Purpose Coaching & Development
Coaching and thinking partnership for leaders, teams and organisations who want positive change, but don’t want to lose themselves in the process.
All coaching and development at Purpose is grounded in the With Purpose framework. A practical, evidence-based approach designed to create choice and positive change, not just to withstand the inevitable.
Coaching and development that turns insight into action. So individuals, teams and organisations can work from choice, not default settings.
The With Purpose approach
Four principles: travel with purpose, not on autopilot. Impact without damage. Don’t abandon yourself. Meaning, pace, and joy are prerequisites, not luxuries. Four vantage points to look from:
Charting the Route — where you’re going, where you are, and what you’re doing to get there.
Navigating — how you decide as you move: with values, in context, through what you can’t control, with awareness of impact.
Kit — what you carry: strengths, resources, and the reflective practice that keeps it all learning. And what you need to put down.
Culture and Relationships — the environments you move through, and the people you move through them with.
Services
For individuals
Leadership and career coaching for individuals experiencing a leadership challenge, at a career inflection point, or preparing to return from leave. Virtual or in-person at Old Sessions House, Clerkenwell. Programmes typically run over 3 or 6 months, with WhatsApp support between sessions.
For organisations
Coaching and development for values-led, people-first employers: coaching and development designed for the senior leaders shaping change rather than reacting to it, the high-potentials being asked to step up, and the teams holding it together. Four delivery methods: 1:1 coaching, team coaching, hybrid programmes and workshops.
For the NHS
Supporting senior NHS leaders, Workforce and OD teams and staff networks to provide meaningful CPD in the context of change and ambiguity. Worked through 1:1 coaching, team coaching, workshops and Train-the-Trainer.
Testimonials
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“Working with Emma was an incredibly positive experience. Emma gave practical steps, which helped me to see real progress. After working with Emma I felt a renewed energy and focus in my work – which I’d been lacking for some time – and was able to define a way forward in what had felt like a dead end.”
Consultant, Strategy Consultancy
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“I had no idea what to expect but I don’t think I’ve ever had a conversation quite like it. Emma is an excellent listener and questioner. The content came from me but she was able to draw it out in a way which gave structure to it and allowed me to see connections and themes that I hadn’t spotted. Properly illuminating stuff.”
Barrister, Leading Civil Chambers
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“Working with Emma has been a truly transformative experience for our team. Her ability to create a safe, inclusive, and engaging environment allowed us to explore challenges openly, strengthen our communication, and build deeper trust across a diverse leadership group.”
Chief Operating Officer, NHS
About Emma
Working with me means working with a clear coaching philosophy, not a generic toolkit. Delivered with high support, high accountability and practical tools you can keep coming back to.
The best coaching relationships combine joy, insight, trust and pragmatism. My goal is for you to get to where you want to go without losing yourself on the way.
Find out more
A 30-minute coaching introduction gives space to talk through the change you want to make happen. My goal is for you to leave with:
• An experience of what coaching and With Purpose feels like
• More clarity on what you (and your team or organisation) want and need
• A clear next step, whether that’s working with me or not.