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Executive Coaching & Leadership Development
With publishing evolving fast, leaders are experiencing unprecedented pressure to deal with tight margins, demands for greater efficiency, AI disruption, climate instability, geopolitical shocks, and shifting customer expectations.
Recruiting a senior leader is a major investment (not just of time and money, but of trust and team energy). Without the right support, even the most capable leaders can struggle to make early impact, embed effectively, or bring out the best in others.
Executive coaching supports leaders to unlock their potential and bring long-term success and resilience to your business.
With over 20 years’ experience in senior publishing roles, Michelle combines deep industry insight with accredited coaching expertise to help publishing professionals build confidence and grow as leaders. Her coaching provides the space and tools leaders need to think strategically, navigate complexity, and authentically inspire their teams.
Michelle also helps new publishing leaders and their teams achieve a confident, high-impact start. Her focus is on ensuring both leaders and teams gain the clarity, trust, and alignment needed to thrive together.
Blending one-to-one, group, and team coaching with insight from key stakeholders, Michelle has two coaching offerings tailored to the publishing environment:
1. Leadership Coaching for the Publishing Industry
Leaders:
gain confidence, resilience, and clarity.
Teams:
build collaboration, trust, and accountability.
The result:
stronger leadership, increased productivity, sharper decisions, and sustainable success for future-focused publishing businesses.
2. Setting New Publishing Leaders Up for Success
Leaders:
quickly understand expectations, build trust, and gain traction.
Teams:
clarify what they need from a new colleague, strengthen alignment, and take shared ownership of success.
The result:
impactful leaders who land well, deliver value quickly, and inspire confidence; alongside cohesive teams that perform better, trust more, and build resilience together.
The Impact of Coaching
Independent research consistently shows the measurable value of coaching for leaders, teams and organisations:
80%
of senior executives say coaching has improved their leadership effectiveness, confidence, and decision-making.
(ICF)
Some organisations report nearly
8x
return on their investment in coaching, through gains in productivity, performance, and retention.
(Forbes)
Many organisations see measurable revenue and performance improvements, with some surveys reporting net revenue increases of up to
46%
following coaching.
(Forbes)
Beyond the numbers, coaching supports leaders and teams to:
- Boost productivity, motivation, and accountability.
- Enhance problem-solving, creativity, and time management.
- Reduce stress and improve work-life balance.
- Strengthen communication, leadership skills, and staff retention.
- Increase job satisfaction and confidence.
The Benefits of Team Coaching
Team coaching takes these outcomes further by helping groups work more effectively together. The impact includes:
A clear and collective sense of purpose.
Alignment of values, beliefs, identity, and strategic objectives.
Greater psychological safety; enabling openness, honest challenge, and constructive feedback.
Stronger individual and team learning.
A safe space to bring their best thinking and whole selves to work.
Improved collaboration, trust and performance.
