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Who Is the executive transition accelerator™ for?
You Got Promoted and Feel Like You're Under a Microscope
You're dealing with team resistance, stakeholder scepticism, and pressure to prove yourself quickly in an unfamiliar environment. You have 6 months to prove this wasn't a mistake.
You Missed Out on a Recent High-Level Promotion
Someone with less expertise got the role. Feedback you received was vague: "be more strategic" or "develop your presence." You don’t want to miss your next promotion opportunity.
You've Been Leading for 20+ Years, But Now Feel Unchallenged
Work feels routine. You're intellectually unchallenged. The work isn't hard anymore, but you miss the BIG, meaningful challenges and peer-level thinking that pushes your capabilities.
You're Considering Leaving If Nothing Changes
You’re at a breaking point. You’re not sure whether to stay or go. You want your next move to matter, not just pay more. You have multiple options, but no systematic way to evaluate them.
You Can't Get the Board to Fund Your Critical Projects
Your initiatives get overruled. Your business cases get rejected. CFOs question your budgets. You speak technical; they think in ROI. You need help to bridge the gap.
You're Isolated at the Executive Level With Few True Peers
The higher you climb, the fewer people understand your challenges. Internal advisors have agendas; you need objective strategic thinking.
You should join our programme if:
Get Prepared for Your First 90 Days in Your New Role
"Heather has supported a number of executive leaders in improving the impact of their leadership teams and how they deliver their business strategies. I have seen the leader and the teams grow significantly following these interventions.
On a personal level, it was a real privilege to have Heather as my coach when I transitioned into my new role. She helped me prepare for how I wanted to show up; supported me in the critical first 90 days and challenged me to ensure I was spending time on the most important relationships and activities; and was a brilliant sounding board throughout."
Establish Authority and Drive Results in High-Pressure Transitions
Navigate team resistance and organisational politics with crisis-tested frameworks, so you can exceed expectations instead of becoming another failed statistic during a career-defining opportunity.
Get Your Next Promotion Within 6-12 Months
Master executive communication and stakeholder influence that positions your technical expertise as a strategic business advantage, so you can advance to more senior and/or VP-level roles worth £50K-200K+ yearly salary increases.
Maximise Your Strategic Impact in Your Final Career Chapter
Connect with an exclusive, vetted group of peers and access proven leadership frameworks, so you can lead impactful initiatives and leave a meaningful legacy behind.
Execute Strategic Career Moves From Position of Strength
Use systematic decision frameworks and peer insights from successful career-defining transitions in STEM, so you can make strategic moves that maximise compensation, impact and fulfillment.
How The Executive Transition Accelerator™ helps you
"Because of the great experience I had working with Heather and the effectiveness of that work, I have sponsored some of my most senior colleagues to work with her strategically, over long durations, to fabulous effect."
“Working with Heather is always inspirational. She listens, tailors her solutions to match your needs and has a wealth of knowledge.”
"Her ability to motivate, empower, and elevate those whom she works with makes her an invaluable asset to any individual or organisation seeking to unlock their full potential."
Gain the tools to navigate any situation you may face
"Heather has equipped me with a strong set of tools to help me deal with various types of behaviour, as well as how I respond to them. I would highly recommend all Leaders work with Heather. Heather will challenge you in the right way, and help you to develop a strong foundation as a leader, which will enable both you and your teams to be successful."
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Why Choose The Executive Transition Accelerator™?
Built for Technical Minds
Frameworks designed specifically for analytical minds in STEM going through high-stakes, career-defining moments of change.
I have 24+ years of experience exclusively advising and coaching senior technical leaders across FTSE 100 engineering firms, multinational manufacturers, and global energy companies.
Our Accelerator is limited to 6 leaders quarterly. This is 1-on-1 personalised advisory complemented with peer-level training and support. Not a generic, mass-market coaching programme.
Proven at Scale
Exclusive Access To Vetted Peers
Grow in your confidence as a leader
"By helping me to understand the nature of confidence and root causes of lack of confidence in specific situations, Heather’s guidance and support have been instrumental to me being able to advance to the next stage in my career. I can see this both in tangible career terms as well as through feedback from friends and colleagues who have observed and commented on a visible change in my demeanour and behaviour."
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Emergency Advisory
Get strategic support for urgent decisions and high-stakes meetings within hours, not weeks.
Strategic Peer Group
Learn from other senior technical leaders solving identical challenges at equivalent organisational levels.
