“I don't teach leadership from the outside. I've held the title, carried the pressure, and made the calls — in businesses I ran myself and in organisations where getting it wrong had real consequences. Here's the evidence.”

Ive taught leadership that gets awarded, not just attended

An externally accredited, award-winning programme — Owens Illinois Europe, Pathway to Performance, 2009–2024

Co-developed and delivered a CMI-registered leadership programme, winner of the Training Journal Silver Award in 2018. Delivered across two sites in the UK — with a dedicated multi-year push to put the entire management structure through it, not just a few people at the top. I was the person they called after the pandemic to rebuild their management capability they needed to address an increasingly challenging market.

I've grown businesses, not just morale:

Debt Explained, CreditSights

I helped both companies achieve great valuation when the founders sold. That’s by creating a great team in Debt Explained, which was failing when I arrived, and my team and leadership approach with key suppliers turned poor performance into industry leadership. I brought an innovative future-facing approach to CreditSights to add to it’s strong market position

I’ve coached leaders and those growing into leadership over 20+ years

From CEO’s to Team Leaders I have worked with many of those who needed to turn potential into actual results, while managing their stress successfully.

As a qualified coach (Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring 2008, Happiness at Work (iOpener Institute), Hogan Development Survey and MBTI qualified I bring all these qualifications and knowledge to bear when working with individuals as well as my extensive leadership research and experience.

“Every leader I work with gets the same thing: someone who's actually done it, not just studied it. That's what sits behind Polly in Your Pocket — and it's why the three-step model works.”