Client Feedback
Below is a range of feedback from some of our clients
“We’ve been working for three years with Kate Jennings delivering this leadership development programme tailored for our scientists and professional services teams—and the results have been outstanding.
The programme blends four days of in-person workshops with practical tools and strategies that participants can put into practice straight away. Alongside this, it includes one-to-one coaching, a psychometric profile, and a comprehensive 360-degree feedback process.
Our colleagues consistently share that they’ve developed stronger leadership skills—particularly in navigating challenging conversations, offering constructive feedback, building accountability within their teams, and improving collaboration with peers and stakeholders. Many have also highlighted greater clarity around their personal strengths and development areas.
The interactive elements—like group dialogue and live coaching practice—have stood out as especially useful, offering real-world techniques that make a difference in everyday leadership. The integration of individual coaching and robust assessment tools has been powerful in deepening self-awareness and embedding learning into action.
The evidence-based nature of the content has been a key strength, especially for a research-driven organisation like ours. Kate Jennings has brought deep expertise, thoughtfulness, and real commitment to the programme, which has significantly enhanced leadership capability across the Rosalind Franklin Institute.”
Reshma Roy, Head of People, Rosalind Franklin Institute, Oxford
“We’ve been working with Kate Jennings for many years and her approach to leadership development, executive and team coaching is very effective. Her work has led to improved performance, behaviours and relationships across our organisation. She’s able to connect with colleagues at all levels and bring out the best in employee performance, talent management and staff development. She brings a level of experience that helps move us forward and I would recommend her to others.”
Alison Dickinson, Group Clinical Director, Spire Healthcare plc
“This programme was unlike any other I have been on, and it has been nothing short of transformational for me! I am weaving aspects of it into areas of my life both inside and outside of work with great effect… I am noticeably more confident and self-aware, and feel empowered to develop my career in a way that plays to my strengths and embraces change."
Dr R Cavanagh, Ecosystems Scientist, British Antarctic Survey
“Before working with Kate, my challenge was to find the space and time to think critically about the business. I was caught up in the day-to-day operations, which left little room for strategic planning or objective analysis. However, Kate’s coaching has been transformative. Her supporting and encouraging nature, coupled with her expertise, has allowed me to step back and view my responsibilities from a fresh perspective. With her guidance, I’ve become more objective, which has significantly enhanced my strategic planning capabilities.
Kate’s ability to keep me focused and on the right track, regardless of distractions, has been invaluable. She creates an environment that fosters growth, encourages exploration, and ensures that we remain aligned with business goals. I can highly recommend Kate to anyone or any team seeking to unlock business challenges and flourish in their business environment."
Lucy Hale, Managing Director, Pan Macmillan Books
“We are hugely appreciative of Kate's work with our teams! She is pro-active and collaborative and always ensures that we receive a tailored plan and approach to meet our needs. From coaching to management development training, to Strengths-based development and professional skills, we have been delighted with the quality of Kate's preparation, delivery, ways of working and ongoing support."
Nick Richards, Head of People, Royal Society of Arts
“What sets Kate apart is her ability to tailor the programme to our specific needs, both as individuals and as a team. By the end we felt confident and equipped to begin applying what we had learned in our daily work and team interactions. Kate's expertise and personalised approach made a lasting impact, and I’m confident she can do the same for any team or organisation."
Nadine Tapp – Head of Learning & Development, Flagship Group
“As an early-career scientist and university professor based in Montreal, I took part in this programme, working closely with Kate Jennings over the course of a year. The experience has been deeply impactful. It helped me uncover both strengths and blind spots, and gave me practical, targeted strategies I could implement immediately.
Kate’s thoughtful and adaptive style meant each session was precisely aligned to our needs and the realities of the roles. The programme created space for meaningful reflection and gave me tools I hadn’t encountered in other professional development settings.
Throughout our work I developed new capabilities in leadership, communication, and strategic thinking. I also learned how to better manage time, influence effectively, and navigate complex academic and institutional dynamics. I now feel more confident, focused, and prepared for the next stages of my career. I would strongly encourage other emerging leaders to invest in this kind of development."
Dr. Catherine Duclos, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal
“As a Director responsible for a large and fast-moving team, I reached a point where I needed to pause and reassess how I was showing up as a leader. This programme proved to be an invaluable turning point. Our sessions were grounded in real-world insight and pushed me to explore new perspectives on how I lead and how I manage myself when things become intense.
Throughout the process, I developed a clearer picture of the strengths that underpin my success—and how those same strengths can become counterproductive under pressure. Kate supported me in finding practical ways to manage this more effectively, helping me to lead with greater intention and maintain a sense of equilibrium.
The impact has been significant. I now lead with more confidence, and I’ve found a healthier balance between the demands of my role and my overall wellbeing. I would wholeheartedly recommend working with Kate to any leader seeking meaningful and practical leadership development."
Aida Vantrajek, Technical Director, IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards)
“Kate supported me in resolving issues within a team under great pressure. She took time to listen to a wide range of viewpoints, synthesised the key themes into a comprehensive report and kept checking in and feeding back to make this landed well.
Her facilitation skills are amazing – she made everyone feel safe. The way she structured and planned for the two one-day sessions meant people were able to share issues and challenges that had been holding up progress, bringing us together as more functional, better communicating team. Plus she kept to time! The impact is still being felt and I have been recommending her work and her approach to other teams in my institution and elsewhere.
Prof. Miriam Taegtmeyer, Professor of Global Health and Head of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
'‘Working with Kate over the last year has been nothing short of transformative. Her approach has helped me to achieve really significant changes in my leadership approaches, relationships within the organisation, and self-awareness. In this time, I've also significantly developed my overall toolkit for tackling leadership challenges - Kate's insightful listening and searching questions make her an excellent "thinking partner" to work through thorny problems with. It's always a pleasure having the chance to work with Kate!’
Dr Pete Wood, Product Team Lead, Cambridge Intelligence
“Just finished a great leadership development project with Kate to develop our leaders - C-suite down to mid manager - and Kate has been fantastic! She designed great programmes, customised to fit our culture, unique needs and values, plus provided coaching to the participants starting at the very top of our business.
It's been hugely successful, really impactful and is making a real difference in our business. We can already see positive behaviour change, a better culture and improved results.
Thank you Kate for your challenge, consultancy skills, adaptability, patience and graft in helping us deliver something awesome to our business leaders.”
- Ria Rogers, Head of People, Hemsley Fraser (a global award-winning training company, who selected Kate to head up their own internal Leadership Development Programme)
“Kate has the ability the bring out the best in you, by making you dig deep, challenge your inner self and provide you the tools to succeed. She is an incredibly supportive coach, promoting self-awareness and autonomy, forever probing to ensure it’s purely individual approach for each session. A life changing experience that’s made me turn myself inside out for the better at both work and home.”
- Richard Smith, Director of Clinical Services, Washington Hospital
“I was incredibly grateful to Kate for coaching support at the start of a new and demanding role. She helped me to be very clear about what I wanted to get from every session, asked insightful and searching questions, and ensured that I always went away with some achievable next steps. Kate is a deeply empathetic and at the same time challenging coach. And I believe she would be an invaluable resource to anyone wanting to make the right next step.”
- Jane East, Programme Manager, NHS North Central London Cancer Alliance
“Since our work with you, team performance has noticeably improved, and our employee engagement scores have increased considerably.”
-Vicky Garfitt, Head of Data Activation, Kingfisher plc