Ginny Baillie MCC PG CERT
"Are you the 'safe pair of hands?'"
You lead a significant team, and your reputation for delivery is well earned. But the operational pull hasn’t eased with seniority. Decisions still come up to you that should be made below you, and too much of your time goes on keeping things running rather than shaping where they’re going.
Now you want the influence that matches your role: a real say in strategic decisions, a stronger presence with your peers and the board, and the space to think at the level you’re paid for. That kind of influence is rarely offered, you need to take it.
Whatever’s going on, the leaders I work with share similarities. They’ve got a strong reputation in their companies, they're very talented and they've often got crazy workloads far beyond what is healthy. Now they want to be heard, be treated more credibly, feel better and be free to do their best thinking.
They've got big remits, a fierce commitment and would quite like a clearer run at what they know are the really important pieces.
The Idea.
Most leadership development adds things: skills, frameworks, a technique for every situation. That has its place. What gets missed is more fundamental: knowing who you are and trusting what you bring. The more solid that is, the better you lead.
When we lose it, it doesn’t look like a crisis. It looks like a full diary and no time to think. We second-guess calls we’d once have made on instinct. We do other people’s work because it’s quicker than the conversation. Someone talks over us or takes our idea, we let it go, and it bugs us for days.
Or it goes the other way. We stop asking questions, hold on to control and hear challenge as criticism. It looks like confidence. Underneath, it’s the same thing: certainty has become somewhere to hide.
Grounded leaders still get the difficult boss, the politics, the meeting where they’re talked down to. It just doesn’t knock them over. They stay clear about what matters and respond from there, not from the pressure in the room.
That’s the work. Not a new you. More of you.
One Hour Where Nobody Needs Anything From You
That's what coaching sessions are. For you to bring whatever’s in front of you: the restructure, the new boss, the peer who talks over you, the role you’re stepping into, without having to perform or come up with ideas for other people or pull a rabbit out of the budget hat.
After 28 years and working with hundreds of senior leaders, I recognise the patterns quickly. We get to what really matters early, and you’ll feel the difference from the first session. I’ll help you sharpen your judgement, provoke your thinking, and tell you what I see, which, at your level, you may not hear very often.
You’ll have a rare thing at your level: one hour where nobody needs anything from you.
We're likely to also work on some skills that shape how you’re seen, like:
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running meetings that really deliver and people are engaged in
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landing your message first time
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handling difficult conversations with confidence
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letting go of what was never yours to carry
It's going to feel great, less stress, less fragmentation of energy, more of what you really excel at, and a feeling of lightness in your work.
Clients' Feedback
Working with Ginny was a game-changer....Her flexibility never strayed from the focus of our work, and the practical tools she shared showed just how broad and insightful her knowledge is. I left each session not only more equipped, but more grounded in who I am as a leader.
Executive Director, Healthcare
My Story
I've worked since I was 16. Along the way I have been exposed to toxic behaviours from peers and bosses, archaic working practices, doses of sexism (the City in the 90's anyone?) and environments that eroded my self belief and confidence. I came to coaching because I'd really lost sight of what I really wanted from my career. I was wondering how come I'd done all the 'right' things yet I wasn't having the experience or rewards I assumed would be mine.
My career only really took off when I started doing the “wrong” things. I stopped comparing myself to others and trying to be like them. I stopped swallowing other people’s philosophies, gurus’ books and course notes whole. Instead, I trusted myself, worked on what needed healing or upgrading, learned the skills I actually needed, and got braver. That doesn't mean I don't still get caught up in thinking I should do something someone else's way (and sometimes I should!) but I know how to ground myself back to what's important and go from there.
We spend much of our lives at work. Shape-shifting to fit someone else’s idea of success is exhausting. Building confidence on your own terms is liberating
Get in touch. Tell me what you want to change. We’ll start there.
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