd tried all the usual things (as well as trying to rationalise and think my way out of it), but I was stuck in a rut. I knew I needed to fundamentally change my mindset in order to find a way of managing my work and home life, whilst also finding a way to enjoy my life and all the things that I'd already strived to create. But I needed help to even know what that looked like, let alone achieve it.
Sarah's coaching and teaching was different to any other course I'd been on, or any other coach I'd worked with.
Firstly, her honesty, transparency and humour in tackling even the trickiest subjects is second to none. The insights she offered on the various aspects of my life that had been contributing to my burnout have really helped me create new perspectives, solutions and boundaries that I absolutely would not have got to on my own.
Secondly, the 360 approach that she takes to each session is jam packed with actionable insight. The combination of brain science, NLP and other techniques helps you question how you think, where you prioritise and how to reframe different aspects of your life.
Finally, the fact that you're working through her framework with a group of women who are in similar situations has been amazing. It's great to know you're not alone in how you feel, as well as having a group of amazing women to lean on for support throughout the journey.
– Kath Mainprize, Formed Consultancy
"Like many juggling business and life, I’d reached a point where trying to figure everything out on my own just wasn’t working. Coaching had helped in the past, but I knew I needed something more… high-impact coaching to sharpen my focus, boost my confidence, and take things to the next level.
Then I came across one of Sarah’s posts and immediately thought, “She’s my kind of coach.” Direct, no-nonsense, and tells it like it is - while also being empathetic and always equipped with exactly the right tool to help get the results you need.
The Emergenetics profiling was a game-changer, helping me understand my thinking and behaviour in a way that has made me far more effective, both professionally and personally.
But Sarah’s real magic? She gets straight to the heart of the matter. Relatable, funny, and yes, delightfully sweary, she creates an environment where real, productive conversations happen.
If you’re looking for a coach who is brilliant, bold, and unapologetically herself, Sarah is the one. Just be ready for transformation - with a side of laughter and the occasional well-placed expletive!.”
– Stephanie Smith DipPFS. SOLLA.
“Sarah was excellent at bringing clarity and reasoning to professional development and career decisions. The work I have done with Sarah is worth its weight in gold.” Paula, Coaching and mentoring Sarah is an insightful, confident and supportive coach and mentor. She is motivating, thought provoking and challenging. Through thoughtful and insightful conversations she helps to bring calm and focus to a sometimes chaotic work life balance."
– Rachel B, Coaching and Mentoring
"Few people have the opportunity to report to a manager who is also a coach, mentor, friend but I did when I met Sarah 8 years ago. She went from my boss to someone I’m currently collaborating with and in-between has always been my sounding board at the end of the phone, email and of course, over a glass of wine. She has coached me through some tough decisions as well as helping me to find the balance between working full time and having toddler twins."
– Mammy Maguire, Head of Student Communications & Social Media. Man Met University
"It’s been life-changing…
For a long time, I had been looking for something to do for myself - something that would inspire me, ground me, and help me grow. But nothing had truly resonated… until I came across a post that Sarah put on LinkedIn.
Since working with Sarah, my outlook and mindset have completely transformed. I’ve faced two particularly difficult situations recently, and while they were very upsetting, I was able to manage them in ways I never thought possible. Instead of feeling overwhelmed, I found myself picking up the pieces, refocusing, and moving forward with clarity and resilience.
I am SOO grateful for Sarah’s guidance and this incredible journey of growth. If you’re looking for that “thing” to change your life, I can’t recommend Sarah enough.
– Lara Harrison, Superstars PAs