Services

Coaching, mentoring and practical workshops for leaders and teams in science and technology. Support shaped around your situation and what you want to achieve.

How I work

I work with individuals and teams through coaching, mentoring and practical workshops. We start by discussing your situation, what you want to achieve and which approach would be most useful.

I keep my practice deliberately small so I can give each engagement proper attention and preparation. Together, we agree clear aims, how we will work and how we will review progress.

The right support for the challenge you face

You may want to think through a leadership challenge, draw on relevant commercial experience, or help your team review how it works. The three approaches below offer different ways to work with me. We can also combine them where that would be useful, agreeing clearly when we are coaching, mentoring or working as a group.

Executive coaching

For leaders who want to think clearly about their role, understand their impact and find better ways to lead.

You bring real situations: a difficult conversation, a bigger role, a decision you are struggling with, or a team that relies too heavily on you. I help you examine your thinking, question assumptions and consider different responses.

This includes the transition from technical or sales expert to leader—stepping back without lowering standards and helping others take greater ownership. We agree what you want to change and review what you learn as you put it into practice.

Leadership and commercial mentoring.

For leaders and commercial professionals who want an experienced sounding board and practical guidance.

I draw on more than 30 years in technical support, sales, marketing and international leadership in analytical science and laboratory technology. We can work through challenges such as taking on a leadership role, developing people, understanding customers or deciding how to move business forward.

I share relevant experience, offer suggestions and challenge your thinking. Together, we consider what fits your circumstances; the decisions remain yours.

Team workshops and development

For teams in science and technology that want to review how they work and agree practical improvements, with a particular focus on sales teams and commercial leadership teams.

Workshops are built around your team’s real challenges. For sales teams, this can include understanding customer needs, reviewing opportunities and identifying practical steps to move business forward. For commercial leadership teams, we can examine priorities, decision-making and how sales, marketing and other functions work together. Across both, we question assumptions and agree where change would be useful.

We agree the aims and format beforehand. The work combines discussion, reflection and practical exercises, with clear actions and an agreed approach to follow-up.

This work may be right for you if:

You want to think through a leadership or commercial challenge.
You would value practical guidance from someone with relevant experience.
Your sales or commercial leadership team needs to review how it works and agree improvements.
You are willing to question assumptions and put what you learn into practice.

Get in touch to arrange an introductory call and explore what would be useful for you or your team.

How the process works

Initial enquiry

You get in touch with a short outline of what you or your team would like help with.

Introductory conversation

We discuss your situation, what you want to achieve and whether coaching, mentoring or team work would be useful.

Agreeing how we will work

We agree the aims, format, fees and how we will review progress. Where an organisation is involved, we also clarify sponsor involvement, confidentiality and what will be shared.

Working together

We work through real situations using coaching, mentoring or team workshops, as agreed. The focus is on useful insight and practical changes you can apply in your work.

Reflection, action and follow-up | You put agreed actions into practice. We review what you learn, what changes and what further support would be useful.

What clients say

“If you are already experienced and ambitious, he will not slow you down; he will sharpen your thinking, give you space to breathe, and help you navigate the most complex aspects of your role with more precision and ease.”

“Before working with Joe, I struggled with confidence and the ability to initiate hard conversations. After coaching, I now advocate for myself at work, assured of my value and abilities.”

“Joe combines strong listening skills with constructive feedback, guiding you to your own realizations.”