Executive Network
Year-long access to 40+ technical leaders for strategic advice, career opportunities, and industry connections.
Proven Frameworks
Proven, evidence-based methodologies built over 24+ years of pattern recognition across 3,000+ similar engagements with STEM leaders.
Implementation Insurance
90-day follow-up session to ensure you don't revert to old patterns when facing new strategic challenges.
Gain practical tools and frameworks for challenges
"Heather's programme for director level confidence really helped to give me practical frameworks to apply to many of the situations and challenges we face in leadership roles.
Her guidance and advice is always delivered with clarity and empathy and she does an incredible job of fostering trust and openness with the cohort of leaders involved."
coaching that impacts both you and the organization
"The work I've done with Heather has had a substantial impact, both for me as an individual and for the organisation I lead. I can wholeheartedly recommend her as an executive coach and facilitator of change. Her skills, insight, and approachable demeanour make her a valuable asset to any organisation seeking growth and transformation."
The core programme is 5 months: 2 months of intensive 1-on-1 strategic advisory (bi-weekly 90-minute sessions), followed by 3 months of peer learning workshops (weekly 60-minute sessions with your cohort). You also receive year-long access to our community.
Total time commitment: approximately 1 hour/week during the active programme. Most participants find the frameworks immediately applicable to their current challenges, so it enhances rather than adds to their workload.
Each cohort is limited to 6 senior technical leaders to ensure intensive strategic advisory and meaningful peer relationships. We run 3 cohorts annually. Current availability and start dates are confirmed during our discovery call, based on programme demand and your specific timing needs.
Participants are exclusively senior technical leaders: Engineering Directors, Construction VPs, Manufacturing Heads, Technical MDs, and equivalent roles. They're typically facing similar transition challenges: promotions, role changes, strategic leadership development, or career optimisation. All participants undergo our selective application process to ensure peer-level strategic thinking and commitment.
First, most coaching focuses on personal development or open-ended questioning. Second, most leadership programmes are designed for generalists across all industries.
Our Accelerator provides strategic advisory using frameworks built specifically for analytical minds in technical environments for over 24 years. You receive direct strategic consultation, not therapy-style conversations, plus peer learning with other senior technical leaders facing equivalent challenges.
The question isn't whether your current coaching relationship is “working”, but whether it's addressing the specific challenges you face as a senior technical leader. The Executive Transition Accelerator™ serves this precise purpose: strategic advisory designed exclusively for technical leaders using frameworks built specifically for analytical minds in technical environments going through career-defining moments of change.
Consider this: Does your current coach understand the unique dynamics of leading technical teams under regulatory constraints? Have they guided 3,000+ technical leaders through stakeholder influence challenges with non-technical executives who control your resources but can't evaluate your expertise? Do they provide peer learning with a vetted group of senior technical leaders facing parallel transition challenges?
Our Accelerator provides focused frameworks designed for analytical minds, plus strategic peer learning with other senior technical leaders facing similar high-stakes challenges. This doesn’t need to replace your ongoing coaching, but it can certainly complement it!
We track both strategic outcomes and business impact. Strategic outcomes include advancement (promotions, role transitions, increased influence), stakeholder effectiveness (improved relationships, successful initiative delivery), and leadership capability (executive presence, cross-functional influence). Business impact includes project success rates, team retention, strategic initiative completion, and quantifiable career advancement. Most participants see measurable progress within 3-6 months.
Heather has 24+ years exclusively advising senior technical leaders across FTSE 100 engineering firms, multinational energy companies, and global manufacturers. She's guided 3,000+ technical leaders through strategic transitions, with proven results at organizations including Weir Group, Siemens, Centrica, and Heineken. Her approach combines systematic pattern recognition from thousands of similar challenges with frameworks designed specifically for analytical minds in high-stakes technical environments.
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“I’d been struggling to get the C-suite to engage with our new digital strategy. Peers ignored it as a result. I now have the tools and confidence to get my voice heard; I’ve secured budgets and resources. The organisation has a clear competitive advantage through its use of technology as a result.”
- Head of IT, Automotive Industry
This is a strategic 30-min consultation to understand your current challenges and assess whether our Executive Transition Accelerator™ aligns with your goals.
We’ll explore what’s on your mind professionally, discuss approaches you’ve tried, and identify potential pathways forward. If there’s mutual alignment, I’ll share how the programme works. No pressure and no decisions required when we meet - you’ll gain valuable strategic insights regardless.