Senior Team Development and Leadership Coaching
Helping senior leaders improve alignment, decision-making and performance
Even the most experienced leadership teams can get stuck and lose momentum.
Fast growth, strategic shifts, restructures, underperformance, siloed ways of working, new team members or a lack of trust can all disrupt how senior leaders work together. When demands are high and situations complex, unspoken tensions, competing priorities or a lack of time to think together can start to erode collaboration, decision-making and confidence.
Senior team development creates the space to pause, reflect and reset. It provides an opportunity to address the behaviours, relationships and patterns that may be holding leaders back, and to build the clarity, cohesion and strategic focus needed to move forward.
This work supports senior leaders to make the shift from functional expertise to true senior leadership impact.
Typical Outcomes for Senior Leadership Teams
A clearer shared purpose and aligned ways of working
Increased psychological safety and stronger relationships
Greater openness, accountability and strategic alignment
Renewed focus on how the team works together, not just what it delivers
Improved team performance
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What senior team development focuses on
Senior team development and coaching supports leadership groups to work more effectively together, not just on tasks, but in how they collaborate, communicate and lead.
It typically helps leadership groups to:
Strengthen relationships and trust
Improve communication and decision-making
Think and act more strategically
Align around shared goals
Address challenges and conflict constructively
In complex and fast-changing environments, this work supports senior leaders to:
Deliver business results
Develop and align strategy
Build psychological safety and accountability
Have candid conversations with confidence
Improve collaboration and influence
Lead change with clarity and purpose
Strengthen resilience and adaptability
Make the shift from functional leadership to enterprise-level thinking and accountability
How does it work?
The work begins with an assessment to understand how the senior team is currently operating, including its dynamics, challenges and goals. This may involve one-to-one interviews, group discussions, and tools such as Team Connect 360® or psychometrics.
From there, a tailored plan is developed in partnership with you. This may involve a one-off session or a series of workshops and coaching interventions, depending on your needs.
The focus is on helping the senior team step out of functional priorities and operate confidently as the most influential leadership group in the organisation.
Sessions are interactive and iterative. Through safe, honest dialogue and practical activities, teams surface underlying issues, reset how they work together, and embed more effective ways of collaborating. With clear objectives, accountability and space for reflection, insights translate into meaningful change.
This work may be complemented by targeted executive coaching where individual leaders need space to reflect, build confidence or navigate specific challenges.
The approach is always tailored to your context, priorities and organisational culture.
Who this work is typically for
Executive Committees and Boards
Senior Leadership Teams
Teams navigating performance issues, change, lack of direction or strained relationships
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What senior leaders say…
"Just finished a great leadership development project with Kate to develop our leaders C-suite down to mid manager - and Kate has been fantastic! ... 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."
- Ria Rogers, Head of People, Hemsley Fraser
"We’ve been working with Kate Jennings for many years, and her approach to leadership development and executive and team coaching is very effective… She brings a level of experience that helps move us forward, and I would recommend her to others."
- Alison Dickinson, Group Clinic Director, Spire Healthcare
"The way Kate structured and planned for the two one-day team 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 ... I have been recommending her work and her approach to other teams in my institution and elsewhere."
- Prof. Miriam Taegmeyer, Head of Clinical Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Ready to strengthen your senior team?
If your leadership team is facing challenges, change, or simply needs time to refocus, let’s talk.
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