Over the last two decades I’ve coached senior professionals and executives from some of the world’s most influential organisations – including Goldman Sachs, Citi, PwC, Meta, Amazon, and Oracle. My work is private, direct, and pragmatic: helping them sharpen their edge, navigate politics, and create careers of substance and control.
Trusted by leaders worldwide, my perspective is shaped by presenting at executive conferences such as The Conference Board in New York, and sharing insights at leading schools including Wharton, London Business School, Cass, and Warwick. These experiences have refined my approach, making it relevant and practical in the most demanding environments.
Before coaching, I gained sharp-end experience of influence – working at senior levels in Mergers & Acquisitions, international strategy, and IT transformations. Those high-pressure environments showed me first-hand how power and politics shape results, and they continue to inform the clarity and conviction I bring to my coaching.
I’ve written extensively on power and influence, with books including Influential Leadership, 21 Dirty Tricks at Work, and Political Dilemmas at Work. My work has also been featured in The Financial Times and The Times.
Now, the most comprehensive collection of my work is available in Private Insights – an extensive archive of strategies, tools, and perspectives on power and influence.
Today, my energy is focused on two fronts:
- Private coaching with ambitious professionals who are ready to step inside and raise their game.
- Developing Radical Conformity, a philosophy and body of work designed to provoke and guide ambitious individuals who want to live with greater clarity, control, and progress.
Having shaped a life I love, I now enjoy living in the Cotswolds with my partner, exploring its hills and the mountains of Wales. I continue to stimulate my body and mind with a diverse range of topics – most notably macroeconomics, Daoism, quantum physics, and philosophy.
These days, success affords me total choice and freedom. What keeps me coaching is not need, but passion – a genuine desire to see ambitious professionals thrive. I cannot resist continuing this work – but only with those I believe will benefit the most.
And the only way we can discover if we fit is for you to step inside…