Coaching for CxOs, VPs and heads of function
Coaching for you, as a leader.
The job got bigger, or you want it to. I help you lead your team so you deliver the results you know you can, and stay yourself while you do.
Six years at Google. Two at Amazon. CPO of a 40-person startup. ICF-accredited coach.
Sound familiar?
“I’m on the leadership team, but I still feel like I’m a visitor in their meetings.”
The meetings are different, the people are more senior, and what worked last year isn’t enough.
“Everything still lands on my desk.”
Your team is good, and somehow the hard parts all end up with you.
“My team isn’t where I need it to be.”
They’re not delivering what you need, and it’s starting to feel like their problem.
“Everyone says I’m close to the next step. Nobody says what’s in the way.”
You keep hearing “soon”, and the gap never quite gets named.
The costs compound over time and hurt your team as much as you.
This is coaching for you individually and to help you lead your team. You may also want coaching for someone on your team →
What it looks like when it works
You go into the hard meeting knowing what you think, and you say it as an equal.
Your team takes on more, so your time goes where it matters.
Your team does its best work, because of how you set them up.
The next step up is in sight, because you know what it takes.
How it works
Individual and confidential, so you can be open.
1
A Clarity Call
20 minutes, free, and confidential. We’ll figure out if I’m the right person to help you, and if now is the right time.
2
A Strategy Session
Free. A real coaching session, not a sales call. We’ll start with what you want, where you are now, and what is holding you back. You’ll leave with a plan for what to do next, even if it doesn’t involve me.
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You decide
If you decide to continue, we’ll agree on your goals for the coaching and our schedule, usually every week or two over a few months. You’ll get a brief proposal your company can approve, and then we start on the real work in front of you.
Neurodiversity: every brain works differently, so I adapt to how you think best. You don’t need a diagnosis, and you don’t need to tell me anything. It’s just how I work.
What we work on
Leaders usually start with questions like these:
How do I speak up in the leadership meeting as if I belong there?
How do I manage up and earn the trust of my CEO?
What’s missing between me and the next promotion?
How do I stop work coming back to me?
How do I get my team to take on more?
How do I choose, when everything’s a priority?
Coaching stories
Whatever your title, from the C-suite to product manager, in a startup or a bigger company, the coaching works the same way.
Who you'll be working with
You’ll work with me personally every session. I’ve had jobs which have grown bigger every quarter and had to close the gap between what I’m doing and what I know I’m capable of. As a coach, I’ve helped hundreds of people do this themselves. If I’m not the right person to help, I’ll introduce you to someone who could be.
If you were sent this page
Someone thinks you’re worth investing in. You decide whether to work with me, after a free first conversation. What you say in coaching stays between us.
Your company can pay
Most of the leaders I coach have their company pay.
Know someone this would help?
Here’s a line you can send them:
Richard coaches leaders who’ve stepped up, or want to, so they get good at the bigger job and stay themselves while they do. It’s confidential, and the first call is free.
Here’s the page: https://richardrussell.co/coaching/me
What it costs
We will discuss the price before you commit. I believe coaching should be costly enough to represent a real investment, yet affordable enough that the price doesn’t stop you.
Paying for it yourself?
Yes, you can. Some people prefer to keep their coaching private, or their company doesn’t want to pay but they still want to invest in themselves. If you’re self-funded, everything stays between you and me. Prices for individuals are different to company sponsored prices, and we will discuss them on the call. The steps are the same: a free Clarity Call, a free Strategy Session, then you decide.
If you’re paying for yourself, consider the benefit you’ll get if your career moves faster compared to what happens if you carry on unchanged. A 5% pay rise compounded over 20 years could make any coaching investment trivial by comparison.
Extras, if they help
We can start with 360 feedback or a strengths profile, and repeat the 360 at the end so everyone can see what’s changed.
What clients say
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Far beyond what I expected
[Most useful was] your emotional intelligence; the speed at which you were able to analyze what I was saying… Far exceeded what I had expected.
Coaching client
Senior Leader
Tech company
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Stepping up to a new level.
The conversation I had with Richard got me to an insight I definitely wouldn’t have reached on my own. It’s going to shape how I show up and the impact I make as I step into this new role... I recommend him extremely highly.
Bella Bardswell
Senior Director
Sage
Next steps
Start with a free, 20-minute Clarity Call. Confidential, and no preparation needed.
Frequently asked questions
Will you report back to my manager?
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Is it in person or online?
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