Executive coaching in London or online for leaders and managers
ENGAGE – INSPIRE – IMPACT
Hans Schumann – Executive Coach in London
I am an executive coach in London with over 25 years of experience working with a wide range of industries, with a special focus on financial services, law and technology. I work with clients who want to enhance their leadership effectiveness and find greater satisfaction and success in their careers. Whether you’re a CEO, senior executive, people manager or someone on the rise, coaching can help you achieve your goals faster and with more clarity.
You’ll find a coach behind most of today’s top leaders. Executive coaching will accelerate your growth as a leader and provide you with a competitive advantage over your peers. You will gain a fresh perspective, enhance your leadership skills and achieve greater clarity in your decision-making.
Click here to read more about my background here.
“Every CEO needs a coach”
– Bill Gates, Co-Founder of Microsoft
Why Work with an Executive Coach?
It can be challenging to find unbiased feedback when you are a leader. An executive coach will be your trusted, confidential sounding board and offer a confidential space for your own creative thinking and self-reflection. I will help you navigate complex challenges, improve team dynamics and accelerate your personal and professional growth. Ultimately, this is about empowering you to unlock your full potential. You will achieve your goals faster and lead with greater confidence and impact.
Benefits of executive coaching include:
- Enhanced leadership skills: Develop stronger decision-making, communication, and emotional intelligence.
- Improved self-awareness: Gain deeper insight into strengths, weaknesses, and leadership style.
- Increased productivity: Focus on high-impact activities and time management techniques.
- Stronger relationships: Build more effective relationships with colleagues, teams, and stakeholders.
- Conflict resolution: Develop skills to navigate and resolve workplace conflicts more effectively.
- Boosted confidence: Gain the confidence to take on new challenges, lead initiatives and inspire others.
- Talent retention: Foster a positive work environment, improving employee engagement and retention.
- Better stress management: Learn strategies for handling pressure and maintaining work-life balance.
- Adaptability to change: Improve resilience and adaptability in times of organisational or market changes.
What my clients say about working with me
“Hans is an incredible executive coach and his Enneagram work is life changing. Been with him for more than five years.”
Marc Uible
Vice President, Threekit
“Hans’ coaching style is excellent and I always leave with clear actions and renewed enthusiasm.”
Richard Harris
Director of Operations
Financial Services
“Hans brought empathy and the willingness to challenge and ask the tough questions that leaders need to ask themselves.”
John Harte
Managing Partner,
Integrity Governance
“80% of CEOs report receiving coaching or leadership advice.”
“Organizations investing in coaching see a 300% ROI on average.”
Quoted from www.worldmetrics.org
How Does Executive Coaching Work?
If you hire me as your executive coach in London or via video call, we will start by agreeing deliverables of success. I will ask you what needs to be different by the end of our coaching journey so that later you will look back at working with me as a fantastic investment. From there we can create a bespoke growth plan tailored to your unique goals and challenges. We’ll begin by assessing where you are, where you want to be, and what gaps in skills or experience need to be bridged. Through a series of focused coaching sessions, you’ll then learn new skills and develop strategies to enhance your leadership effectiveness and accelerate your progress.
My job as an executive coach is not to tell you what to do. You are the expert when it comes to your business or profession. Instead, I will provide a creative, judgment-free space where you can discover answers yourself. There will be times when we focus on practical steps, and times where when we will dive into your mindset and emotional intelligence to optimise the “operating system” on which you run. I offer a wealth of tools and models to support the process, such as 360-degree reviews, psychometric testing, Enneagram for Leaders and many others.
Why Choose Me?
I am accredited by the International Coach Federation at the advanced PCC level, which is only held by 2% of coaches in the UK. I also hold a consistent 5-star Google review ranking.
Through 23 years of experience in law and financial services in the City of London, I am familiar with the opportunities and challenges that come with working in a high-performance environment.
Over more than 2000 coaching sessions I have developed a coaching style which is structured and solution-focused, drawing on the best practices from the personal growth industry. My clients appreciate the “ruthless clarity” and efficiency I bring to their career and personal challenges, together with deep empathy and compassion.
You can book a free discovery call with me here to explore how working with me as your executive coach can support your leadership goals.
Some of the companies my clients work for:
