How I help leaders and teams grow
Good leaders are already capable. I help them step into what’s next with clarity, belief, and the support to get there faster – because I’ve been where you are.
Most engagements begin with a Context Assessment: brief conversations with 4-7 people, shadowing key meetings, and reviewing how you track progress. This helps me understand your reality quickly and accelerate impact from day one.
Executive Coaching
One-to-one partnership for founders and senior leaders who need a trusted thinking partner.
You’re navigating decisions that will shape your business. You need someone who understands the scale-up context, asks the right questions, and helps you cut through the noise.
What this looks like:
- Typically structured as monthly retainer engagements
- 2 x 90-minute sessions per month plus ongoing support via email and messaging
- Response within 24-48 hours when you need a sounding board
- No fixed agenda: we focus on what matters most to you right now
What changes:
For you: Clarity on priorities, confidence in decision-making, momentum that builds over time
For your team: You trust them more, delegate effectively, and communicate with greater impact. They step up, take ownership, and you stop being the bottleneck.
For your business: Team performance improves, delivery becomes more predictable and faster, quality increases, retention strengthens, innovation emerges
“Shirley provided invaluable coaching and guidance that was crucial to my success. Her one-to-one meetings were always productive, offering practical strategies and insightful advice for navigating new challenges.”
— Engineering Leader, Tech Scale-up
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Coaching + Fractional Leadership
For select coaching clients who need hands-on support during major transformation.
Sometimes you need more than coaching conversations. When you’re restructuring teams, implementing complex change, or scaling through a critical growth phase, you need someone in the work with you.
I only offer fractional work to clients I’m already coaching. The coaching relationship is the foundation. Fractional support is what I add when the transformation demands it.
When this makes sense:
- You’re already working with me as your coach, and
- You’re navigating a specific transformation that requires hands-on leadership
- Examples: team restructuring, building new functions, implementing AI or complex change, scaling leadership capability across the business
What this adds to our coaching work:
- Direct collaboration with your leadership team (typically 2-4 days per month)
- Hands-on work: team design, process implementation, leadership development, strategic planning
- I’m not observing from the sidelines. I’m in it with you.
What gets built:
In your business: Teams that function without you in every decision, processes that scale without breaking, leaders who step up and own outcomes
For your team: Clarity on direction and priorities, stronger capability, cultural alignment, ownership and pride in their work
For the business: Better scalability, stronger velocity and momentum, reduced risk, culture that strengthens through growth, sustainable innovation
“She had a unique way of helping me cut through the mental noise and quickly identify what truly mattered. Shirley built a team that was not only self-aware but highly effective at balancing strategic vision with tactical execution.”
— Analyst, Tech Scale-up
This is only available to coaching clients, and only when the situation calls for it. We’ll talk about it during our coaching engagement if it becomes relevant.
How We’ll Work Together
1. Discovery call (complimentary)
We’ll discuss where you are, where you’re headed, and whether we’re a fit.
2. Context Assessment (required)
Brief conversations with 4-7 people to understand your reality quickly, shadowing key meetings, and reviewing how you track progress. This accelerates impact from day one.
3. Engagement begins
Whether coaching, fractional leadership, or advisory work—we’ll structure it around what moves your business forward.
Long-term partnership is the goal. Momentum is the measure.
Investment varies based on scope and commitment. We’ll discuss what makes sense for your situation.
Let’s Talk About Your Priorities
If you’re navigating rapid growth, leading through complexity, or building the team your next stage demands, let’s start with a conversation.
We’ll explore coaching first. If hands-on fractional support would accelerate your transformation, we can talk about that once we’re working together.
Choose a time that works for you
I’ll respond within 1 business day